Patient Tracker

Configuring Patient Tracker

The Patient Tracker is designed to replace existing patient tracking methods, such as written, verbal, and exam room flags. Patient Tracker can be very useful in enforcing an existing office workflow or in standardizing an informal one. Essentially, it is designed to assign responsibility of a patient to a party within the boundaries of a defined space, such as a group of exam rooms.

You must be logged into ChartLogic as an administrator to change the machine, system, and user settings associated with Patient Tracker. The machine settings allow you to turn Patient Tracker on and off and to assign a default room to a current workstation.

Activating Patient Tracker

To activate Patient Tracker:

1. Go to Configure > Options.
2. Select Machine.
3. Turn Patient Tracker on or off by selecting Yes or No.

Note: Use the Room Assignment drop-down menu (in the Machine window) to assign a default room to the current workstation. This will automatically assign the selected room to any patient picked up or handed off in the Patient Tracker system. Rooms must be added to the clinic layout in the Patient Tracker screen (Configuration > Patient Tracker) before any default room can be selected.

Configuring Clinic Layout

Patient Tracker configuration allows users to create a clinic layout, associate providers to specific rooms. Users can associate a room with a provider to allow for easier navigation of the system, particularly in larger clinics with many exam rooms.

To configure clinic layout for Patient Tracker:

1. Go to Configure > Patient Tracker.
2. Click the blue (+) icon to add a room to the clinic layout.
3. After highlighting the provider, select a room to assign to that provider by clicking the check box under Select.
4. Use the Move Down and Move Up boxes to set the order in which rooms will appear on the user desktop on the ChartLogic Main Screen.