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• On clinical summary, under “old problems”, the current date gets entered automatically under "to" column. What is this for?
  The "from" date on the “old problems” is the date when the item was placed on the “current problem” list. The "to" date is the date the item was placed on the “old problem” list. The user can manually change these dates.
• Can I print out just the problem list and medication list?
  Yes, go to the clinical summary and click on the underlined button "problem list" or "medicine list." Alternatively, you could click on the “print clinical summary” button and this will printout a 1-2-page summary of all the patient’s information.
• When you are seeing an initial patient and want to put past things on the old problem list, how do you enter a date that it will accept?
  All dates in ComChart must be in the format: 1/2/1987 or 12/31/1999. All times in ComChart must be in the format: 3:05 PM or 15:05. These dates can be manually entered by click in the respective fields.
• I tried to add a name to the associated clinicians list and couldn't. Can you only add a name if it is in the physician addresses?
  Yes, you are correct. The purpose of the "associated clinicians" list is to automate the communication process between you and other health care providers. ComChart will be able to fax or print progress notes (along with envelopes) only if the provider is listed in the Addresses file.
• Many patients confuse allergy with side effect. I am entering Demerol which caused vomiting. Do you leave this under allergy, with a comment alongside the medicine name?
  Yes, we recommend that you use the comment area to specify the nature of the drug allergy.
• When you first see a patient, or when you start begin using ComChart, you should be able to enter the date that a medication was started as
  Unfortunately, the date field will only accept dates in the format 1/23/1954. We recommend that you use the first day of the month or the first day of the year to indicate an approximate date. If you are concerned about the medico-legal issues, put a note in the patient's Progress notes mentioning that the start date is an unknown date occurring before the indicated date or a notation in the "comments" area alongside the entered date.