-You can book appointments for a registered Patient by searching and selecting the Patient field. You can search the Patient by Patient ID, Name, Email or Mobile number. You can also register a new Patient from the Appointment screen by selecting "Create a new patient" in the Patient field.
+You can create a Patient Appointment from
+`Healthcare > Patient Appointment > New Patient Appointment`
+
+You can book appointments for a registered Patient by searching and selecting the Patient field. The Patient Appointment form allows you to search the Patient by Patient ID, Name, Email or Mobile number. You can also register a new Patient from the Appointment screen by selecting `Create a new Patient` in the Patient field.
-If you have a front desk executive to manage your appointments, you can configure a user role to have access to Patient Appointment so that she can do the bookings by selecting the Physician whom the Patient wish to consult and the date for booking. "Check Availability" button will pop up all the available time slots with status indicators for the date. She can select a time slot and "Book" the Appointment for the Patient.
+If you have a front desk executive to manage your appointments, you can configure a user role to have access to Patient Appointment so that she can do the bookings by selecting the Physician whom the Patient wish to consult and the date for booking.
+
+Note that, selecting the `Appointment Type` will automatically set the duration of the appointment as configured.
+
+`Check Availability` button will pop up all the available time slots with status indicators for the selected date. She can select a time slot and `Book` the Appointment for the Patient.
-After Booking, the scheduled time of the Appointment and duration will be updated and seved in the document.
+Once booked, the scheduled time of the Appointment and the Service Unit as per the Practitioner and appropriate Status will be set in the document. The More Info section of Patient Appointment, user can add *Notes* and also select a *Referring Practitioner* to help you track manage referrals.
+
+Optionally, you can configure ERPNext to automatically send an SMS alert to the Patient about the booking confirmation -
+
+`Healthcare > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient SMS Alerts`
+
+### Invoicing
+ERPNext Healthcare allows you to automatically create Invoice as you book an Appointment. To enable this option, you can turn on this option
+
+`Healthcare > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient SMS Alerts`
+
+If enabled, the Patient Appointment will prompt you to select the *Mode of Payment* and enter the *Amount* collected as the Consultation Charge.
-You can configure ERPNext to send an SMS alert to the Patient about the booking confirmation or a reminder on the day of Appointment by doing necessary configurations in -
-
-> Healthcare > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient SMS Alerts
-
-The screen also allows the executive to select a Referring Physician so that you can track the source the appointment.
-
### Actions
- * Billing: If you collect the consultation fee while booking the Appointment itself you can do so by using the "Create > Invoice" button. This will take you to the ERPNext Accounts Sales Invoice screen.
+ * Vital Signs: `Create > Vital Signs` button will take you to the new Vital Signs screen to record the vitals of the Patient.
- * Vital Signs: "Create > Vital Signs" button will take you to the new Vital Signs screen to record the vitals of the Patient.
+ * Encounter: From the Appointment screen you can directly create and record the `Patient Encounter` to record the details of the visit.
- * Consultation: From the Appointment screen you can directly create a Consultation to record the details of patient encounter.
-
- * View Patient Medical Record.
+ * View `Patient Medical History`.
> Note: User should have privileges (User Role) to view the buttons
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/consultation.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/consultation.md
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-
-# Consultation
-ERPNext Healthcare allows you to record Patient encounters through the Consultation document. You can create a Consultation based on a previously booked Appointment or directly by creating a new Consultation
->Healthcare > Consultation > Consultation
-
-If you are creating the Consultation document from an Appointment, Patient and other related data will automatically be populated else you can search the Patient by name, email phone number etc. The Patient Details section will list the latest Vital Signs record of the patient and other information captured in the Patient screen.
-
-
-
-### Assessment
-
-Encounter Impression section allows you to select (or create new) Complaints and your assessment based on the presented complaints. You can opt to include the captured data in Consultation print by selecting the "In Print" flag
-
-
-
-### Prescriptions
-
-You can prescribe medicines in the Drug Prescription section by selecting the drug codes (Stock Item) and appropriate dosages. If you are not managing Stock and Items are not configured, you can simply enter the Medicine name and strength in the Strength field which will printed.
-
-Prescribing a laboratory investigation is similar and if you have Lab Tests configured, you can select from the list. Or key in the Lab Test name to be printed as part of the Prescription.
