- Ambulatory/Outpatient Updates - Collateral Visits
As of October 15, 2024, there will be updated design, build, and workflow for collateral visits in ambulatory/outpatient settings. These changes include:
- The ability to schedule the appointment with the patient:
- Default to be hidden from the patient, as they do not need to attend the appointment
- Collateral-specific Visit Types
- Built-in prompts to indicate who the collateral person is to attend the appointment
- Registration bypass, as the patient is not presenting thus registration can be bypassed
- A new encounter type of “Collateral” to complete documentation, including:
- Specific tools for documenting a collateral visit
- A unique note type of collateral to differentiate documentation from non-collateral visits
- New columns for the Department Appointment Report (DAR) and Multi-Provider Schedule (MPS), to assist with indicating collateral visits and persons