Chart a Visit in PCC EHR

Read the procedure below to learn about each step of a typical visit in PCC EHR.

PCC EHR has several unique tools that help you enter notes on a chart faster. This help article lists those features and includes procedures and links for configuring them.

You can access PCC EHR's online Help system directly, while logged in.

You can open several sibling charts and work on them at the same time, flipping back and forth between them as needed.

Chart notes are made up of different sections, or elements, that a particular visit type needs. The custom chart note is called a protocol. You will see a different protocol for different visit reasons, and providers may have their own, custom protocols.

You can delete a visit created in error in PCC EHR. When you delete a visit, all vitals, chart notes, orders, and other items created for the visit are removed from the patient's record.

You can select Find from the Edit menu to search through a visit chart note, the medical summary, or another protocol-based chart section. You can also use your operating system's keyboard shortcuts (ctrl+F on Windows or Linux, command+F on Macintosh).

PCC EHR automatically checks your spelling as you type.

PCC EHR can help clinicians select a more specific diagnosis description. After they select a diagnosis, they can use a pull-down menu to refine the selection.

If a patient has an appointment today, or a provider has opened a chart note using the Visit History chart section, visit-related buttons for charting appear under the "Visit" headline in the lower- left navigation of the chart.

Follow this procedure to log in to the PCC EHR.

The sections below describe the many tools for finding and opening a chart, once you have logged in to PCC EHR.

If a patient or family requests that you amend information in their chart, you can now record that amendment request. For example, if a family objects to a diagnosis in the patient’s chart, you can create an amendment request on the visit for that day. While viewing a chart note (or phone note or message […]

Contents1 Hide a Single Patient’s Diagnosis or Problem2 Where Does a Locked Diagnosis Still Appear? How Do I Send Records?3 Configure Default Hidden Diagnoses In PCC EHR, you can mark any diagnosis or Problem List, allergy, or Family Medical History list item as private. A private or “locked” diagnosis will not appear on patient reports […]

Learn special techniques for searching for patient and account records.

Your practice can generate visit forms, excuse letters, lab requisitions, and other form letters in PCC EHR. Whether you print forms on paper, or create electronic copies in the patient's chart and send them via the patient portal, PCC EHR can create the form you need.

PCC EHR includes several different tools and features that can help you manage the care you provide for your patients with chronic disease, disabilities, or other special needs.

Use this new user training outline to learn how to complete clinical tasks in PCC.

Use this new user training outline to learn how to complete front desk tasks in PCC.

PCC EHR includes a chat/instant messaging tool that lets you chat and send messages to other PCC EHR users.

Start creating your own patient form letters in PCC EHR.

You can upload provider signatures, set permissions for who is allowed to generate them, and include them on patient forms in the Forms Configuration tool in PCC EHR.