-
-
-
-### Medical Coding
-You can also attach one or more Medical Codes to designate the Diagnosis in the Medical Coding Section. You will have to select the Medical Code Standard you wish to encode the diagnosis and then select the Code by searching the Code itself or the Code Description.
-
-
-
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/healthcare_practitioner.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/healthcare_practitioner.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+# Healthcare Practitioner
+ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create multiple practitioners and optionally link to a User with appropriate Roles. You can create a Practitioner here -
+
+`Healthcare > Masters > Healthcare Practitioner`
+
+
+
+To enable access to ERPNext, you may want to attach a User with `Physician` role for the practitioner. Most Patient related documents like the Encounter, Vitals etc. offer only limited access to other roles. It's also possible that you can associate a Healthcare Practitioner to an Employee so as to utilize the many features like Leaves, Payroll etc.
+
+>Note: You should also relate the User to an Employee to utilize the various features of Human Resources module.
+
+### Availability and Charges
+You can select multiple schedules for each practitioner and optionally the service unit at which the practitioner will be available. Also, you can set the consultation charges which are applicable to the practitioner. If required you can select an Income Account for a Physician to book all Consultation charges into separate accounts.
+
+
### What Healthcare Module Covers
-ERPNext Healthcare helps you manage your clinic or practice efficiently by scheduling **Appointments** and recording **Patient Encounters** (Consultations). You can easily pull out a **Patient's Health Record** anytime to review all the history of treatments assisting you in providing effective, high quality care.
+ERPNext Healthcare helps you manage your hospital, clinic or practice efficiently by scheduling **Appointments** and recording **Patient Encounters**. You can easily pull out a **Patient's Medical History** anytime to review the list of past conditions and treatments assisting you in providing effective, high quality care. It allows to easily search for ICD-10 Medical Codes simplifying the coding process. ERPNext Healthcare also comes with a Laboratory module with predefined templates for recording common Lab Tests.
+With ERPNext version 11, Healthcare module helps you to define templates for Clinical Procedures, schedule appointments for procedures and also record stock consumption while performing the procedure. Inpatient admission scheduling, Transfer, Discharge and related billing features are also made available
+
### Contributors of ERPNext Healthcare module
-The healthcare domain of ERPNext is a first domain to be competely contributed by a ERPNext community member, Earthians. Listen to Anoop, founder of Earthian on what motivated him to venture into Healthcare domain and how it benefit all the stack-holders of the community.
+The healthcare domain of ERPNext is a first domain to be completely contributed by a ERPNext community member, earthians. Listen to Anoop, founder of earthians on what motivated him to venture into Healthcare domain and how it benefit all the stake holders of the community.
@@ -24,12 +26,13 @@ The healthcare domain of ERPNext is a first domain to be competely contributed b
### User Manual
-A clinic needs lots more than Healthcare module to operate efficiently. ERPNext has all of it available built-in.
+A Healthcare facility needs lots more than Healthcare module to operate efficiently. ERPNext has all of it available, built-in.
- You track your books of accounts using [Accounts module](/docs/user/manual/en/accounts.html).
- Manage payroll, leaves and claims of your support staff in the [HR module](/docs/user/manual/en/human-resources.html).
-- Organize your [purchases](/docs/user/manual/en/buying.html) and place an approval system.
+- Organize your [Purchases](/docs/user/manual/en/buying.html) and place an approval system.
+- Track and manage your Pharmacy and other supplies' [Stock](/docs/user/manual/en/stock.html) effectively.
-Here is the stepwise guide on each functionality of ERPNext Healthcare module.
+Following are detailed guides on each functionality of the ERPNext Healthcare module.
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+{index}
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/index.txt b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/index.txt
index 471d91d5..3f16e61d 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/index.txt
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/index.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
patient
appointment
vital_signs
-consultation
+patient_encounter
medical_record
sample_collection
lab_test
invoicing
-physician
-physician_schedule
+healthcare_practitioner
+practitioner_schedule
medical_codes
setup
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/invoicing.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/invoicing.md
index 901ae1ad..268c6363 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/invoicing.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/invoicing.md
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
# Invoicing
-Billing is an integral part of any undertaking and ERPNext Healthcare achieves this by making use of the ERPNext Accounts module.
