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PrognoCIS has a unique concept of designing documents using a word-processor-style interface. This uses tags, which can be used for a variety of purposes, including:
  • Standard formats for Progress Notes
  • Standard formats for Forms
  • Standard formats for Preprinted Forms
  • Standard formats for Letters
  • Lab Order Printing
  • Lab Result Printing
  • Radiology Order Printing
  • Rad Result Printing
  • Prescription Orders
  • Generating Tabular Reports
  • Appointment Reports
  • Billing Reports
Most of the above documents will have a different layout and content in every practice. Progress Notes / Letters can be designed for the whole clinic as well as for a specific doctor. The creation of customized templates speeds up tedious documentation tasks.

The interface used to create a document template has buttons with tooltips to guide you in creating templates. These templates are defined in terms of tags, fonts, and colors. Since most of the features are common to most word-processing software in use nowadays, it is easy to use.

Use Page Layout: If this is checked, the system uses the HTML for the header, footer, left, and right margins while printing the template.

Buttons: Three search buttons are provided to select tags:
  • The first search is for all the tags arranged in a hierarchical order.
  • The second search is for Relevant Tags, pertaining to the specific functionality selected, from Progress Notes through Billing, in Configuration > Settings > Templates.
  • The third search is for the Dollar Tags.

Lab / Rad / Rx / Encounter Report Template: The nature of this template is slightly different from Progress Notes. This is transaction-oriented. We need a header containing the clinic, doctor, or patient name, address, and other details. This is followed by detail lines for each test ordered / drug prescribed. This is achieved by repeatedly printing all defined detail tags between two special tags: START and END.
  • The Lab template uses < !--[SEC_LAB_DET_START]--> and < !--[SEC_LAB_DET_END]-->
  • The Rad template uses < !--[SEC_RAD_DET_START]--> and < !--[SEC_RAD_DET_END]-->
  • The Rx template uses < !--[SEC_RX_DET_START]--> and < !--[SEC_RX_DET_END]-->
  • The Encounter Report template uses < !--[SEC_ENC_REP_START]--> and < !--[SEC_ENC_REP_END]-->
Labs can have specific formats in which they require Lab orders. Lab Order or Rad Order templates can be defined for a specific vendor. If no vendor is specified, then the template is assumed to be generic. Generic templates are used if a Lab Order or Rad Order is not for a specific vendor, or if there is no template defined for the selected vendor.

While printing a prescription for In-House drugs, the system will use any Prescription Order with the word "InHouse" in its name.

A copy of an existing template can be created using the "Save As..." button.

Fillable Form Template: Fillable PDF forms are electronically generated PDF forms with filled-in values coming from the patient's encounter, thus ensuring speed and accuracy. Currently, PrognoCIS supports the following groups of forms from the states of New York and Florida:

- Doctor's Initial Report, C-4;

- Doctor's Progress Report, C-4.2;

- Florida Workers' Compensation - DWC25

Fillable forms are designed in such a way that data is pulled from encounters or the patient's records using relevant tags. The field name and its relevant tags are pipe-separated (|). Fillable form templates are available on the following screens:
  • the Specialty screen,
  • the Progress Notes screen, and
  • the Letter-Out screen.
Copy Template: Displays a list of clinic-preferred templates to choose and copy from.