Release 10.80

Did you notice some changes this morning? We have another new release, just put out last night, with some exciting improvements.

Here are some of the biggest changes:

Charge Entry

We added three new diagnosis code fields to the Charge Entry main tab, opening up the possibilities for more diagnoses on one charge. This is in order to help you prepare for ICD-10. Since ICD-10 is more specific and designed to cover more than ICD-9, the days are coming when you will need to enter more and more diagnoses on one charge. We've got you covered!

Did you have a patient who jumped from a burning building after being pecked by a turkey and accidentally bitten by another person, all during a volcanic eruption, while pushing a babystroller colliding with a scooter (nonmotorized) ....? Again, we have you covered for the more complex ICD-10 coding coming up!

Managing Medication Lists

In the past, after you downloaded medications from Rcopia, in order for the patient's AuroraEHR medications list to accurately reflect them, you would have to tediously enter them in by hand. No more! Now with this one handy little button on the Medications screen, you can reconcile those two lists painlessly.

Reconcile with Rcopia takes you to the Clinical Reconciliation screen, where you can choose which medications from Rcopia and the patient's AuroraEHR medications list deserve to make the final cut, eliminate duplicates, and combine them into one accurate and concise list -- all with point and click!  We are waiting for a certification from Rcopia, but when it comes through, all this will work for allergies, too.

Ordering Labs and Pathology

We've reworked the method for ordering labs and added the ability to order pathology tests. Where you used to use Clinical Labs to order labs, you'll now use Outside Orders. Your old task for Clinical Labs should now go to Outside Orders, or you can find the Outside Orders button on the AuroraEHR-Patient View, on the bottom left. Once in the screen, you can review previously ordered tests and select one of the circled buttons below to order new ones. 

Clinical Reminders

One more important change is a new field in Account Registration. 

This is to record patient preference for what method you will use to deliver their clinical reminders. This is important for a Meaningful Use measure called Patient Reminders or Preventative Care. Don't stress about having all staff start using this field immediately, since you may need to update your patient registration forms, but by the end of the week it should be routine to check that this is filled out for every patient who comes in. Collecting this information is essential for Meaningful Use stage II calculations!

Hopefully all these improvements will do what they're designed to do: make your life easier, especially when it comes to complying with Meaningful Use! If you have any questions or comments, don't be shy to use the feedback button on the Rexpert main screen to contact us. We are happy to help!

Written by Laura Rowe