+Billing is an integral part of any undertaking and ERPNext Healthcare achieves this by making use of the features made available as part of ERPNext Accounts module.
+
+The healthcare domain links Patient document with `Customer` and all billable services like, Lab Tests, Clinical Procedures, Consulting Fees etc. with `Item` document _(with Maintain Stock set to false)_. You can set the links manually too.
+
+The Sales Invoice already has the `Get Items` button which helps User to get a list of Items from other related documents. ERPNext Healthcare brings two more option here to fetch un-billed services for a Patient as well as prescribed medications from Patient Encounter. This way, the billing user can fetch all billable services as well as prescribed medications without having to have access to the Healthcare module.
+
+
> Note: All transactions of a Patient is booked against the Customer which it is linked to.
-All ERPNext Healthcare documents which require Invoicing will have buttons which would take you to the Sales Invoice with the Items configured for the service. You can then proceed by following the ERPNExt Accounts module workflows. Please note that your User account should have appropriate privileges to access the Accounts documents.
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md
index 2d262fac..873620ec 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md
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@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
# Lab Test
ERPNext Healthcare allows you to manage a clinical laboratory efficiently by allowing you to enter Lab Tests and print or email test results, manage samples collected, create Invoice etc. ERPNext Healthcare comes pre-packed with some sample tests, you can reconfigure Lab Test Templates for each Test and its result format or crate new ones. You can do this in
->Healthcare > Setup > Lab Text Templates
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Text Templates`
Once you have all necessary Lab Test Templates configured, you can start creating Lab Tests by selecting a Test Template every time you create a Test. To create a new Lab Test
->Healthcare > Laboratory > Lab Test > New Lab Test
+
+`Healthcare > Laboratory > Lab Test > New Lab Test`
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ You can record the test results in the Lab Test document as the results gets rea
> Note: To create Sample Collection documents for every Lab Test, check "Manage Sample Collection" flag in Healthcare Settings and select Sample in the Lab Test Template
In many Laboratories, approval of Lab Tests is a must before printing and submitting the document. ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create Users with Role "Lab Test Approver" for this. You will also have to enable this in
->Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Require Lab Test Approval
+
+`Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Require Lab Test Approval`
This will ensure that emailing or printing of Lab Tests can only be done after Approval of the Lab Test by the Lab Test Approver.
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md
index 880ea8f6..af6e44af 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
# Medical Code Standards
-Medical Coding are in many countries required for regulatory compliance and many of the Medical Insurance companies do that pricing based on Medical Code standards. ERPNext Healthcare offers support, however limited, to encode diagnosis and assessments recorded as part of Consultation. This can be done if you configure the Medical Code Standard and related Medical Codes - this is easily done by data import as the code data tends to be quite large. You can create as many Medical Code Standards you wish
-> Healthcare > Masters > Medical Code Standard
+Medical Coding are in many countries required for regulatory compliance and many of the Medical Insurance companies manage eligibility and pricing based on Medical Code standards. ERPNext Healthcare offers support, however limited, to encode diagnosis and assessments recorded as part of Patient Encounter. This can be done if you configure the Medical Code Standard and related Medical Codes - this is easily done by data import as the code data tends to be quite large. You can create as many Medical Code Standards as you wish
-Medical Code Standard document is used to name the Code Standard and act as a container for all the medical codes which are standardized under it. Medical Codes and descriptions can then be imported to the Medical Code document, after ensuring that you set the Medical Code Standard field to the appropriate Standard name.
+`Healthcare > Masters > Medical Code Standard`
+Medical Code Standard document is used to name the Code Standard and act as a container for all the medical codes which are standardized under it. Medical Codes and descriptions can then be imported to the Medical Code document, after ensuring that you set the Medical Code Standard field to the appropriate Standard name.
+
+In the Patient Encounter, practitioner can easily search and select appropriate ones from preconfigured Medical Codes
+
+
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md
index 97552848..6a356072 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-# Patient Medical Record
-The maintenance of complete and accurate medical records is a requirement of healthcare providers and is critical in rendering effective, high quality care. ERPNext Healthcare allows you to draw up the treatment history of a Patient anytime by merely selecting the Patient. "Medical Record" button is available in various screens so that you can easily switch to the Medical Record page to view the patient history.
