Notes field

There is a Notes field on the laptop and in the CCMDB.mdb. This field is for notes during collection only. The notes field expands to a bigger form when you double-click on it

The contents of the notes field are not sent in to the Regional Server with the patient data files. Notes are not stored in TMSX or MedTMS.

Usage of the notes field

Template:Discussion It was suggested in Requested_CCMDB_changes_for_the_next_version#Notes_field that we might be able to use the notes section on the laptops to keep track of things currently done in paper.

Norine and Jackie at the Vic have been using this field for just that for a long time, and I think their insight could be helpful to others.

However, if this field were to be more commonly used, it would be good if everyone used it in a similar way so it would work for hand-over during vacation or similar just as well as for keeping track for yourself.

You collectors know best what would be helpful. Could you comment on what sort of things you keep track of that this might be helpful for, and what might be a good protocol to do this? As part of this it would be good to know how you keep track of how far you got in a chart, and whatever else a different collector would need to know to finish of a patient you started. I will start a list below here, but free-flow comments are invited as well!

List

• diagnosis is still unclear as they are waiting for further tests or results
• where we have left off & also to state if the diagnosis is not confirmed yet etc.
• track all lab and pharmacy manually, the notes save time in that it eliminates the need to go back & recount.
• to clearly define some admit diagnoses-the ones that come up as other problems, other problems when you enter them.
• to enter info on base creatinine, or bmi.

to define what exactly needs to be entered, when a profile is only partially completed.

Discussion

Any other comments? Ttenbergen 16:18, 16 April 2010 (CDT)