PATIENT JUNCTION™ - Patient Registration
Kiosk and E-Signature Capture
System for Use with
AltaPoint™
Practice Management &
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Patient Junction is a highly customizable system
that collects patient registration information, medical history or
other survey data, and e-signatures from patients
using secure PC's in the waiting rooms of physicians' offices.
New features also allow it to receive patient information from a
practice's website as well.
The information collected is then written directly into the database of an AltaPoint™
system. Patient Junction can be used on a
self-service patient kiosk PC, on a PC managed by a staff member
at the front desk, or on a tablet PC anywhere in the office. It saves staff time and takes practices several steps
closer to a paperless
office when used with an AltaPoint Practice Management or AltaPoint EMR system.
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Basic patient demographic information is written directly into data
fields in a new patient record in AltaPoint. Other insurance and
survey data is written into a note in the AltaPoint patient record that can be edited, printed, and
stored permanently in electronic form. Electronically signed (e-signed) documents
are stored within the AltaPoint database and can easily be viewed
and printed through the Document Management tab of the patient
records in AltaPoint. Patients are also given the option to print a copy of
documents as they are e-signed with an electronic signature pad
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Patient Junction
Benefits:
- Reduces staff
workload by collecting patient demographic information and writing it
directly to the AltaPoint database.
- Reduces typos and
other mistakes typically made when transcribing patient information
from hand written forms.
- Reduces the need for
storage space and potential liability associated with storing paper
copies of patient demographic information, signed documents, as well
as medical history and survey forms in paper charts.
- Eliminates time and
hassle of retrieving and re-filing forms and documents in paper
charts.
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Patient Junction Features:
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Collects patient acceptance or e-signature on up to four customizable
documents including HIPAA privacy policy, financial agreement,
arbitration agreement, consent forms, and
more.
- Documents that are
electronically signed by patients using an electronic signature pad
or tablet PC are then
stored with the signature in encrypted form within the AltaPoint database bound
to the original text.
- Minimal hardware
requirements allow it to be used on older, slower Windows® XP PC's
allowing their useful life to be extended. Patient Junction can
also be used on desktop, laptop, and tablet PC's with Windows Vista®.
- Option available for
e-signature capture directly using the stylus on the touch screen of
tablet PC's using Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows Vista
Business and Ultimate.
- Compatible with two
popular brands of electronic signature pads:
ePad™ by Interlink Electronics Inc.
SignatureGem™ by Topaz Systems Inc.
- Signed documents are
easily accessible through entries automatically created in the AltaPoint Document Management feature as viewable and printable PDF
documents.
- Option to allow
patients to print a paper copy of documents as they are e-signed for their own
records.
- Customizable data
fields for collecting up to 174 pieces of patient survey information
including medical history, surgical history, allergies, current
medications, social history, family medical history, or other
questions.
- Automated data import
features allow patient data collected and output from a custom
practice website to be added to an AltaPoint database.
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Creates new patient records automatically in AltaPoint database based
on patient input to save staff time and avoid errors.
- Option to add updated
and additional information to existing patient records, or create new
patient records and create an AltaPoint
alert reminder to flag patient-created records that
may be duplicates based on social
security number, or name, date of birth, and other criteria.
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Inactivity timer clears unsaved patient entries that have not been saved
after a pre-set time period that can be configured from twenty
seconds up to ten minutes.
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Optional reminders flag patient-created records with alerts that
popup upon access to remind staff to review records before they are
used.
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Optional task list entries queue patient-created records for review
by staff as they are created.
- Automatically fills in values
as it creates new patient records using the AltaPoint
Default Patient Settings, or default values defined specifically for
patient records created through the patient registration system.
- Patient codes (chart numbers) are assigned automatically using the alpha-numeric
pattern used in AltaPoint, and laptop sync ID values set in the AltaPoint practice settings.
- Initial screen presents a modifiable instruction page to guide patients in use of the system.
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Language customization capabilities allow the system's user interface to be configured for use with
languages other than the default language, English, or otherwise modified
to suite the preferences of the office.
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Includes a convenient customization utility for setting up survey
questions tailored for the practice, system labels in other
languages, documents for patient approval, and other settings.
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Can be configured to connect directly to an AltaPoint
database in seconds.
- Offers a configurable list of required patient data fields
to guide patient
data input.
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