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Patient Info (RIS)

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Note: This section focuses only on the RIS-enabled features in the Patient Registration form. Please see the section Patient Registration for information on the universal features.

The Patient Registration form displays information about the patient, their contact information, and insurance information.

This form can be found by clicking on the View Patient Information icon in the toolbar on the Worklist or Search screen.

The View Patient Information screen appears as shown below.

For RIS systems, the following are available in the Patient Registration form:

Demographics tab

Account Status​

The Account Status drop-down menu has three values i.e. NORMAL, OVERDUE, and DELINQUENT. The users also can enter a custom account status for a patient. This custom account status will only be displayed for this patient and will not be available as a possible value for any other patients in the system. Similarly, if a patient received from another system has a custom account status, the status will only be displayed for that patient.

The Financial Type field is mandatory. If the user sets the financial type to COMMERCIAL, a valid active insurance must be entered in the Insurance tab. Also, if a valid insurance is available for the patient, the user cannot choose SELF-PAY as a financial type.

The Ethnicity drop-down menu allows you to select the ethnicity of a patient. The options include:

  • Declined (default)
  • Hispanic of Latino
  • Not Hispanic or Latino

The Race drop-down menu has options which allow you to select the race of the patient. The options included are:

  • Declined (default) - The patient declined to provide information, or local regulations prohibit the collection of this information.
  • American Indian or Alaska native - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central, or South American and who maintains tribal affiliations or community attachment.
  • Asian - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent.
  • Black or African American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
  • White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

The Smoking Status drop-down allows you to select the smoking status of the patient. The drop-down menu consists of:

  • Current Every Day Smoker
  • Current Same Day Smoker
  • Former Smoker
  • Heavy Tobacco Smoker
  • Light Tobacco Smoker
  • Never Smoker
  • Smoker Current Status Unknown
  • Unknown If Ever Smoked (default)

The Smoking Start Date drop-down opens a calendar to select the beginning date of smoking by the patient.

The Employment Status field is used to fill out the name of the patient's employer. If more employment info needs to be added, click on the Details button next to the Employer field.

An Employer Information screen appears as shown below.

Add the necessary information into the available fields. The Active check mark at the bottom allows the employer to be active and available for other patients as well. To save changes, click Save.

A Country drop-down menu is filled with the default country chosen during PowerServer setup. However, the user has the option to change the country. Choosing a specific country will apply other features such as the fax number mask (country code, etc.). If the Country field is left unchanged, the mask associated with the default country will be applied.

In the Health Information tab, the Allergies section is used to enter the allergies in the system. Available is the incorporation of NewCrop Electronic prescribing. Pressing the New/Edit button launches the NewCrop screen. This operation is related to the How Do I Enter Allergies of the Patient?.

Insurance tab

See section Insurance Tab for more information on this feature. 'Insurance Information Section' shows all of the insurances associated with patient including Active, Expired and Future as Coverage Status.

Alerts tab

See section Alerts Tab for more information on this feature.

Problems tab

See section Problems Tab for more information on this feature.

Immunization tab

See section Immunization Tab for more information on this feature.

Lab Results tab

Please see the section Lab Results Tab for more information on this feature.

Patient Reminders tab

Please see the section Reminders Tab for more information on this feature.

Meaningful Use Features

Under Contact Information, the Summary, Microsoft HealthVault, and the History buttons are available for those with a Meaningful Use license. These two buttons are used for exporting the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) to the patient. For further information, please refer to the section What is an Electronic Copy of Health Information? section of the user manual.

The Summary button opens the Select the elements screen as shown below. It has four sections such as Demographics, Health Information, Encounter, and Care Plan. In turn all sections has various options which can be checked or unchecked based on the business requirement. The value of any option which ever is unchecked will be not be displayed in the clinical summary.

The Microsoft HealthVault button upon click, triggers an email to the patient associated with this study displaying you a notification as shown below.

The History button opens the HealthVault - Summary Export Log screen as shown below.

It displays the history of auto email communications been sent from the system.