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Is there a way to have the patient name and DOB print at the top of each page of the letter? We have some letters that go on to 2 pages because of lengthy meds lists, etc. If the pages get separated you can't tell who the 2nd page belongs to.
Posted : February 25, 2013 4:08 am
mboulerice said:
Is there a way to have the patient name and DOB print at the top of each page of the letter? We have some letters that go on to 2 pages because of lengthy meds lists, etc. If the pages get separated you can't tell who the 2nd page belongs to.
We experienced that here as well, so we added the patient label name in the bottom left-hand corner of the page so if it does go to multiple pages you can make sure that you get the correct pages together.
Posted : February 25, 2013 11:26 pm
This is fine for 2 pages, but what if there are 4 pages?
We are printing a "previsit" form which has patient ROS in it, but also has patient check and verify/update the Social histories (smoking, etc), and their med lists. We then review and scan, after transcribing over just the things we are tracking for quality (i.e. no need to record ROS as observations, we never use it again or pull it forward at later visits)
For some patients this can get pretty long- and we really need Name and DOB on every page.
I was hoping there might be a way to have a header or footer like in MSWord on every page - can anyone think of a way to do that?
Posted : July 1, 2013 12:36 am
You will not like it, but the only solution I can think of is:
1) Write all your output to an array; remember to include the STR(HRET) commands.
2) 'Know' how many lines you can print on each page
3) Step thru the array, printing lines
4) Near bottom of each page, print a blank line or two. Then print your Patient Name and MRN
5) Continue printing from array until done. Essentially, loop back to step #3.
I told you it would not be pretty.
Posted : July 1, 2013 2:58 am
If you don't need to make edits before printing you could make it into a handout so the handout header prints on it.
You can also put the patient's info in the letter header but that could be a nuisance when you don't need the header printed. There is a checkbox to use the letterhead when printing letters but it defaults to on. I tried an if-then-else in the header but PRINT_TITLE seems to be empty for letters on my system.
Also a much more difficult but customizable way would be a crystal report that pulls from the database.
Posted : July 1, 2013 4:41 am
czelnick said:
This is fine for 2 pages, but what if there are 4 pages?
We are printing a "previsit" form which has patient ROS in it, but also has patient check and verify/update the Social histories (smoking, etc), and their med lists. We then review and scan, after transcribing over just the things we are tracking for quality (i.e. no need to record ROS as observations, we never use it again or pull it forward at later visits)
For some patients this can get pretty long- and we really need Name and DOB on every page.
I was hoping there might be a way to have a header or footer like in MSWord on every page - can anyone think of a way to do that?
Posted : July 2, 2013 11:34 pm
czelnick said:
This is fine for 2 pages, but what if there are 4 pages?
We are printing a "previsit" form which has patient ROS in it, but also has patient check and verify/update the Social histories (smoking, etc), and their med lists. We then review and scan, after transcribing over just the things we are tracking for quality (i.e. no need to record ROS as observations, we never use it again or pull it forward at later visits)
For some patients this can get pretty long- and we really need Name and DOB on every page.
I was hoping there might be a way to have a header or footer like in MSWord on every page - can anyone think of a way to do that?
Sorry, hit 'Post' button too soon...if you put the name and dob at the bottom of the letter, it will show on all pages that print, regardless of whether it 2 or 10 pages.
Posted : July 2, 2013 11:36 pm
