Build Flowsheets

Rows from Upgrade Build Workbook_Phase 1.xls:

Define Result items that should be considered equivalent when included in a flowsheet.

Review flowsheets that contain Medcin Findings and build corresponding clinical forms.

Flowsheet Overview

Flowsheets serve as a convenient tool for looking at patient data over time and analyzing trends

• Columns – represent an interval of time (i.e. week)
• Rows – represent selected clinical data (i.e. results)

Access Flowsheet Builder

Login to TouchWorks using a TW Administrative account (TWAdmin)

1. Change the workplace from TWAdmin to Phys Admin
2. Expand the By Category menu item in the VTB
3. Select Flowsheets

Build Flowsheets

Flowsheets are organized by Specialty

The default category in the Specialty dropdown is 'Unassigned'

'Unassigned' displays any flowsheets not assigned to a specialty

Select 'Family Medicine' from the Specialty dropdown

The list of flowsheets linked to the 'Family Medicine' appears

Select 'Asthma'

The 'Asthma' flowsheet is displayed

To Build a new Flowsheet, choose the appropriate specialty from the Specialty drop-down

Click New

Enter the appropriate Flowsheet name in the Name text box

If the Flowsheet should be linked to a problem, click the button to load the Problem Search screen. Select a problem type, type in a problem (or similar terminology) and click the button to return an associated list from the database Click on the problems to be linked and click OK

To Build a new Flowsheet, click New, enter Name, and Link Specialties

To add an Orderable Item click on Add Item Select a classification type under the Classification list box (ex. Laboratory) Search for items via the dictionary by typing a description into the Search For text box and clicking the Go. Add the necessary items

To add Medcin Findings click Add Findings Select a classification type under the Classification list box (ex. Laboratory) Search for items via the dictionary by typing a description into the Search For text box and clicking the Go Add the necessary items

When finished adding the appropriate items to the Flowsheet, click OK and view the items under the Build tab on the main screen

To Preview how the items will load into the Flowsheet on the front end of TouchWorks, click the Preview tab

When all Orderable Items have been added to the Flowsheet, click the SAVE button at the bottom-right of the screen

While constructing a Flowsheet, an administrator may decide that the Flowsheet is not quite ready to be placed in a “live” environment due to the fact that the Flowsheet is not complete Flowsheet Builder still allows for the user to place the Flowsheet into a Draft status

==View Flowsheet in user interface

1. Navigate to the Clinical Desktop
2. Select HMP
3. Change the View to Flowsheets
4. Select Proper Specialty
5. Select Desired Flowsheet