Entering or editing chart notes

You can enter a general note regarding a patient's clinical chart directly in Chart during a charting session for that patient. The note will always be visible to anyone who opens Chart for that patient.

Note: Viewing chart notes requires the "Chart Notes, View" security right. Entering and editing chart notes requires the "Chart Notes, View" and "Chart Notes, Add/Edit" security rights.

To enter a chart note

With a patient selected in Chart, do one of the following:

To enter text directly in the box, do the following:

If the chart notes are currently hidden, next to Chart Notes, click View.

Note:

This button is labeled "Hide" if the chart notes are currently visible.

This button is available only if your user account has been granted the "Chart Notes, View" security right.

The Chart Notes box becomes available for text entry.

Enter notes regarding the patient. The notes are saved automatically.

Note: Entering chart notes requires the "Chart Notes, View" and "Chart Notes, Add/Edit" security rights.

To view the entire note and then enter text, do the following:

Next to Chart Notes, click the More button .

Note: Accessing the chart notes with this button requires the "Chart Notes, View" and "Chart Notes, Add/Edit" security rights.

The Edit Chart Notes dialog box appears.

Enter notes regarding the patient.

Click OK.

Notes:

The maximum length for a chart note is 8000 characters.

To check the spelling of the note's text, click the Check Spelling button .