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VEHRDICT EHR Calendar

The VEHRDICT EHR Calendar offers a user-friendly and visually organized interface to display all patient appointments. With color-coded entries, multiple calendar views, and seamless integration into the Patient Dashboard, it simplifies the process of scheduling, managing, and tracking appointments.

Key Features

Color-Coded Appointments: Easily identify appointments by type using intuitive visual color coding.
Flexible Views: Toggle between calendar, daily, weekly, monthly, or list view according to preference.
Integrated Patient Schedules: View and manage appointments directly from each patient’s dashboard.
Portal Support: When enabled, the Patient Portal allows patients to request, confirm, and schedule appointments, including telemedicine sessions.
Search and Filter Options: Filter appointments by provider and facility for more organized scheduling.

Tip: Use the "List" view to quickly browse upcoming appointments in bulk instead of scrolling through the calendar.

Enhancing Scheduling Efficiency

The VEHRDICT calendar system is designed to enhance medical practice efficiency by:

Streamlining patient appointment tracking
Providing appointment status management
Enabling edits and rescheduling with ease
Allowing SMS and email reminders directly from the scheduling interface

Adding an Appointment to the Calendar

Follow these steps to add an appointment within VEHRDICT:

Step 1: Select a Time Slot

Click on Calendar from the left-hand menu.
Choose a time slot:
1. For a single appointment, click a time block.
2. To extend the duration, click and drag across multiple blocks.

Step 2: Fill Out Appointment Details

In the Edit Event window, complete the following:

Category: Select the type of visit (e.g., Office Visit, Telemedicine).
Facility: Choose the appropriate location.
Patient: Click "Add" to assign the appointment to a patient.
Start Date and Time: Ensure accuracy of start time and date.
Duration: Enter the length of the visit in minutes.
Title: Provide a clear title for the appointment.
Billing Facility: Specify if different from the visit location.
Provider: Assign a provider.
Status: Choose a status like Confirmed or Rescheduled.
Room: Designate a specific room, if needed.
Additional Notes: Enter any relevant comments.

Tip: Click the yellow "Add" button next to fields like Category, Facility, Patient, or Provider to register new values without leaving the calendar interface.

Step 3: Save and Manage the Appointment

Click Save Changes to confirm and add the event.
Optionally, send an SMS or Email Reminder to the patient from this screen.
Use the yellow Start Encounter button to immediately launch a clinical encounter for this appointment.

Warning: Always double-check provider and facility selection before saving to avoid mismatched appointments in the system.

Summary

The VEHRDICT Calendar is a central tool for effective time and patient management. Its integration with other EHR modules like Encounters and Reminders ensures that appointments are not only scheduled but also documented and acted on promptly.

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-The VEHRDICT EHR Calendar displays all patient appointments in a user-friendly interface, where appointments are color-coded for quick identification. New appointments can be added with ease, and various filters allow customization of the displayed information. Users can toggle between calendar and list views to suit their preferences. The system also integrates with the Patient Dashboard, showing individual patient schedules. When the patient portal feature is active, patients have the ability to request, confirm, and manage appointments, including the option to set up telemedicine sessions.
+= VEHRDICT EHR Calendar =
+The '''VEHRDICT EHR Calendar''' offers a user-friendly and visually organized interface to display all patient appointments. With color-coded entries, multiple calendar views, and seamless integration into the Patient Dashboard, it simplifies the process of scheduling, managing, and tracking appointments.
-[[File:CalendarMainScreen.jpg|800px]]
+[[File:New_NX.jpg|center|800px|Calendar Overview]]
+== Key Features ==
-VEHRDICT enhances medical practice efficiency with its integrated patient scheduling and calendar management. The system simplifies tracking patient appointments and updating their visit statuses. With VEHRDICT, practitioners can easily manage and modify patient progress and calendar events. The interface includes filters to sort by provider and facility, and offers different views for a comprehensive overview of appointments, either on a daily basis or as a list of events.
+* '''Color-Coded Appointments''': Easily identify appointments by type using intuitive visual color coding.
+* '''Flexible Views''': Toggle between calendar, daily, weekly, monthly, or list view according to preference.
+* '''Integrated Patient Schedules''': View and manage appointments directly from each patient’s dashboard.
+* '''Portal Support''': When enabled, the Patient Portal allows patients to request, confirm, and schedule appointments, including telemedicine sessions.
+* '''Search and Filter Options''': Filter appointments by provider and facility for more organized scheduling.
+{{Tip|Use the "List" view to quickly browse upcoming appointments in bulk instead of scrolling through the calendar.}}
-[[File:Ipad screen.png|600px]]
+== Enhancing Scheduling Efficiency ==
+The VEHRDICT calendar system is designed to enhance medical practice efficiency by:
-==Adding Appointments==
+* Streamlining patient appointment tracking
-To schedule a new appointment in VEHRDICT, select an open time slot on the calendar or select the '''New Event''' text in the top right corner of the Patient Scheduling box and fill in the event details.
+* Providing appointment status management
+* Enabling edits and rescheduling with ease
+* Allowing SMS and email reminders directly from the scheduling interface
+== Adding an Appointment to the Calendar ==
-The interface allows you to define the appointment's date, time, duration, and associated personnel. Additional notes can be added for context or specific instructions. Once all the relevant information is entered, simply click 'Save' to confirm the appointment. This streamlined process ensures all appointments are organized and accounted for within the system.
+Follow these steps to add an appointment within VEHRDICT:
-[[File:Calendar NewEvent.jpg|800px]]
+=== Step 1: Select a Time Slot ===
+# Click on '''Calendar''' from the left-hand menu.
+# Choose a time slot:
+## For a single appointment, click a time block.
+## To extend the duration, click and drag across multiple blocks.
-The add new appointment page also allows the user the opportunity to send a SMS or E-Mail reminder to the patient's contact information on file. This page also allows the user to select the yellow Start Encounter option which takes the user to the Encounters page to start recording an in person or online visit.
+=== Step 2: Fill Out Appointment Details ===
-This page also allows the user to add a new Category, Facility, Patient, and Provider to the database to be used again at a later date using the yellow Add button next to each respective field.
+In the '''Edit Event''' window, complete the following:
+# '''Category''': Select the type of visit (e.g., Office Visit, Telemedicine).
+# '''Facility''': Choose the appropriate location.
+# '''Patient''': Click "Add" to assign the appointment to a patient.
+# '''Start Date and Time''': Ensure accuracy of start time and date.
+# '''Duration''': Enter the length of the visit in minutes.
+# '''Title''': Provide a clear title for the appointment.
+# '''Billing Facility''': Specify if different from the visit location.
+# '''Provider''': Assign a provider.
+# '''Status''': Choose a status like Confirmed or Rescheduled.
+# '''Room''': Designate a specific room, if needed.
+# '''Additional Notes''': Enter any relevant comments.
+{{Tip|Click the yellow "Add" button next to fields like Category, Facility, Patient, or Provider to register new values without leaving the calendar interface.}}
+=== Step 3: Save and Manage the Appointment ===
+# Click '''Save Changes''' to confirm and add the event.
+# Optionally, send an '''SMS or Email Reminder''' to the patient from this screen.
+# Use the yellow '''Start Encounter''' button to immediately launch a clinical encounter for this appointment.
+{{Warning|Always double-check provider and facility selection before saving to avoid mismatched appointments in the system.}}
+== Summary ==
+The VEHRDICT Calendar is a central tool for effective time and patient management. Its integration with other EHR modules like Encounters and Reminders ensures that appointments are not only scheduled but also documented and acted on promptly.