Adding Multiple Comment Boxes
You can have multiple comment boxes on the Codeset and Radio controls within a template. This is particularly helpful if you want to record different types of comments such as drug information or care plan details:
To add multiple comment boxes:
- Open Template Designer:
- Select either Add Codeset Row , Add Radio Group Row or Add Code Check Group Row .
- Type a description for example Care Plan and select Codeset .Note - In this example we are adding a Codeset row.
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The Code Search screen displays, allowing you to search for clinical terms. You can search by keyword or clinical term. Enter a keyword description or the specific clinical code that you want to search for and select Search :
Training Tip - To search for a Read code you must enter a full stop before the code, for example, '.65E21'. - Select OK to save the changes.
- Select User Defined Comments .
- The User Defined Comments screen displays.
- Select Add Root Node to create multiple Comment boxes. To add sub topics to the Comments, select Add Child Node .
- Once you have selected your Comment boxes and sub topics, highlight either Comments or New and select Edit to rename them:
In Summary, the following options are available:
- Add Root Node - Adds a comments box.
- Add Child Node - Adds a sub topic to a comments box.
- Default - Makes a Child Node (sub topic) the default so that it is automatically selected when the code is applied.
- Edit - Allows you to rename the comments or sub-topic headings.
- Delete - Deletes the comments box or sub topic.
- Move Up/Move Down - Allows you to change the order of the Comments box (which automatically moves any sub topics within it).
- Select OK to save the changes.
- Select Save and Close on the toolbar to save the template.
How to Record Data using Multiple Comment Boxes
- In Consultation Manager, select a patient.
- From the Windows Notification Area, right click Vision+ and select Clinical Templates:
- Choose your new Template.
- Select Codeset :
- The multiple Comment boxes display and you can select the sub topics within them (or free-text any additional comments):Note - Where a sub topic has not been defined you can freetext your comments.
- Once the data is recorded select OK then Save and Close to save the template.
- The information recorded in the comments box displays alongside the clinical term with the comments heading and the sub topic prefixed with an equal sign (=). Where you have not changed the Comments heading you just see the free-text comments.