Provider | Pre-Training Review

What is the easiest way to navigate back to the homepage in athenaOne?

• Desktop icon

• Log out and log back in

• athenaOne button

• Back arrow in browser

Answer explanation

The athenaOne button in the upper left corner is your "home sweet home" button! It refreshes athena to the homepage with the schedule and inbox view.

How do you add or update the schedules viewable on the homepage?

• (+) button

• Calendar dropdown menu

• Gear > User Preferences

• You can only see the providers in the department you've logged into

Answer explanation

The (+) button allows each user to customize what schedules they view on their homepage schedule. Pick from specific providers or view the entire department--or both! Selecting the department and a provider in that department will place that provider's schedule at the very top each time, while the rest of the department schedules are viewable beneath.

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How can you access a patient's Chart?

• Search the patient

• From the Quickview page

• Patients dropdown menu

• Clicking on the patient from the homepage schedule

Answer explanation

There are several ways to access a patient's Chart depending on where you are in athenaOne. The Patients dropdown is not one of them, however!

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What sections of the provider's Exam can the nursing staff prep during their Intake?

• History of Present Illness

• Review of Systems

• Procedure Documentation

• Physical Exam

• Orders

Answer explanation

Nursing staff share access to the HPI, ROS, Procedure Documentation, and parts of the Assessment & Plan (Orders and Results in the Intake) with providers.

The Physical Exam is only available to the provider through the Exam.

How do you use an Encounter Plan?

• Type ".EncounterPlan"

• It happens automatically depending on the appointment type

• Click (+) to add a Reason for Visit that an Encounter Plan is built for

• Only nursing staff can use Encounter Plans

Answer explanation

Encounter Plans are trigged by selecting a Reason for Visit that has a Encounter Plan built for it. These are noted by the EP symbol beside the selection!

Both nursing staff and providers have access to this from the Intake and Exam respectively.

The patient states that they've changed their preferred pharmacy from Walgreens to CVS. Where can you update this in the chart?

• Patient Preferences

• Medications

• Assessment & Plan

• Chevron Dropdown below Patient Photo

Answer explanation

Providers can quickly view and update a patient's preferred pharmacy, lab, and imaging facilities from the chevron dropdown beneath the patient photo. These preferences pull in automatically to the corresponding order types for more efficient ordering!

TRUE OR FALSE:

The structured templates in the HPI and ROS sections will not allow you to document opposite findings.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is true!

The structured templates have normal (green) and abnormal (red) findings, and some of them contradict each other - meaning you can't document that a patient has no pain AND a painful sore throat, like in the image here.

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What types of orders can be placed in the Assessment & Plan?

• Diagnostic Tests

• Educational Handouts

• Consults / Referrals

• Immunizations

• Prescriptions

Answer explanation

Many types of orders can be placed in athenaOne: labs, imaging, diagnostic tests and screenings like pulmonary function or vision screening, referrals to specialists, medications, immunizations, and even educational handouts!

TRUE OR FALSE:

You can reference lab results while completing documentation in the Exam.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is true!

Providers have full access to reference the clinical data available in the chart tabs on the left side, even while in the Intake. View clinical documents, historical lab results, and more without losing your spot.

What is the easiest way to pull in documentation from a previous visit?

• Copy and paste the text from the last visit note

• Use a text macro

• Click (+) to add previous exam section

• Click the accelerator arrow button

Answer explanation

Providers are able to pull over previous findings for the HPI, ROS, and PE sections using the (+) button.

The text and/or templates brought over are fully editable, allowing providers to adjust documentation or elaborate as needed.