Practice: StarNotes and StarForms

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Practice StarNotes and StarForms Find Patient
Form/Template
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1. Select from Patient List, Inpt. Census and from
   Training Locations, Train B319. Select your
   training patient by clicking on MR in front of
   name -- OR type name or MR in Patient Finder
   box , click on magnifying glass, and select from
   list if more than one pt. by that name.
2. From Enter Data, click on Forms or StarNotes to
   open desired document.

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Customize Actions Menu to add frequently used
Notes and Forms
Short Cut!
Once you have identified the Notes Templates or
Forms youll use most often, you can customize
your Actions Menu to include your Favorites.

1. Click Customize.
2. In the next frame, clicking on blue (active)
   items will inactivate clicking on gray
   (inactive) items will activate.
3. Check boxes by Show favorite StarNotes
   StarForms in the Actions.
4. When youve made all your selections, click
   Install new Actions button to activate.

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Customize Actions Menu to add frequently used
Notes and Forms (cont.)
3 StarForm and 3 StarNote Favorites added to
Actions Menu. Once there, to use going forward,
just select from Actions Menu
Notes Templates
StarForms
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StarNotes Vs. StarForms

• StarNotes
• Templates easier to create no programming skills
  required
• Easy to use with reasonable typing skills
• Data is Formatted but not Structure so less
  efficient source of data for future research

• StarForms
• Must be built by programmer take 10 x as long to
  build as Notes Template
• Easier to use for those with minimal typing
  skills
• Most data in forms is both Structured and
  Formatted so better source of data for research
  going forward.

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StarNotes
From the StarNotes page, click on Tutorial
hyperlink to open a short tutorial on use of the
tool. Good refresher when you forget details.

• When using StarNotes
• AVOID
• Re-Use Copy/Paste WITHOUT follow-up editing.
  Failure to do careful editing can result in a
  note that is useless as a communication tool and
  in the worst case, dangerous to patient safety.
• DO
• Understand how your team uses the tool (which
  templates for various situations, how
  Attestations done, etc.)

Remember that for notes that need Attestation,
make sure you know how your supervising Physician
wants to review your notes. You will be prompted
to send to them when saving as final.
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StarNotes Practice

1. Locate (under History and physical) HP for
   advanced practice nursing
2. Add as a Favorite
3. Add to your Actions Menu
4. Using your Training Patient, practice entering a
   note.
5. Save the note as a Draft
6. Where would you go to find the Note when you are
   ready to finalize?

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StarForms Practice

1. From StarForms page, History and Physical
   section, find History and Physical (Medicine
   Non-teaching).
2. Place a check mark in the box beside it to add to
   Favorites then click on title to open the form
   in the frame below.
3. In Provider Box, change to Test, Physician.
4. Enter data in some of the fields, noting the
   variation in field types. Note that data would
   auto-import into some fields if available.
5. Scroll to bottom and click on Done. Send to
   Attending for Review and Signature
6. Where would you find this document once its
   complete?

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Questions Break(Mid Levels who will NOT work
in Inpatient Setting may leave here)

• If you work ONLY in outpatient setting
• Go to Systems Support Web Site to complete class
  evaluation, take resource materials, and you are
  excused.
• If you will work in Inpatient setting, take a
  break and return in 15 min. for part 2.
• Restrooms down the hall inside locker room
• Snacks available in food court on 2nd floor.