Recording Ancillary Testing Information

This section tells you how to record ancillary testing information in ExamWRITER.

This topic describes how

  1. Click the Vision/Rx tab on the ExamWRITER chart window.
  2. Click the Vision bar.

    The Vision/Rx window opens.

  3. Select the appropriate Other Vision Tests check boxes.
    • Blue text is a heading for the black or red text below it.
    • Red text signifies that the corresponding check box has been previously selected and information relating to that text has been previously recorded.
  4. Click Process or right-click anywhere in the Vision/Rx window.

    Depending on the boxes that you checked, various windows will open with additional check boxes.

  5. Select or deselect the appropriate check boxes and click Process.
    • To record selected information for the right, left, or both eyes, first click OD, OS, or OU and then select the appropriate check box(es) for the right, left, or both eyes.
    • To add custom text, first select the appropriate check box(es), then click Custom Text, type the text, and click OK.
    • To clear previous selections on the form, click Reset Form.
    • If a Current Information window opens, choose the appropriate button at the bottom of the window to change, add, reselect, or delete the previously entered text.
  1. Click the Vision/Rx bar and follow the instructions above for recording information in an EMR.

    OR

    Click on a bold subheading in the ExamWRITER chart window.

    The Current Information window opens.

  2. Choose the appropriate button at the bottom of the window to Change/Add, Re-Select, or Delete the previously entered text.
    • If you click Change/Add, your previous selections are still selected and you can change or add to them.
    • If you click Re-Select, your previous selections are deleted and you must reselect new information.

For more information, watch this video.