Depart Instructions encounter section is available to document depart instructions to the patient within an encounter. Depart Instructions encounter section utilizes flowsheet configuration functionality.
The default flowsheet that Depart Instructions points to is named Depart Instruction in the flowsheet editor. Altering this flowsheet allows your system to capture unique or custom information for your practice to document in an encounter within the Depart Instructions encounter section.
Macros
Macros offered in the Depart Summary encounter section are a way to quickly insert predefined text with minimal user input.
For additional information on configuring and utilizing macros that can be utilized within the Depart Instructions encounter section, please see separate guide Macros.
Chief Complaint Protocol
The Depart Instructions encounter section can also change to reflect specific questions/fields/contents to prompt a clinician to document, being related to a chief complaint protocol selected within the chief complaint encounter area.
For additional information on configuring and utilizing Chief Complaint protocols that can be utilized within the Depart Instructions encounter section, please see separate guide Encounter Protocols.
Visit Summary
If the encounter is configured to generate a Patient Clinical Visit Summary upon close & archive, depart instructions encounter section contents will be included in that Patient Clinical Visit Summary document.
The Clinical/Visit Summary is a standard additional view that is generated on encounters upon close & archive. This additional view for the Clinical (Visit) Summary is configured in the Encounter Exams editor.
The Patient Clinical Visit Summary has been updated to make it more uniform, compact, and easier to read as a handout given to the patient (or shared to the portal) on the conclusion of their visit. The updated Visit Summary uses 3 main layouts of: Clinical Summary, Vitals, & Vitals_list to populate the contents and includes the Depart Instructions encounter section.