Referrals

 

In the "Referrals" tab there is a form of adding patient’s new referral and under it there is a list of all referrals issued for the patient (if any were issued) with access to data of each of them by clicking the information bar about referral.

To enter a new referral, in form of adding a new referral, at least all fields with bold dark blue frame have to be completed. In the fields of dates of issue and validity of referral values are selected from the calendars - after clicking on the date field, calendar appears allowing you to select the correct date. In the case of ICD-10 codes of diagnoses, there are displayed hints: when typing code, part of the name or short name of code (in brackets) there is displayed a list of diagnoses containing typed part of the name, code or identified by entered short name - appropriate diagnosis’ code must be selected by clicking the mouse on the list of suggestions .If the doctor issuing the referral exists in the database of the healthcare facility, then the fields “Healthcare provider type”, "Referring doctor name", "NPWZ of referring doctor", "referring doctor unit", "REGON of referring doctor unit", " VII part of the ministerial code of referring doctor unit" and " VIII part of the ministerial code of referring doctor unit" can be filled automatically by clicking the "insert doctor and unit data from database" and then find a doctor with his unit using the search engine in the new window and confirm your selection by pressing the "Select" button at the referring doctor. Searching of doctors and units is possible by any combination of the following criteria:

  • First name – the beginning of the first name of the referring doctor (capitalization does not matter)
  • Surname – the beginning of the surname of the referring doctor (capitalization does not matter)
  • NPWZ – the number of license to practice of referring doctor
  • Name of the organizational unit – the beginning of the name of the clinic where referring doctor works (capitalization does not matter)
  • Unit address - the address of clinic where referring doctor works (capitalization does not matter)

When you click "Select" button, window is closed and the doctor’s and unit’s data are inserted into the form of adding a referral.

Under the form of adding a new referral are available following buttons:

  • Add – add a referral and remain in the "Referrals" tab of patient’s card
  • Add and exit – add a referral and return to search engine of patients
  • Cancel – erase the data entered into the form (clear form) and remain in the "Referrals" tab of patient’s card
  • Back to patients search – back to the search engine of patients without adding any document

Independently from used adding button before adding declaration to a database system verifies their correctness. In case of irregularities displays an error message indicating what should be corrected in the form. In case of such message data in the form should be corrected according to the message and retry to add a referral. In case of incorrect (non-existent) NPWZ number of referring doctor and/or incorrect (non-existent) REGON number of referring doctor’s unit, the system warns about this, but still allows you to add such referral (practice shows that NPWZ and REGON are often difficult to correctly read from stamps on the referral, but despite of this referral has to be entered to the system). Correct adding referral to database ends with a message about the successful completion of the operation, displays empty form of adding referral and under this there is a list of all patient’s referrals, including this one already added (when to add the referral is used "Add" button), or displays a message about the successful completion of the operation and search engine of patients (when to add the referral is used the "Add and exit" button).

Below the form of adding a new referral there is displayed a list of all referrals issued for the patient. For each referral there is information bar with basic data of referral: a type of referral, NPWZ number of referring doctor, REGON number of referring doctor’s unit, date of issue, date of validity. To modify any of these referrals, click on the information bar about the selected referral. After clicking, under the bar information will develop a full form with the referral’s data of the same structure and rules of filling as form of adding a new referral. In addition, the form displays information about the status of the referral. Under the data form of the selected referral are located buttons:

  • Save - save changes and remain in the "Referrals" tab of patient’s card
  • Save and exit - Save changes and return to the search engine of patients
  • Cancel – undo the changes and remain in the " Referrals" tab of patient’s card
  • Back to patients search - back to search engine of patients without saving changes

Independently from used saving button before saving data to a database system verifies their correctness. In case of irregularities displays an error message indicating what should be corrected in the form. In case of such message data in the form should be corrected according to the message and retry to save. In case of incorrect (non-existent) NPWZ number of referring doctor and/or incorrect (non-existent) REGON number of referring doctor’s unit, the system warns about this, but still allows you to add such referral. Correct saving ends with a message about the successful completion of the operation, displays empty form of adding referral and under this there is a list of all patient’s referrals, including this one already added (when to save the data is used "Save" button), or displays a message about the successful completion of the operation and search engine of patients (when to save the data is used the "Save and exit" button).

If a given referral is an e-referral (i.e. it has been saved in the card as a result of downloading an ereferral from the P1 platform), then with such referral a clear information is displayed that it is an ereferral and the button "View e-referral content" allows you to preview and a printout of the paper equivalent of the e-referral.