EDR/EMR Preferences
- Dylan Nigh
- Tim Carpenter
The EMR/EDR Preferences set the options for performance, features, and navigation of the EMR/EDR ability.
It is important here to note that EMR and EDR refer to the same Ability, but will display as one or the other depending on the "flavor" of MacPractice you have, i.e. you'll see EMR when running MacPractice MD/DC/2020, or EDR if you're running MacPractice DDS.
General tab
Default Font: Allows you to set the type of font you'd like to use when constructing new EDR/EMR templates. By default the font is set to .AppleSystemUIFont 13. Older builds may use Lucida Grande 13. The “Set Font” button allows you to choose your own font and size and the “Reset” button puts the font back to the default .AppleSystemUIFont 13 font. Setting this font only affects templates built going forward. It will not affect templates that have already been constructed.
Printer Margins: Allows you to set the form margins when printed. There's a field for all four edges, and is measured by inches.
Reset Palettes Button: Portions of the section, template and patient form palettes can be minimized if not in use. MacPractice will remember these settings. This button will reset all of your EMR palettes to their default location and sizes. This requires a log out/in, and you will be prompted to confirm once you click the button.
Fit on one page: Allows you to print an entire form on one page. The more pages a form has, the smaller it will look on one page. Recommended for use only with single page documents that “bleed” over to the next page by a small amount.
Keep palettes on top of other windows: Allows the Forms and Form Sections palettes to always show on top of other windows.
Hide dotted Line between from sections: By default, you will see a line of dashes between form sections in an EMR form. When this option is checked, these dashed lines are hidden.
Use checkbox with regular size: If checked, checkboxes will appear slightly larger. If unchecked, the checkboxes are slightly smaller (default).
Print page numbers for EMR/EDR forms: When the form side of an EMR or EDR form is printed, a page number will be added to the bottom of each page.
Print page numbers for narrative: When the EMR or EDR narrative is printed, a page number will be added to the bottom of each page.
Print Header on EMR/EDR Forms: This option, if checked, will cause the header to be printed on the form side of EMR/EDR Forms. This header shows the patient’s Last Name, First Name, Gender DOB: 00/00/0000.
Print Header on Narrative: This option, if checked, will cause the header to be printed on EMR/EDR Narratives. This header shows the patient’s Last Name, First Name, Gender DOB: 00/00/0000.
Show unique form id in sidebar: This number appears next the to the patient's name for each patient form in the sidebar of the EMR ability. This number is unique to each individual patient form.
Default Records to Load: Allows you to filter the amount of patient form records that will show up in the sidebar based on the created date. You can choose between All Records, 1 Year, 1 Month, 1 Week, and 1 Day. You can also change this setting on the fly by clicking and holding on the EMR icon in the toolbar. When a patient is selected, this setting will show all forms for that patient for the selected time frame. If no patient is selected, it will show patient forms for all patients for the selected time frame.
Data tab
When a new form is created for a patient, how should the new sections be filled in?
Start with a blank form: Does not pull any data forward from previous patient forms.
Start with data recently updated for that patient: Pulls forward information from the same sections of the last updated patient form.
Start with data from the most recent procedure date for that patient: Pulls forward information from the same sections of forms completed on the most recent procedure date.
Ask me what to do for each section: Allows you to select which of the same section(s) to pull forward on the new form. When using this option, it is recommended that the user uncheck sections that pull in patient info or sections that only contain pull fields that pull data form other areas of MacPractice. By unchecking these sections, this allows the data to pull from the database, instead of from a previous form. This is important in order for the form to reflect any changes made to the patient account since the last form was created (for example - patient age, patient got married and their last name changed, change in insurance coverage, etc.).
Filled with same form first: Pulls forward information from the previous time this specific form was used for the patient. Uncheck if you want information to pull forward from a section by Last Updated Time regardless of the form you are in.
Ignore Signature Boxes When Pulling Data Forward: Allows you to prevent the signature box information from being pulled forward into a new form.
Ignore Billing Data when Pulling Data Forward: If checked, this preference will ignore any billing-related data from being pulled forward into a new form.
Others tab
Default View Below From: Allows you to select between Form Table (information that was previously entered into the form) or Clinical Ledger (information that is selected from the View Option pop-up menu).
Color for Abnormal Item in Popup: Allows you to choose the color that you want to see when abnormal items appear in a pop-up menu. There's also a "Default Color" button if you want to reset it to the default (red).
Description before diagnosis code in Popup: Allows you to show the description for a diagnosis code before the code when diagnoses are listed in pop-up menus. When this is unchecked, the code is listed first.
When double-clicking on an item in the clinical ledger: Allows you to choose what MacPractice will do when you select a clinical ledger entry.
Show demographics screen on Kiosk: Allows the kiosk to display the demographics screen. This allows the kiosk to display demographics on the screen so that patients may verify and edit the information along with completing kiosk forms.