Page Description

Use the Quick Comments page to add or edit the quick comments list used for patient demographics. See the Demographics topic.

For more help, click one of the following links:

• Accessing this Page
• Viewing the Quick Comments List
• Adding or Editing Quick Comments Details

Accessing this Page

• Click the Administration menu button, click the Customization button, and then click the Quick Comments submenu link. You must have the necessary security permissions to access the Administration menu button and to access the Quick Comments administration page.

When you click the Administration menu button, Copia opens the main Administration menu, which contains administrative menu buttons, including the Customization menu. To return to the main menu for Copia, click the Lab Tasks menu button.

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1. The Quick Comments page contains a list of up to ten quick comments. If the list is longer than one page, use the Page links, located below the list of quick comments, to navigate through the list.
2. To view active quick comments only, select the Show active only checkbox at the top of the Quick Comments page. You set the inactive/active status in the Quick Comments Details section of the Quick Comments details page. See "Adding or Editing Quick Comments Details" below.
3. If you cannot find the desired quick comments, click the Add button to add a quick comment. See "Adding or Editing Quick Comments Details" below.
4. Click the quick comment on the Quick Comments list page to view or edit quick comment information on the quick comment details page. See "Adding or Editing Quick Comments Details" below.

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Adding or Editing Quick Comments Details

1. Use the Quick Comments Details section of the Quick Comments details page to add or edit a quick comment.
2. Enter an indentifying number for the comment in the Quick Comment ID field, if desired.
3. Enter or modify the quick comment in the Comment Text field. This field is required.
4. To edit the quick comment, highlight or delete text already displayed in the field, then modify as desired.
5. Select the Active checkbox to enable users to select the quick comment while entering patient, order, and order choice comments, depending on what level you set for the comments (see below). Clear this checkbox to restrict users from selecting the quick comment. If the quick comment is inactive, Copia clears it from the Quick Comments list page when you select the Show active only checkbox. See "Viewing the Quick Comments List" above.
6. Select an option from the Field Code drop-down list to specify field codes for quick comments. Select either Current Time, Current Date, Current User's ID, or Current User's Name from the drop-down list. When a field code is selected, it automatically appears in the Comment Text field.
7. Select the Client Service Item Description, Client Service Item Note, Client Service Item Resolution, Client Service Item Summary, Clinical Info Comment, Order Choice Comment, Order Comment, Patient Comment, Result Linked Document Annotations Comment, Order Linked Document Annotations Comment, Patient Linked Document Annotations Comment, Specimen Source Free Form Text, and/or Result Comment checkboxes to indicate the comment pages on which the quick comment should be available. See the Add/Edit Patient Comment, Add/Edit Order Comment, or Add/Edit Order Choice Comment topics.
8. Click < Back to List to return to the Quick Comments list page without saving any changes.
9. Click Save to record changes and return to the Quick Comments list page.

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