Flowsheets Flashcards
Diagram a flowsheet structure/hierarchy
- Template (FLT) - seen as a tab in flowsheet activity
- Group (FLO) - organize documentation rows
- ROW (FLO) - data is documented here
Row Types define the purpose of the row record
Examples:
1. data *most common option
2. flowsheet group
3 custom formula
value type
defines the type of information you must enter in a row
Flowsheet data can be pulled into a note using a…
smartlink
Custom Calculations
when calculating scores, the custom formula can contain rows that have a value type of numeric or custom list. For custom list rows each value needs a numeral as its abbreviation
cascading - Configure cascading in a template the following 2 basic steps
- set hidden group or rows in the template as start removed
2. create logic that will trigger when the hidden groups should appear
Flowsheets do what?
capture a wide variety of DISCRETE information
commonly used flowsheets are…
often embedded in Navigator to make data entry easier
Information stored in flowsheets can be….
used in reports
review activities
clinical decision support
and even in a providers note
Use a flowsheet if one of the following is true
- entering the data into flowsheet is faster than typing
- including the data elsewhere in the chart (reports, notes, clinical decision support, etc) is desirable
- You need to track the data easily across encounters or for reporting.
- The data should appear in the tables for data entry or outgoing letters
Do not use flowsheet if…..
you want images to draw on or notes text to be automatically generated as you click and fill in fields. *in other words, don’t cause confusion flowsheets with note writer)
Ease of configuration
flowsheets are build in hyperspace and are fairly intuitive to build and edit
discrete documentation
flowsheets are composed of rows. each row:
- track an individual, discrete piece of information
- allows a specific type of data entry, such as free text or numeric
visit-level data
information filed in flowsheets is specific to the visit. a flowsheet can allow multiple or only one reading per visit
embedded in a navigator section
embedding commonly used flowsheet templates into navigators allows clinicians to be more efficient.
data is review able elsewhere
data can be retrieved and reviewed in other tools, such as print groups, smartlinks, reporting workbench and best practice advisories
viewing trending across
you can configure review tools to display data from flowsheets across
visits
multiple (even unrelated) visits. this helps clinicians observe trends and spot potential problems without having to hunt for data. If specific flowsheet rows is used by more than one type of provider, data from all of those providers is displayed side-by-side when reviewing that data
cascading
flowsheets can be configured to start with a small number of data entry rows and expand on values entered.
start removed
hides the group until the end user adds it
details report
detials about the row. Shows row specific info. shows min and max. list choices. shows last documented user
row type
shows purpose of the record. 9 types
value type
shows type of information that can be documented in the row and how its formatted. available types are determined by the row type
context
shows how data is stored in the system.
overtime (default)
single (one time documented)
LDA property
