Welcome to the NEW CHUG— your ultimate destination for cutting-edge insights and discussions at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

Our platform is dedicated to exploring the dynamic landscape of healthcare technology, empowering professionals, enthusiasts, and innovators alike with the knowledge and resources to navigate the rapidly evolving field.

From telemedicine revolutionizing patient care to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in diagnostics, we delve into a myriad of topics shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Whether you’re a seasoned healthcare IT professional, an aspiring entrepreneur in the digital health space, or simply curious about the latest innovations, our curated content, expert interviews, and thought-provoking articles provide a comprehensive exploration of healthcare technology’s most pressing issues.

Join us as we navigate the forefront of innovation, driving forward the transformation of healthcare for a healthier, more connected world.

Have questions or suggestions? Please use the contact button below.

Notifications

Clear all

OB Forms Values not clearing

Page 1 / 2 Next

General Discussion

Last Post by cprice7 9 years ago

22 Posts

7 Users

0 Reactions

248 Views

RSS

Anonymous

(@Anonymous)

Posts: 0

New Member Guest

Topic starter

Has anyone come up with a solution for OB forms to clear their values for subsequent pregnancies. The issue we have is when a patient comes back for 2nd or 3rd pregnancies, all the information from a previous pregnancy pulls in. Because of this, some information is being carried through a visit that is incorrect. Any ideas on how to clear this?

Thanks!

Melissa

Posted : April 18, 2012 11:44 pm

Anonymous

(@Anonymous)

Posts: 0

New Member Guest

mw4 said:

Has anyone come up with a solution for OB forms to clear their values for subsequent pregnancies. The issue we have is when a patient comes back for 2nd or 3rd pregnancies, all the information from a previous pregnancy pulls in. Because of this, some information is being carried through a visit that is incorrect. Any ideas on how to clear this?

Thanks!

Melissa

darling, emr have OBS field for or up to 10 pregnancies, If form development was correct, you should not have any problem with this field. and i Doubt you will find some female who had more than 10 pregnancy.

In my case i created this form which our OB gyn hardly use all the 5 slot i allocated for pregnancy information, all this information is saved into the obs term

Posted : May 7, 2012 9:38 pm

Anonymous

(@Anonymous)

Posts: 0

New Member Guest

Topic starter

I have a form similar to the one you posted. That form works great! My problems are the forms with Genetic history, EDC/EDD calculations or OB Lab tests. Those forms have terms that I need to carry through an entire pregnancy (OBSPREV) but once I have a second pregnancy, the information may change. Since the information might not be gathered all at the first visit, when it pulls forward we can't be sure if it is from this pregnancy or a previous pregnancy. I hope that explanation makes sense. What I need is a Clear OBS function that will help me put in blanks on all the obs listed for that form or that visit, so we can start over for a subsequent pregnancy.

Melissa

Posted : May 7, 2012 9:57 pm

Anonymous

(@Anonymous)

Posts: 0

New Member Guest

When we pull in the obs we check the date against the LMP (Last Menstrual Period), so we are only looking at obs during the current pregnancy.

Bob

Posted : May 7, 2012 11:59 pm

mrnevetz

(@mrnevetz)

Posts: 104

Estimable Member

rgibbs said:

When we pull in the obs we check the date against the LMP (Last Menstrual Period), so we are only looking at obs during the current pregnancy.

Bob

I am using this same method. For example, I have a tab that displays (read-only) the patient's prenatal lab results. For values that always be relevant, such as blood type, I use OBSANY() to pull the value. For all other values, I use a function that checks the date of the obs term. If it is after the most recent LMP, then display the value, else leave it blank. The only problem we have is when the MA leaves the LMP field blank, but that is easily fixed once you notice the problem.

-steve

Posted : May 8, 2012 1:10 am

Anonymous

(@Anonymous)

Posts: 0

New Member Guest

Topic starter

Can either of you post the formula you are using? That would be great!

