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== Step 2 - Add, Change or Inactivate ==
 
== Step 2 - Add, Change or Inactivate ==
  
Once the client has reviewed the encounters they may begin to ''add, change'', or ''inactivate'' them as they see apprpriate.
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Once the client has reviewed the encounters they may begin to ''add, change'', or ''inactivate'' them as they wish, or they can simply leave them as they are.
  
  
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Click the Add button
 
Click the Add button
  
In the Name Field type in the exact Encounter name, be very specific and clear. This is what you and the users will see.
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In the ''Name Field'' type in the exact Encounter name, be very specific and clear. This is what you and the users will see.
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In the ''Code Field'' type in an abreviation of the name (this Code Field is only 10 characters long and may not always accomodate the full name.
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In the ''Mnemonic Field'' type in the same thing you entered in the Code Field.
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Revision as of 20:21, 7 May 2008

Description

This page is designed to guide you through the Dictionary Update steps required for the upgrade.


Step 1 - Review Encounter Types with Client

Login to TouchWorks as TWAdmin

Click on Dictionaries from the Vertical Tool Bar (VTB)

Click Encounter Type from the Dictionary drop down menu

With the client review each Encounter type

Dictencounterview.jpg




Step 2 - Add, Change or Inactivate

Once the client has reviewed the encounters they may begin to add, change, or inactivate them as they wish, or they can simply leave them as they are.


To add an encounter

Login to TouchWorks as TWAdmin

Click on Dictionaries from the Vertical Tool Bar (VTB)

Click Encounter Type from the Dictionary drop down menu

Click the Add button

In the Name Field type in the exact Encounter name, be very specific and clear. This is what you and the users will see.

In the Code Field type in an abreviation of the name (this Code Field is only 10 characters long and may not always accomodate the full name.

In the Mnemonic Field type in the same thing you entered in the Code Field.

Click Save