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Question:  Is there an Audit Trail for Vitals?
 
Question:  Is there an Audit Trail for Vitals?
  
Yes, to view who took vitals in the past you can go into the [[Add Clinical Item | ACI]] under RX/Orders, view Past Meds/Orders, right click Vitals and then View and Audit.  Step by step procedures are listed below.
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Yes, to view who took vitals in the past you can go into the [[Add Clinical Item | ACI]] under RX/Orders, view Past Meds/Orders, right click Vitals and then View and Audit.  Step by step procedures are listed below:
 
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#Log in as a TW user.
Login as a TW user.
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#Choose a patient.
 
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#Go into the Clinical Desktop.
Choose a patient.
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#Click the "Add new Order" icon.
 
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#Click on the RX/Orders tab.
Go into the Clinical Desktop.
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#From the drop-down menu in the Orders section choose Past Meds/Orders.
 
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#Sort by Type. (Uou can sort a number of ways, but for this example we will sort by Type.)
Click the "Add new Order" icon.
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#Scroll down to "Orders" and find "Vital Signs."
 
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#Right-click on a Vital sign.
Click on the RX/Orders tab.
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#:[[Image:Vitals Audit Trail.jpg]]
 
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#Click View
From the drop down menu in the Orders section choose Past Meds/Orders.
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#Click Audit.
 
 
Sort by Type. (you can sort a number of ways, but for this example we will sort by Type)
 
 
 
Scroll down to "Orders" and find "Vital Signs".
 
 
 
Right click on a Vital sign.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Image:Vitals Audit Trail.jpg]]
 
 
 
 
 
Click View
 
 
 
Click Audit.
 
  
 
At the very top of the page you will see a created Date on the left and a Created By name on the right.  This is the name of the person logged in and recording the vitals.
 
At the very top of the page you will see a created Date on the left and a Created By name on the right.  This is the name of the person logged in and recording the vitals.
  
 
[[Image:Vitals Audit Trail 4.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Vitals Audit Trail 4.jpg]]

Revision as of 16:50, 19 October 2011

Question: Is there an Audit Trail for Vitals?

Yes, to view who took vitals in the past you can go into the ACI under RX/Orders, view Past Meds/Orders, right click Vitals and then View and Audit. Step by step procedures are listed below:

  1. Log in as a TW user.
  2. Choose a patient.
  3. Go into the Clinical Desktop.
  4. Click the "Add new Order" icon.
  5. Click on the RX/Orders tab.
  6. From the drop-down menu in the Orders section choose Past Meds/Orders.
  7. Sort by Type. (Uou can sort a number of ways, but for this example we will sort by Type.)
  8. Scroll down to "Orders" and find "Vital Signs."
  9. Right-click on a Vital sign.
    Vitals Audit Trail.jpg
  10. Click View
  11. Click Audit.

At the very top of the page you will see a created Date on the left and a Created By name on the right. This is the name of the person logged in and recording the vitals.

Vitals Audit Trail 4.jpg