When working with EMIS Web and dealing with the Care Record, identifying and managing degrade entries is a crucial task to maintain patient safety and data integrity. Degrade entries typically appear when patient information, such as medication or allergy records, cannot be directly matched to appropriate EMIS Web clinical terms during a GP2GP transfer.
Identifying Degraded Entries in a Patient's Care Record
To identify degrade entries, follow these steps in your EMIS Web system:
- Navigate to the EMIS Web menu and select Care Record, then click on Care History.
- On the Care History screen, locate the Filters option on the ribbon.
- Click Add Filter, select Clinical Code, and use the search functionality to locate specific degrade entry codes such as "Transfer degraded record entry" and "Awaiting clinical code migration to EMIS Web". These codes help locate unmatched clinical terms that are pending resolution.
- Deselect the "Verified amendment to transfer degraded record" to exclude entries that have been rectified.
This filter will allow you to focus specifically on unresolved degrade entries, ensuring that crucial tasks, like correcting medication or allergy entries, can be completed accurately.
Did you know correcting degraded entries swiftly ensures that the prescribing or issuing of medication can resume, enhancing patient care without delay.
Remember, these degrade tasks must be managed by a qualified clinician, particularly when dealing with medication or allergy degrades, to maintain clinical safety.
