Woundcare Migration Guidance - Census Related Changes – DocNow

Census Related Changes

Census Encounter Status

Previously the Encounter Status was represented by a green or red dot but has now been updated to text to improve the user experience. Encounter status gives user a quick look at Complete and Incomplete censuses. A complete census is defined as a Daily Census containing the same number of patients, signed notes and submitted charges. If any of these items does not match then the census is considered incomplete indicating that additional charting is required or that a patient was not seen.

Associated Provider Census Creation

Providers now have the ability to create censuses for their associated providers (previously only possible for MAs). Speak to a DocNow Account Manager to enable this permission for your practice.

Census Display for Patients Who Have Moved Facilities

Charging for patients which exist on a census but have moved to a different facility are now restricted from charting. Users can view the history of the move and can delete the patient from the census without discharging the patient.

Census Display Settings Updated

The Census Columns View and Census Download PDF has been updated with a new UI. Use this screen to configure which columns are displayed on the Census and to configure which fields are exported to downloaded Census PDFs.

Census Organization Now Mandatory

If a provider or MA is associated with an Org then this field is displayed in the Create New Census dialog and is mandatory.

Edit Room Numbers - DN Facilities Only

Currently on the new version of DocNow room numbers can only be edited for patients in DN facilities. A future enhancement is currently in progress for allowing manual edits to room numbers for integrated facilities (PCC, MatrixCare).

My Patients Visible Columns

Users can customize the visible columns for the My Patients screen

Edit/Delete Patients User Permission

A new user permission exists for allowing or restricting users from editing patient demographics or deleting patients (in the event no progress notes exist)

Patient Demographic Screen Improvements and Additional Fields

The following new fields exist on the Edit Patient Screen:

Patient Preferred Name
Intake Date
Inactive Date
Medicaid Number
Medicare Number
Patient Contact Info
- Address 2
- Cell Phone
Upload Facesheet button
Camera

The following UI improvements have been made:

Date fields now support copy/paste and contain a calendar widget
- DOB
- Facility Admit Date
Insurance fields have been placed in a popup and are organized by tabs

Configurable Discharge Reason and Reporter Enhancement

Discharge Reasons can now be customized by company admins. Additionally, a Discharge Reporter and Notes can optionally be included when a patient is discharged. Read more about Patient Discharge Configuration here.

Coverages updated to Payor Information

The Patient Coverages screen has now been renamed to Payor Information

Scheduler

The Scheduler, previously admin-only, is now accessible to users.

Users can:

Create appointments
Manage schedules without opening the admin portal.