The Progress Notes tab displays all the entries made in the PracticeWorks charting module, such as exam results, dental work, proposed treatments, and so forth. You can sort the entries by date or by area of the mouth, such as tooth or quadrant.
When you select an image note in the table, a single thumbnail of the image for that note is displayed in the Image Viewer. You can click the View/Edit button to launch the appropriate viewer for the selected image.
When viewing the charting module in 1024 x 768 mode, Progress Notes are also displayed on the Hard Tissue and Soft Tissue tabs. For more information, see Viewing in the 1024 x 768 Screen Setting.
Finally, you can print the entries (all or a subset of them) to plain paper or transcription labels.
The following information is displayed:
Existing conditions
Proposed and completed dentistry
Pathologies
Missing teeth
Attached images (camera, x-ray, documents, and so on.)
Forms and notes
Soft tissue exams
Documents
Contacts
You can sort the list by date or area. You can configure charting to display the most recent entries at the top or bottom of the list. When you click the Area column, the entries are sorted by tooth or mouth area.
Use the Entries to include section to filter the types of information displayed in the list, such as Contacts, Notes, Forms, Images, and so forth. You can also enter a date range to display only notes from a specific time period. Click Refresh to update the list whenever you change the filter settings.
The following types of entries are displayed in the Entry column:
Text entries automatically generated by graphical charting actions done in the Hard Tissue tab.
Text entries automatically generated by graphical charting actions done in the Soft Tissue tab. These do not include details of exams, since soft tissue exams generate a large number of entries. It includes a reference to the exam itself.
A description for a Note. If a Note is highlighted on the list, a viewing area shown below the list displays the text of the Note.
A description for a Form entry. When a Form entry is highlighted, the details of it are available in the viewing area at the bottom of the screen.
Newly entered proposed entries—shown as (proposed).These entries have not been moved into a treatment plan yet and can be corrected with Correct entry.
Treatment plan entries—shown as (proposed from tx plan). These entries can only be corrected in the Tx Plan tab.
eServices requests.
Entries imported from the patient ledger—shown as (from ledger). These entries can only be corrected from the ledger in PracticeWorks.
Corrections that were made with the Correct entry feature.