+# Patient Medical History
+Maintenance of accurate and complete medical records of patients is one of the rudiments for healthcare practitioners and providers. Over and above, the ease at which the information is accessible by a practitioner is critical in rendering effective, high quality care.
-Medical Record automatically keeps track of all Consultations, recorded Vital Signs, Lab Investigations etc. Complaints, Diagnosis etc. captured as part of consultation are easily viewable but to look at the details of other documents, links are provided.
+ERPNext Healthcare helps you to draw up the medical history of a Patient anytime by quickly searching and selecting the Patient. `View > Medical Record` button is available in all forms where Healthcare Practitioners act, so that they can easily switch to the `Patient Medical History` page to view the patient history.
+
+Medical Record automatically keeps track of all Complaints, Diagnosis and other information captured as part of a Patient Encounter, Vital Signs, Lab Investigations etc.
-##### Adding notes manually to Medical Record
-In the Patient screen Create > Medical Record will allow you to record notes to the Medical Record manually. You can also attach files when doing this, and the Medical Record will display links to the attached file along side the notes. Create > Medical Record button is also made available in the Consultation screen
+##### Adding Medical Records Manually
+In the Patient screen `Create > Medical Record` will allow you to record notes to the Medical Record manually. You can also attach files when doing this, and the Medical Record will display links to the attached file along side the notes. It's also possible to do this from the Patient Encounter.
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md
index e323bc85..6000efff 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md
@@ -1,44 +1,47 @@
# Patient
-In ERPNext Healthcare, the Patient document corresponds any individual who is the recipient of healthcare services you provide. For every ERPNext Healthcare document, it is important to have a Patient associated with it. You can create a new Patient from
-> Healthcare > Masters > Patient > New Patient
+In ERPNext Healthcare, the Patient document corresponds any individual who is the recipient of healthcare services you provide. For every document ERPNext Healthcare, it is important to have a Patient associated with it. You can create a new Patient from
+
+`Healthcare > Masters > Patient > New Patient`
-The Patient document holds most details that are required to identify and qualify a patient. You can enter as much information available while creating the Patient. All information in the patient document is presented on the Consultation screen for easy lookup and you can always update this information. Other data like observations, vital signs etc. are not part of the Patient document. These could be recorded during patient encounters and will be available as part of the Patient Medical Record.
-
-
+The Patient document holds most details that are required to identify and qualify a patient. You can enter as much information available while creating the Patient. All information in the patient document is presented on the Consultation screen for easy lookup and you can always update this information. Other data like observations, vital signs etc. are all linked to the Patient document. These could be recorded during patient encounters and will be available as part of the Patient Medical History.
### Patient as a Customer
-ERPNext Accounts makes use of "Customer" document for booking all transactions. So, you may want to associate every Patient to be associated with a Customer in ERPNext. By default, ERPNext Healthcare creates a Customer alongside a Patient and links to it - every transaction against a Patient is booked against the associated Customer. If, for some reason you do not intend to use the ERPNext Accounts module you can turn this behavior off by unchecking this flag
->Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Manage Customer
+ERPNext, especially the Accounts module, makes use of **Customer** document for booking all transactions. So, you may want to associate every Patient to be associated with a Customer in ERPNext. By default, ERPNext Healthcare creates a Customer alongside a Patient and links to it - every transaction against a Patient is booked against the associated Customer. If, for some reason you do not intend to use the ERPNext Accounts module you can turn this behavior off by unchecking this flag
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Manage Customer`
In many cases, you may want to associate multiple Patients to a single Customer against whom you want to book the transactions. For instance, a Veterinarian would require the care services provided to different pets of an individual invoiced against a single Customer.
-
-
-The Patient Relation section of the Patient allows you to select how a Patient is related to another Patient in the system. This is optional, but will be quite handy if you want to use ERPNext in a fertility clinic, for example.
+
### Registration Fee
Many clinical facilities collect a registration fee during Registration. You can turn this feature on and set the registration fee amount by checking this flag
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Collect Fee for Patient Registration
-If you have this enabled, all new Patients you create will by default be in Disabled mode and will be enabled only after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the "Invoice Patient Registration" button in the Patient document.
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Collect Fee for Patient Registration`
-> Note: For all ERPNext Healthcare documents, "Disabled" Patients are filtered out.
