Computers in the Medical Office 6th Edition by Susan Sanderson

Exercise 2

AN EMERGENCY VISIT
You will need Source Document 20 for this exercise.
It is still Monday morning, November 15, 2010. Carlos Lopez has just seen Dr. McGrath on an emergency basis. Mr. Lopez was experiencing chest tightness. Dr. McGrath has determined that he was suffering from heart palpitations. You need to enter the procedure charges, accept Mr. Lopez's payment, and print a walkout receipt. Make sure all transaction information is properly recorded in the database.
1. Change the Medisoft Program Date to November 15, 2010.
2. From the Patient List dialog box, create a new case for Carlos Lopez by copying the information in the case that already exists.
3. Using Source Document 20, complete the following boxes:
Personal Tab
Description
Diagnosis Tab
Default Diagnosis 1
Condition Tab
Injury/Illness/LMP Date
Illness Indicator
First Consultation Date
Emergency
4. Save your work. Close the Patient List dialog box.
5. Click Enter Transactions on the Activities menu.
6. Select Mr. Lopez in the Chart box.
7. Select Heart Palpitations in the Case box.
8. Click the New button in the Charges section to create a new transaction.
9. Verify that the entry in the Date box is 11/15/2010.
10. Enter the procedures marked on the encounter form. A reminder appears stating that the case requires a copayment. Click OK and continue.
11. Enter Lopez's payment. Remember to enter a check number in the Check Number box. Then click the Apply button, and apply the payment.
12. Click the Save Transactions button to save your work. When the Date of Service Validation boxes appear, click Yes to save the transactions. Note: The box will appear once for each transaction entered that has a date in the future.
13. Click the Quick Receipt button to print a walkout statement.
14. Close the Transaction Entry dialog box.