2.0 Status Board

Question 1

What is the Status Board CRITERIA TAB?

Answer 1

The Criteria tab determines which cases and appointments display on the Status Board.

Question 2

What does the the CURRENT LOCATION CHECKBOX do?

Answer 2

The Current Location checkbox is used to dynamically display cases based where the user is working. This allows reports like OR Cases to be able to be used by many users across many locations.

Question 3

What does the LOGIN HOSPITAL CHECKBOX DO?

Answer 3

The Login Hospital checkbox is used to dynamically display appointments based where the user is working.

Question 4

What is the difference between DISPLAYING APPOINTMENTS THAT REQUIRE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST and ONLY DISPLAYING APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF RESOURCE, like an Anesthesiologist?

Answer 4

Other staff types are listed, your report may also show appointments that do not need an anesthesiologist but require these other staff types. To only show appointments that require an anesthesiologist, you would need to delete all other staff roles from this table.

Question 5

What is the STATUS BOARD made up of?

Answer 5

The Status Board is made up of report columns, each of which is a record in the PAF master file.

Question 6

What is the maximum value for the COLUMN field?

Answer 6

80

Question 7

What does the APPEARANCE TAB do?

Answer 7

This tab is usged to change the colors and fonts of the appointments and cases listed on your Status Board. ANY COLOR CODING CONFIGURED HERE will override color‐coding set at the system level by OpTime.

Question 8

What will dictate how the Status Board should be set up?

Answer 8

The size of the monitors at your workstations will dictate how this Status Board should be set up.

Question 9

What are the TWO WASY TO RESIZE COUMNS FROM THE DISPLAY TAB?

Answer 9

1﴿ By dragging the edges of the column within the grid or

2﴿ By double‐clicking the cell and editing the Top‐left cell and Bottom‐right cell of each column.

Question 10

What is the purpose of the SHOW HEADER BUTTON?

Answer 10

It shows the arrangement of the report columns used on that Status Board without opening Report Settings.

Question 11

How do you determine which cases and appointments the Status Board will look for?

Answer 11

Based on the information on the Criteria tab ‐ specifically the Locations and Department fields.

Question 12

Why would you change the background color of a report column?

Answer 12

To draw a provider’s attention to an important piece of information.