+If you have this option enabled, all new Patients you create will be in _Disabled_ mode by default and will only be enabled after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the `Invoice Patient Registration` button in the Patient document.
+
+> Note: "Disabled" Patients are filtered out in all ERPNext Healthcare documents.
### Grant access to Patient Portal
ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create a portal user associated with a Patient by simply entering the user email id. A welcome email will be sent to the Patient email address to "Complete" registration.
### Actions
-From the Patient document, the following links are enabled
+You can use the document links in the dashboard to traverse the linked document list with Patient filter applied, or use the + icons to create new records. Apart from this, the Patient document allows you to,
-* Vital Signs: "Create > Vital Signs" button will take you to the new Vital Signs screen to record the vitals of the Patient.
+* Jump to the Patient's Health History, using `View > Medical Record` button.
-* View Patient Medical Record.
+* `Create > Vital Signs` to record the vitals of the Patient.
-* Consultation: You can directly create a new Consultation to record the details of patient encounter.
+* Manually add data to a Patient's Medical Record, for instance a scanned copy of a Lab Test performed in an external Laboratory or a quick note on the Patient's condition, using `Create > Medical Record` button.
-> Note: User should have privileges (User Role) to view the buttons
+* Record the details of an encounter by using `Create > Patient Encounter` button
+
+> Note: User should have appropriate privileges (User Role) to view the buttons
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient_encounter.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient_encounter.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+# Patient Encounter
+ERPNext Healthcare allows you to record every encounter with patients through the Patient Encounter document. You can create a Patient Encounter based on a previously booked Appointment or directly by creating a new Patient Encounter
+`Healthcare > Patient Encounter > Patient Encounter`
+
+If you are creating the Patient Encounter document from an Appointment, Patient and other related data will automatically be populated else you can search the Patient by name, email phone number etc. The Patient Details section will list the latest Vital Signs record of the patient and other information captured in the Patient screen.
+
+
+
+### Assessment
+
+Encounter Impression section allows you to select (or create new) Complaints and your assessment based on the presented complaints. You can opt to include the captured data in Patient Encounter print by selecting the "In Print" flag
+
+
+
+### Prescriptions
+
+You can prescribe medicines in the Drug Prescription section by selecting the drug codes (Stock Item) and appropriate dosages. If you are not managing Stock and Items are not configured, you can simply enter the Medicine name and strength in the Strength field which will printed.
+
+Ordering a laboratory investigation is similar and if you have Lab Tests configured, you can select from the list. Or key in the Lab Test name to be printed as part of the Prescription. You can also order a Clinical Procedure to performed in a similar fashion.
+
+
+
+### Medical Coding
+You can also attach one or more Medical Codes to designate the Diagnosis in the Medical Coding Section. You will have to select the Medical Code Standard you wish to encode the diagnosis and then select the Code by searching the Code itself or the Code Description.
+
+
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician.md
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-
-# Physician
-ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create multiple physicians and optionally link to a User with appropriate Roles. You can create a Physician here -
->Healthcare > Masters > Physician
-
-Linking a User to the Physician makes the system populate the Physician field in all documents to the Physician associated with the logged in User.
->Note: You should also relate the User to an Employee to utilize the various features of Human Resources module.
-
-
-
-### Scheduling and Availability
-Each Physician can have a "Physician Schedule" and a "Time per Appointment" on the basis of which, the scheduler will book Appointments. Also, you can select appropriate Income Accounts for a Physician to book all Consultation charges into separate accounts.
-
-
-
-### Referring Physicians
-You may also want to manage a list of Doctors who refers Patients to your facility. You can manage such data in the Physician document itself by leaving out the User link.
-
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician_schedule.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician_schedule.md
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-
-# Physician Schedule
-Physician Schedule will help you to configure the availability and work hours of Physicians. You can then select an applicable schedule for each Physician.
-
-You can create Physician Schedule from -
-> Healthcare > Masters > Physician Schedule
-
-
-
-After naming the schedule you can use the "Add Time Slots" button to create time slots for each day of the week. These time slots will then be displayed while checking the availability of a Physician when booking an Appointment.
-
-
-
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/practitioner_schedule.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/practitioner_schedule.md
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index 00000000..2902b4bf
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+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/practitioner_schedule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+# Practitioner Schedule
+Physician Schedule will help you to configure the availability Healthcare Practitioners. You can then select an applicable schedule for each practitioner.
