Skill Sharpener

Exercise 1:  Add an answer to a questionnaire.

When using a questionnaire, you want to answer a question with an answer type that is not available. You want to add an answer with a quantifying prompt. How do you do this?

To add an answer to a question:

  1. Click the Word Processing button on the main menu. The Word Processing menu is displayed. Select Communications Setup. The Select Questionnaire window is displayed.

  2. Select the questionnaire type you want to change and click Change. The Setup Questionnaire window is displayed.

  3. Select the question for which you want to add an answer and click Change. The Change Question window is displayed.

  4. Click Add. A blank line is selected in the Answers section.

  5. In the Answer Text column, type the answer.

  6. In the Quantify column, click <No> (the default) to set the field to Yes. The Quantify Prompt window is displayed.

  7. Enter the text you want to use as a quantifying prompt for this answer. Click OK. The Set Patient Text window is displayed.

  8. Type the information about the patient’s treatment or diagnosis for the patient or responsible party.

When you are finished entering patient text, click OK. The Set Doctor Text window is displayed.

  1. Type the information about the patient’s treatment or diagnosis in clinical terms for the referring dentist or a doctor to whom you are referring the patient.

  2. If the text should include a quantified amount, type <<quantify>> where the amount should print.

  3. You can include patient information in letter text by typing the merge field surrounded by << >>.

  4. Repeat the above steps, when applicable, for each possible answer to the question.

When you are finished entering doctor text, click OK. The Set Other Text window is displayed.

  1. In the Set Other Text window, add other text, if appropriate.

  2. If the text should include a quantified amount, type <<quantify>> where the amount should print.

  3. You can include patient information in letter text by typing the merge field surrounded by << >>.

  4. Repeat the above steps, when applicable, for each possible answer to the question.

  1. Click OK.

 

Related Topics

Using Communications Questionnaires

Changing Existing Questionnaires

Adding New Questionnaires

Executing Questionnaires