Thanks

Melissa

Posted : May 8, 2012 1:11 am

mrnevetz

(@mrnevetz)

Posts: 104

Estimable Member

fn afterLMP(obs)

{

daysPast = DURATIONDAYS(OBSANY("LAST MP"),str(LASTOBSDATE(obs)))

IF(daysPast >= 0) Then

return "TRUE"

ELSE

return "FALSE"

ENDIF

}

Then you could call it using something like this:

If (afterLMP("NAMEOFOBSTERM")) Then

OBSANY("NAMEOFOBSTERM")

Else

You could also modify the function to return the value of the obsterm rather than "TRUE" or "FALSE". That would save some typing.

-Steve Peterson

Circle of Life Women's Center

Posted : May 8, 2012 1:19 am

Anonymous

(@Anonymous)

Posts: 0

New Member Guest

Your probably better off using Steve's function. The one we use is more generic and requires you to pass it the obs term, date to compare, and a true/false whether or not you want the date printed with the obs value. Here it is if you're interested:

fnUtilityGetObsAnyAfter(strObsName, strStartDate, bIncludeDate)
{
   if (strStartDate <> "") then
       if (DURATIONDAYS(LASTOBSDATE(strObsName), strStartDate) > 0) then
           return ("")
       endif
   endif

   if (bIncludeDate) then
       if (LASTOBSVALUE(strObsName) == "") then
           return ("")
       endif

return (LASTOBSVALUE(strObsName) + " (" + LASTOBSDATE(strObsName) + ")")
endif

return (LASTOBSVALUE(strObsName))
}

Posted : May 8, 2012 1:39 am

Rebecca B.

(@rebeccabert)

Posts: 130

Estimable Member

Hello Everyone,

I am looking for some help on clearing past pregnancy forms. I am trying to set this up for my OB providers for repeat pregnancies...but can't understand where I am going wrong. I consider myself fairly decent at MEL...but can't get this right. Can someone help with a dummies version please? Thank you!

Here is the error I am getting:

{If (afterLMP("PREG COMPLIC")) Then

OBSANY("PREG COPLIC")

Else

"" ENDIF ENDIF <-COMPILER ERROR NEARBY: ENDIF KEYWORD was unexpected after ENDIF KEYWORD

Posted : July 11, 2012 6:02 am

jjordet

(@jjordet)

Posts: 545

Honorable Member

you have 2 ENDIF's, only need 1.

Posted : July 11, 2012 6:11 am

Rebecca B.

(@rebeccabert)

Posts: 130

Estimable Member

Still not working....

{If (afterLMP("PREG COMPLIC")) Then

OBSANY("PREG COPLIC")

Else

"" ENDIF <-FUNCTION DEFINITION IS NOT EXECUTABLE

Posted : July 11, 2012 6:26 am

jjordet

(@jjordet)

Posts: 545

Honorable Member

It can't find the function 'afterLMP'.

Posted : July 11, 2012 6:34 am

mrnevetz

(@mrnevetz)

Posts: 104

Estimable Member

afterLMP is not a built in function. You need to make sure you include that i your mel too. You can just copy and past it from my May 8th post of this thread.

-steve

Posted : July 11, 2012 7:10 am

Rebecca B.

(@rebeccabert)

Posts: 130

Estimable Member

I'm really sorry....I guess I got myself very confused. Where am I setting up the function? In each individual form itself or each obs term? Can someone send me a sample of one of their forms or setup? Thank you....

Rebecca

Posted : July 12, 2012 1:18 am

Rebecca B.

(@rebeccabert)

Posts: 130

Estimable Member

I've gotten this to work. Thank you for the help.

My only other question is...how would I modify the function to return the obs value?

Thank you in advance.

Posted : July 17, 2012 4:21 am

Page 1 / 2 Next

24 Forums
9,940 Topics
39.9 K Posts
0 Online
6,470 Members

Forum Icons: Forum contains no unread posts Forum contains unread posts

Topic Icons: Not Replied Replied Active Hot Sticky Unapproved Solved Private Closed