+
+You can create Practitioner Schedule from -
+`Healthcare > Masters > Practitioner Schedule`
+
+
+
+After naming the schedule you can use the "Add Time Slots" button to create time slots for each day of the week. These time slots will then be displayed while checking the availability of a practitioner while booking an Appointment.
+
+
+
+To apply the schedule to a practitioner, open the Practitioner master and select the schedules and the service unit at which the practitioner will be available.
+
+
+
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md
index c93d0ff5..01919c2f 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
# Sample Collection
-It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to ID the sample, print stickers etc. ERPNext Healthcare "Sample Collection" document helps you to easily manage the sample collection process by creating a sample collection document for every Lab Test automatically. You will have to turn on the flag in Healthcare Settings to enable this feature.
-> Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Manage Sample Collection
+It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to ID the sample, print stickers etc. You can create a Sample Collection directly from
+
+`Healthcare Settings > Laboratory > Sample Collection`
+
+You can optionally automate the creation of Sample Collection document for each Lab Test by turning on this flag `Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Manage Sample Collection`.
@@ -9,6 +12,6 @@ It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to I
You will have to enter the sample collected date and time to Submit the document signaling that the sample is collected.
-Printing on sample identification tags is also possible. By default a sample sticker print template is made available, but you can always create a custom Print Format by using "Customize" button in the print preview.
+Printing of sample identification tags is also possible. By default a sample sticker print template is made available, but you can always customize this directly using the [Print Format Builder](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/setting-up/print/print-format-builder) or even create a custom [Print Format](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/customize-erpnext/print-format) if required.
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md
index f552841f..ae48481d 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# Setup
-Once you setup ERPNext (Company, Chart Of Accounts etc.), you can start with setting up your domain. To setup Healthcare module, User should have Healthcare Admin Role enabled. You can configure each of the departments as detailed in the Topics below.
+Once you setup ERPNext (Company, Chart Of Accounts etc.), you can start with setting up your domain. To setup Healthcare module, User should have `Healthcare Administrator` Role enabled. You can configure each of the departments as detailed in the Topics below.
### Topics
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt
index f2423811..b9de9e72 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Setting up Practice Management
-Setting up Laboratory
-Setting up Pharmacy (Stock)
+setup_practice
+setup_laboratorySetting
+setup_pharmacy
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md
index 0b039e41..eaf8159c 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
If you wish to use features of Laboratory, you can create Users with "Laboratory User". Lab Tests, Sample Collection etc. are only visible to users with this Role enabled.
### Laboratory Settings
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings`
* Manage Sample Collection - If this flag is enabled, every time you create a Lab Test, a Sample Collection document will be created.
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ If you wish to use features of Laboratory, you can create Users with "Laboratory
* Enable the third option if you want the name and designation of the Employee associated with the User who submits the document to be printed in the Lab Test Report.
##### SMS Alerts
-You can configure ERPNext Healthcare to alert Patients via SMS when the Lab Test result gets ready (Submit) and when you Email the result. You an configure the templates for the SMS as registered with your provider here.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory SMS Alerts
+You can configure ERPNext Healthcare to alert Patients via SMS when the Lab Test result gets ready (Submit) and when you Email the result. You can configure the templates for the SMS as registered with your provider here.
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory SMS Alerts`
### Lab Test Templates
Whenever you create a new Lab Test, the Lab Test document is loaded based on the template configured for that particular test. This means, you will have to have separate templates configured for each Lab Test.
Here's how you can configure various types of templates.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Template > New Lab Test Template
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Template > New Lab Test Template`
After providing the Name for the Test you will have to select a Code and Item group for creating the mapped Item. ERPNext Healthcare maps every Lab Test (every other billable healthcare service) to an Item with "Maintain Stock" set to false. This way, the Accounts Module will invoice the Item and you can see the Sales related reports of Selling Module. You can also set selling rate of the Lab Test here - this will update the Selling Price List.
