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MASTER MENU
The first screen that will come up when you activate
the system contains a date that should be current.
Beside the date is a 'Y' which is highlighted with the
cursor flashing underneath it. If the date is correct,
press the <ENTER> key. That will automatically call up
your MASTER MENU from which you can choose the section
you want to work in.
The system automatically puts you at the top of the
menu in the (P)atients section, and you can enter that
section by pressing either the <ENTER> key or the letter
<P>.
NOTE: This is the section where most of your work
will be done in creating patient medical and financial
records. Information stored here can be flagged for use
in the other sections.
If you want to move to another selection, you can
move the cursor by pressing the <ARROW> key. Using the
different arrow keys will move you up or down the menu
until the section you want to work in is highlighted.
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(P)atients Sub-Menu
NOTE: This is the section where most of your work
will be done in creating patient medical and financial
records. Information stored here can be flagged for use
in the other sections.
ENTERING the (P)atient section, will give you a sub-
menu for all functions you can perform. Again, selection
can be made by moving the cursor with the ARROW keys
until you are on the section you want to work in. To
enter that section, press the <ENTER> key or the letter
in () preceding the name on the sub-menu.
(P)atients
The first time you use this part of the system, you
should enter the (P)atients section first to create
records for that patient. For later system use, you can
enter the other options directly and pull information
from the (P)atients section.
Entering the first option of the sub-menu will give
you a the first of three screens used to capture your
patient information. Along with this screen is a sub-menu
that allows you to indicate the type of maintenance you
wish to perform. If you wish to locate a specific patient
currently on file but you do not know that patients
account number press the 'F2' key. Pressing the F2 key
will call up a mini-screen with three options for
searching for this patient:
(A)ccount/patient ID
(L)ast name
(F)irst name
You can 'SEARCH' in any of those categories. For
example, move the cursor with the <ARROW> key until
you're on (L)ast name. Press <ENTER> and type in the
name. The system will display the file with the
requested name at the top of the list. Press <ENTER>
again, and that record will be called up and displayed on
the screen.
The sub-menu options displayed perform the following
functions:
(I)nquire
(I)nquire will display information for a specific
patient/account. If you want to use this option to
scan information to see if it is correct, press <ENTER>.
You will then get a 'prompt' asking for the ACCOUNT #.
Type in the ACCOUNT # and press <ENTER>.
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Pressing the <ARROW> key will take you through all
the records of this 'Patient/Account'. To return to the
PATIENT/ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE (Screen) press <ESC>.
The first time you're using the system, you won't
have any data in your files to (I)nquire about, so you
will move to the second choice (A)dd new, and begin to
develop your patient/account records.
(A)dd new
When you enter the (A)dd new section, the system
will give you a mini-screen to choose whether you want to
add a new ACCOUNT or PATIENT record. (Note - You must be
already within an account before you can select the
'PATIENT' add new request. If you select the PATIENT add
new request the next available patient number within the
current account will automatically be assigned for you.
If you select the ACCOUNT add new request the next
available account number will be returned to you. You can
override this with any other unused number by simply
typing over the returned number.)
Choosing either the (A)ccount or (P)atient
option will activate the screens needed for the display
and/or entry of the fields required. As you enter the
information, the cursor moves automatically from FIELD
to FIELD and SCREEN to SCREEN. (A FIELD is the space
designated for a specific piece of information such as
name, address etc.) The information you enter in the
BILLING INFORMATION SCREEN is only available for use
depending upon how you process your Aged Accounts
Receivables and Statements. If you process by Account
then this screen information is only valid if this
patient is also the account master (patient number '00').
If you process your Aged Receivables and Statements by
patient then this screen is valid for all patients.
A. All FIELDS for dates are set up for double
digits so all single digit months and days should be
preceded by a 0.
B. The 'CODE' field is a free-form field for use if
you have some sort of coding system for patient
filing. One use of this field is to identify BAD
DEBT account/patient's. This field is displayed next
to the account/patient ID. when you use the F2
search/display/select function. If you don't, or
don't want to use it, you can skip this field
by pressing <ENTER>. (Note: You can use this code
field to sub-group your patients. You can then use
the 'Special Recall' report feature to select these
patients for letters, labels, and listings.)
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C. The 'SALUT' field is provided to enter the
salutation you want to use in recall letters. An
example of this field usage is: Dear Mr. Ed Jones
D. If you leave a field before you're ready, press
the <ARROW> key and it will take you back.
E. If you make a typing error, move the cursor with
the <ARROW> keys to the mistake and press <DELETE>
or <BACKSPACE>. Either one will remove the error.
F. The system automatically capitalizes the first
letter in a field containing a word that is not
preceded by numbers. Example: LAST NAME - Doe. In
the address field