6.2.5. Patient Follow Up Schedule

Click on path: PATIENTS (All Patients) > Patient Name > FOLLOW UP SCHEDULE

You can create a specific schedule for a patient that overrides any clinic default settings.

6.2.5.1. Follow Up Schedule

The patient's schedule is displayed in a list of specific dates. The list will show three lines and scroll if more dates are scheduled for the calendar year.

Date

Click on the date in the list to modify the date in the edit fields below the list. The date may be highlighted in red to indicate that it was entered as an unavailable date for the patient.

Type

In Clinic or Remote allows you to determine if a remote follow up is scheduled too close to a clinic follow up.

Data Stored in HM?

For implanted devices allowing wireless communication- It takes about one week for web scheduled dates to record in the patient's monitoring device. This indicates if the scheduled date is recorded. Note that the system will only record the first 30 dates in the monitoring device and will automatically record new dates as Follow ups are processed.

Select All

Select checkboxes for dates you want to remove from the schedule. Once selected, click Remove selected dates button.

6.2.5.2. Add/Update Follow Up

Add

Date: Click in the date field and enter a date or select a date from the calendar pop up.

Type: Select "Remote" or "In clinic" to indicate what kind of follow up.

Add/Update: Click on the Add/Update button to add the date to the list above.

Update

Date: Click on the date in the list to modify the date in the edit fields below the list.

Type: Select "Remote" or "In clinic" to indicate what kind of follow up.

Add/Update: Click on the Add/Update button to save the updates to the list above.

6.2.5.3. Recurring Remote Follow Up Schedule

You can use a clinic's recurring schedule plan, create a unique recurring schedule for this patient, or clear it to stop recurring schedules for this patient. Note that once a recurring schedule is set, the system will automatically make sure that at least 10 follow up dates are scheduled. As follow ups are processed, the system will automatically generate new dates as long as the recurrent feature is in place.

Every

Enter up to 3 numbers and select the interval for receiving transmissions (Days, Weeks, Months).

Week

Applies if you selected Months. Select the week you prefer (None, First, Second, Third, Fourth).

NOTE

Selecting None and Month will trigger an error.

Day

Select the day of the week you would like to receive scheduled transmissions (Any, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).

NOTE

selecting Any and Month or Week will trigger an error.

Settings type

No recurring: all scheduled for this patient will be manually entered

Clinic schedule plan: the corresponding clinic schedule plan will apply for this patient

Custom settings: define a unique recurring schedule for this patient

6.2.5.4. Time of Transmissions (Only applies to wireless communicating devices)

Normally, transmissions occur between Midnight and 5:00 AM.

If the patient has unusual working hours and needs to transmit during the day, you can set a time of day when the patient will be close to the monitoring device.

6.2.5.4.1. Transmission Time of Day

Hour

Select from 00 - 12

Minutes

Select from 00, 15, 45

AM/PM

Select for morning or evening hours

Enable day time follow up

Allows the schedule to be set for daytime hours.

6.2.5.4.2. Actions for Recurring and Time Settings

Cancel

Clicking on Cancel reloads the Patient Profile page without saving changes.

Apply/Save

Saves the updates to the page. If a recurrent schedule has been modified, a popup window will warn the user that all existing recurring dates will be replaced by the new schedule, and will ask for confirmation to proceed.