Clinical Actions

The Clinical Actions preference is used to record a list of clinical actions in the system. These are found when adding a clinical action to a patient. The choice of values are selected using an autocomplete or dropdown list.

Location

The table of Clinical Actions will display the code, name, and status for the clinical action.

Configuration

When adding or editing a clinical action, users are presented with the below form to complete. Always press Save in the bottom right-hand corner of the browser after adding or editing a clinical action.

Code (Required, Unique)

A unique code for the clinical action. This can be the same as the name but must be unique throughout the entire system.

Name (Required)

A name for the preference. It is advisable to keep this unique.

Active

A checkbox to activate/deactivate an entry. If the preference is not active, it will not be selectable in any drop-down lists.

Default Value

A checkbox to set the clinical action as the default value. This will be the value selected by default when adding a clinical action to a patient. Only one clinical action can be set as the default value.

Clinic Required

A checkbox to set a clinic as required for the action itself. If this is checked, the user will be required to select a clinic when adding the clinical action to a patient. If this is not checked, the user will not be required to select a clinic when adding the clinical action to a patient.

Staff Required

A checkbox to set staff as required for the action itself. If this is checked, the user will be required to select staff when adding the clinical action to a patient. If this is not checked, the user will not be required to select staff when adding the clinical action to a patient.