Open an Encounter

To add data, you must first start a new encounter. This is like choosing a consultation type in your practice. You can then add required data to the encounter by selecting the relevant data entry category(s). You must save the encounter for the data to writte back to the patient record.

You can leave an encounter open and navigate to other screens, returning to the encounter via but you must remember to save the encounter within 30 days, or it will be deleted.

It is good practice to check for any open encounters before finishing your visits.

Note - You can add patient data whether online or offline.

Any data added whilst offline sent back to your clinical system when you are online and login to Vision Anywhere.
Only saved encounters are uploaded.

Select a patient from your Appointments, Searching for a Patient or Downloaded Patients screen, the patient record opens on the Patient Summary screen.
Tap to add a new encounter.
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Select the encounter type from the list. The options are:
To close the Encounter select Done at the top right corner of the screen.

Note - Open encounters are saved on your device and are not available from any other setting. Any open encounters are deleted after 30 days.