The Pick List allows the user to select from a pre-defined list of items. The list may be used to help the user pick an answer from a list, instead of typing it each time. This helps the user enter information which may need to be repeated many times. Examples are:
- teeth numbers
- quadrants
- materials
The pick list may be used within these areas:
- progress notes, via the question prompt
- letters generated to a single patient, via the question prompt
- medical questionnaire
- dental questionnaire
To incorporate a Pick List within a custom letter:
- click the word “Reports”
- choose the “Custom” and “Custom Letter” options from the drop-down list
- click the applicable button – Add New Letter or Edit
- place the cursor where the prompt should occur
- click the Add Question button
- enter the question prompt
- checkmark the “Pick List” box
- select the desired pick list
- click the Add Question button
- click the Save button
To generate the letter for the patient:
- access the patient’s record
- click the “print reports” icon
- select the “Letters” option from the drop-down list
- select the desired “Letter Group”
- select the desired “Letter”
- confirm the remainder of the “Letters” options
- click the Print / Preview button