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'''MEDITECH''' has a pathology module. | '''MEDITECH''' is an old electronic health record program that is used widely and has a pathology module. | ||
==Look & feel== | |||
The interface has some likeness to the a DOS graphical interface, as was seen in the 1990s.<ref>URL: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Norton_Utilities_6.01_UI.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Norton_Utilities_6.01_UI.png]. Accessed on: 5 October 2013.</ref> | |||
Tasks, such as printing, may be quite complicated (see below). Getting information out of MEDITECH can be challenging.<ref>URL: [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/health/0324n04.htm http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/health/0324n04.htm]. Accessed on: 5 October 2013.</ref> | |||
The user experience may leave one wanting.<ref>URL: [https://www.klasresearch.com/Store/ReportDetail.aspx?Productid=877 https://www.klasresearch.com/Store/ReportDetail.aspx?Productid=877]. Accessed on: 5 October 2013.</ref> | |||
==Usage tips - basics== | ==Usage tips - basics== | ||
Configurations may vary substantially; the below may not apply in all work environments. | |||
===Accessing the pathology ''enter findings'' screen=== | ===Accessing the pathology ''enter findings'' screen=== | ||
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*''F9'' displays a menu of options. | *''F9'' displays a menu of options. | ||
===Accessing a case=== | ====Accessing a case==== | ||
Enter: | Enter: | ||
*''XXYYYYY'' | *''XXYYYYY'' | ||
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*''SU17877'' | *''SU17877'' | ||
====Searching for cases by name==== | =====Searching for cases by name===== | ||
Enter: | Enter: | ||
*''LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME'' | *''LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME'' | ||
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*A space cannot appear after the comma, i.e. it is "SMITH,JOHN" ''not'' "SMITH, JOHN". | *A space cannot appear after the comma, i.e. it is "SMITH,JOHN" ''not'' "SMITH, JOHN". | ||
=====Access by ''Batch Sign Out''===== | |||
*''22. Batch Sign Out'' | |||
**Enter ".SEL" into the box to the right of "Select" and press return. | |||
***Scan specimen with barcode reader and press return. | |||
****Click on the small box to the left of the "Specimen #" and a small check mark should appear. | |||
*****Enter 'r' in the box to the left of "Function" and press return. | |||
=====Searching for cases by MCP number===== | |||
Enter: | |||
*"#123456789012" | |||
Where: ''123456789012'' is the MCP number. | |||
===Re-assigning a case=== | ===Re-assigning a case=== | ||
====EH==== | |||
*1. LAB.GHC. | *1. LAB.GHC. | ||
**14. PTH REQUISITION MENU. | **14. PTH REQUISITION MENU. | ||
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****Enter '';su12345'', where ''12345'' is the surgical number. | ****Enter '';su12345'', where ''12345'' is the surgical number. | ||
*****Delete the initials in the ''Assign To'' box and enter the initials of the new pathologist. | *****Delete the initials in the ''Assign To'' box and enter the initials of the new pathologist. | ||
====HHSC==== | |||
*Enter case. | |||
**(Right) Ctrl -> 6 Edit Assign To -> F9 -> select 'DELETE' (for person case assigned to) -> (type in new provider) 'Assign To' -> F12 (to save). | |||
===Change specimen label=== | |||
:AKA change ''Source of Specimen'' information - what the submitting MD wrote on the requisition for specimen/location. | |||
*Select ''22. Process Specimen Batch'' from ''Findings Entry Menu''. | |||
*Enter ''.SEL'' in box next to ''Select''. | |||
*Enter case number. | |||
*Click on small box beside the case number and a check mark should appear. | |||
*Enter ''ER'' (for ''edit requisition'') in the box beside ''Function''. | |||
===[[Clinical history]]=== | ===[[Clinical history]]=== | ||
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*"PCI" seems to be ''patient care information''. | *"PCI" seems to be ''patient care information''. | ||
====Medical imaging==== | ====Medical imaging - EH==== | ||
*"Diagnostic Imaging" = older reports. | *"Diagnostic Imaging" = older reports. | ||
*"DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING Reports" = recent reports. | *"DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING Reports" = recent reports. | ||
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*These categories should really be merged. It speaks volumes that they aren't. | *These categories should really be merged. It speaks volumes that they aren't. | ||
====Laboratory data==== | ====Laboratory data - HHSC==== | ||
=====Flow cytometery results===== | |||
*Laboratory Data. | |||
**CELL MARKERS. | |||
====Laboratory data - EH==== | |||
=====CA-125===== | =====CA-125===== | ||
*Laboratory Data. | *Laboratory Data. | ||
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**REFERRED SEROLOGY | **REFERRED SEROLOGY | ||
***H PYLORI IgG. | ***H PYLORI IgG. | ||
====Discharge summaries==== | |||
*Ctrl-2 (PCI). | |||
**Medical Record Forms. | |||
***DISCHARGE DOCUMENTATION. | |||
===Editing=== | ===Editing=== | ||
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====Canned text==== | ====Canned text==== | ||
Insert canned text: | |||
*F4. | |||
**Enter abbreviation for canned text, e.g. ''pseen'', then press ''Enter''. | |||
Example: | |||
*F4 -> type ''HER'' -> press ''F9'' -> select ''12'' ("HER2M3"). | |||
=====Editing===== | |||
*''1. LAB.GHC'' to enter lab component. | *''1. LAB.GHC'' to enter lab component. | ||
**''51. DICTIONARIES''. | **''51. DICTIONARIES''. | ||
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#Enter ''HSC-LAB-P09'' and hit enter. | #Enter ''HSC-LAB-P09'' and hit enter. | ||
#*Alternate printer ''HPATH-P2''. | #*Alternate printer ''HPATH-P2''. | ||
Note: | |||
*The last two steps at SJ: enter ''P.FINAL'' instead of ''all a'', and ''PSJHLAB5'' for the (cytology) printer. | |||
====IHC==== | |||
Format: | |||
*''P-IHC''. | |||
Printer: | |||
*''P-IHC''. | |||
====Ancillary tests==== | |||
Format: | |||
*''P.ANC''. | |||
Printer: | |||
*''PSJ1617''. | |||
====Check whether something has printed==== | |||
*22. Process Specimen Batch. | |||
**Enter ''.BAT'' into the box next to "Select". | |||
***Press ''F9''. | |||
===Sign-out=== | ===Sign-out=== | ||
*Enter "F" in box "Type" | *Enter "F" in box "Type" | ||
*Hit return - it then fills in the | *Hit return - it then fills in the MEDITECH ID and name. | ||
*Change Status "Y". | *Change Status "Y". | ||
*Pop-up appears - choose first option ("File"). | *Pop-up appears - choose first option ("File"). | ||
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*[[Informatics]]. | *[[Informatics]]. | ||
*[[Softpath]]. | *[[Softpath]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
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