Use Cases Encounter Consultations/ Letter Templates

Glossary

1

EMR

Electronic Medical Record

2

MRP

Most Responsible Physician

3

OMD

Ontario Medical Documentation

1. Encounter Consultations/ Letter Templates

1.1 Summary

1.1.1 Business Need

Defined users:

  1. MRP doctors, residents, nurses, team assistants and other medical staff with the credentials and rights to access OSCAR web-site. General user is given administrative rights.

  2. Super User/Administrator with full rights:

  • Add/Edit/Delete

  • Reactivate account

  • Access to admin part of the OSCAR

Main purpose of Encounter Consultations/ Letter Templates is:

  1. To integrate patient demographics

  2. To include provider's letterhead, name, address

  3. To integrate clinical data from patient record

  4. To view generated letters in original form

1.1.2. Description

Encounter Consultations/ Letter templates use cases are designed to integrate patient demographics, provider information (letterhead, name, address) and clinical data from patient record (lab results, encounter notes, consultation notes received, diagnostic images). Letter template should be editable and generated letter's preview print should be in original form.

1.1.3. Pre-action requirements/state:

OSCAR McMaster Test Version 12.1, system, and DB are up, configured and working as expected.

1.1.4. Post-action state:

  1. OSCAR McMaster Test Version 12.1 is running and behaving as expected.

  2. OSCAR McMaster Test Version 12.1 has all functionality prior to the change (outside of removing functionality intentionally)

1.2 Flow of Events

This section describes the main flow of the Use Case and system responses.

Integrate patient demographics

Num.

Step

Description

System Response

User

 

Pre-condition

Consultation is requested

 

 

1

Connect to the OSCAR main page

Launch URL: http://192.168.1.202:8080/Oscar12_1/index.jsp

OSCAR main page with the login is opened

General User

2

Log In

Enter user's valid credentials (User Name / Password/2nd Level Pass code if applicable)

By entering right credentials user is getting system verification acceptance

General User

3

Search by patient name

Access Patient Search Results page from Search Tab

Patient search results page is accessible from Search Tab

General User

4

Activate eChart module

Select E hyperlink to open eChart from the current record

eChart module is opened for the selected patient

General User

5

Access Consultation page

Select Requested Consultation hyperlink under Consultation heading on the left hand menu

Consultation page opens in a new window

General User

6

View patient demographics page

Access patient demographic screen

Patient Demographics is available to view

General User

1.2.1 Alternate Flows of Events

This section describes the alternative flow of events based on variations in the main Use Case scenario that still result in a Successful End Condition at completion of the Use Case.

Alternate Flow 1

Include provider's information

 

Num.

Step

Description

System Response

User

 

Pre-condition

Consultation is requested

 

 

1

Connect to the OSCAR main page

Launch URL: http://192.168.1.202:8080/Oscar12_1/index.jsp

OSCAR main page with the login is opened

General User

2

Log In

Enter user's valid credentials (User Name / Password/2nd Level Pass code if applicable)

By entering right credentials user is getting system verification acceptance

General User

3

Search patient name

Access Patient Search Results page from Search Tab

Patient search results page is accessible from Search Tab

General User

4

Activate eChart module

Select E hyperlink to open eChart from the current record

eChart module is opened for the selected patient

General User

5

Access Consultation page

Select Requested Consultation hyperlink under Consultation heading on the left hand menu

Consultation page opens in a new window

General User

6

View provider's information

Verify that provider information (letterhead, name, address) displays

Provider information displays

General User

Alternate Flow 2

Edit consultation request letter

 

Num.

Step

Description

System Response

User

1

Connect to the OSCAR main page

Launch URL: http://192.168.1.202:8080/Oscar12_1/index.jsp

OSCAR main page with the login is opened

General User

2

Log In

Enter user's valid credentials (User Name / Password/2nd Level Pass code if applicable)

By entering right credentials user is getting system verification acceptance

General User

3

Search by patient name

Access Patient Search Results page from Search Tab

Patient search results page is accessible from Search Tab by name

General User

4

Activate eChart module

Select E hyperlink to open eChart from the current record

eChart module is opened for the selected patient

General User

5

Access Consultation page

Select Requested Consultation hyperlink under Consultation heading on the left hand menu

Consultation page opens in a new window

General User

6

Update consultation request letter

Update Consultation Request (ie select service, consultants, enter notes)

Consultation request is updated

General User

Alternate Flow 3

Integrate clinical data from patient record: attach files

Num.

Step

Description

System Response

User

1

Connect to the OSCAR main page

Launch URL: http://192.168.1.202:8080/Oscar12_1/index.jsp

OSCAR main page with the login is opened

General User

2

Log In

Enter user's valid credentials (User Name / Password/2nd Level Pass code if applicable)

By entering right credentials user is getting system verification acceptance

General User

3

Search by patient name

Access Patient Search Results page from Search Tab

Patient search results page is accessible from Search Tab

General User

4

Activate eChart module

Select E hyperlink to open eChart from the current record

eChart module is opened for the selected patient

General User

5

Access Consultation page

Select Requested Consultation hyperlink under Consultation heading on the left hand menu

Consultation page opens in a new window

General User

6

Attach file to Consultation

Verify that file (lab results, diagnostic images, consult notes/ document received) can be attached to the consultation

File is attached to the Consultation

General User

Alternate Flow 4

Integrate clinical data from patient record: encounter notes

Num.

Step

Description

System Response

User

 

Pre-condition

Encounter notes (medical history, ongoing concerns, reminder, family history etc) are created

 

 

1

Connect to the OSCAR main page

Launch URL: http://192.168.1.202:8080/Oscar12_1/index.jsp

OSCAR main page with the login is opened

General User

2

Log In

Enter user's valid credentials (User Name / Password/2nd Level Pass code if applicable)

By entering right credentials user is getting system verification acceptance

General User

3

Search by patient name

Access Patient Search Results page from Search Tab

Patient search results page is accessible from Search Tab

General User

4

Activate eChart module

Select E hyperlink to open eChart from the current record

eChart module is opened for the selected patient

General User

5

Access Consultation page

Select Requested Consultation hyperlink under Consultation heading on the left hand menu

Consultation page opens in a new window

General User

6

Integrate clinical data from Encounter notes

Select Family History (Medical History/ Ongoing concerns etc ) button

Encounter notes are integrated from Encounter notes and populated

General User

Alternate Flow 5

Generated letter's preview print should be in original form

Num.

Step

Description

System Response

User

1

Connect to the OSCAR main page

Launch URL: http://192.168.1.202:8080/Oscar12_1/index.jsp

OSCAR main page with the login is opened

General User

2

Log In

Enter user's valid credentials (User Name / Password/2nd Level Pass code if applicable)

By entering right credentials user is getting system verification acceptance

General User

3

Search patient name

Access Patient Search Results page from Search Tab

Patient search results page is accessible from Search Tab

General User

4

Activate eChart module

Select E hyperlink to open eChart from the current record

eChart module is opened for the selected patient

General User

5

Access Consultation page

Select Requested Consultation hyperlink under Consultation heading on the left hand menu

Consultation page opens in a new window

General User

6

Print preview form

Select Print preview button and verify that generated letter is viewable in original form and preserving the date sent out as opposed to show the current date

Generated letters are viewable in original form as sent out

(including preserving the date sent out as opposed to show the current date)

General User

1.2.2 Exception Flows of Events (Negative)

N/A