@@ -46,23 +48,28 @@ You will have to select the Sample required for the test. You can also mention t
### Medical Department
To organize your clinic into departments, you can create multiple Medical Departments. You can select appropriate departments in Lab Test Template and will be included in the Lab Test result print.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department`
### Lab Test Sample
You can create various masters for Samples that are to be collected for a Lab Test.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Sample > New Lab Test Sample
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Sample > New Lab Test Sample`
### Lab Test UOM
You can create various masters for Unit of Measures to be used in Lab Test document.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test UOM > New Lab Test UOM
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test UOM > New Lab Test UOM`
### Antibiotic
You can create masters for a list of Antibiotics.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Antibiotic > New Antibiotic
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Antibiotic > New Antibiotic`
### Sensitivity
You can create masters for a list of Sensitivity to various Antibiotics.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Sensitivity > New Sensitivity
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Sensitivity > New Sensitivity`
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md
index b1d5437f..bdcb2f35 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
# Pharmacy
-ERPNext Healthcare do not have a Pharmacy module - but you can configure the Stock module to manage your stock and Accounts and Buying modules for Billing and Purchases. The stock module allows you to configure Items with serial numbers and Batches. Expiry dates can be set if you turn on the "Has Batch No" check. You can also configure the auto reorder levels if required.
+ERPNext Healthcare do not have a Pharmacy module as such. However, [ERPNext Stock](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/stock), [Buying](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/buying) and [Accounts](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/accounts) Module will do all that's needed to seamlessly manage your Pharmacy Stock as well as other supplies, their billing and purchases.
+
+For a Healthcare setup, features like [Items](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/stock/item) with Reorder Levels, [Batch Number and Expiry Dates](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/stock/batch) etc. will be worth looking at.
+
+ERPNext Healthcare adds a few custom fields to `Item` document so that you can effectively configure medicines.
+
+
+
+> Note that these fields are made available only if your setup has Healthcare domain enabled.
+
+Moreover, all the three modules comes with exhaustive reports, and you can even configure auto email to to have reports emailed automatically emailed to you.
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md
index cb41b267..c5011810 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md
@@ -1,39 +1,43 @@
# Clinic / Practice
Configuring ERPNext Healthcare for your practice is simple.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient Settings
-By default Patient document uses the patient name as the name, but you can opt to use a naming series if required.
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient Settings`
-The "Manage Customer" option will enable the system to create and link a Customer whenever a new Patient is created. This Customer is used while booking all transactions.
+By default Patient document uses the patient name as the name, but you can also opt to use a naming series if required.
+
+The `Manage Customer` option will enable the system to create and link a Customer whenever a new Patient is created. This Customer is used while booking all transactions.
Here, you can also select the default Medical Code Standard to use.
###### Collect Fee for Patient Registration
-If you enable this, all new Patients you create will by default be in Disabled mode and will be enabled only after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the "Invoice Patient Registration" button in the Patient document. Also note that all ERPNext Healthcare documents, "Disabled" Patients are filtered out. You can set the registration fee to be collected here.
+If you enable this, all new Patients you create will be _Disabled_ by default and will be only be enabled after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the `Invoice Patient Registration` button in the Patient document. Also note that all ERPNext Healthcare documents, filters out Patient records that are disabled. You can also set the registration fee to be collected here.
###### Consultation Fee validity
Many healthcare facilities do not charge for follow up consultations within a time period after the first visit. You can configure the number of free visits allowed as well as the time period for free consultations here.
### Medical Department
To organize your clinic into departments, you can create multiple Medical Departments.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department`
### Appointment Type
-You can create masters for various type of Appointments. This is optional and not considered while appointment scheduling.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Appointment Type > New Appointment Type
+You can create masters for various type of Appointments. Appointment Type allows you to predefine the duration of the appointment so that while selecting Appointment Type, the duration gets set in the Appointment automatically. You can also set a color for each Appointment Type which will help you identify the appointments of a particular type in the Calendar view.
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Appointment Type > New Appointment Type`
### Prescription Dosage & Duration
You can configure different dosages to be used while prescribing medication to patients. You can name the Prescription dosage in anyway you want (for example, BID or I-0-I), and then set the strength of the drug and the times at which it should be administered.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Dosage > New Prescription Dosage
-> Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Duration > New Prescription Duration
+`Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Dosage > New Prescription Dosage`
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Duration > New Prescription Duration`
### Complaint and Diagnosis
To ease the data entry while recording the encounter impression, ERPNext Healthcare allows you to save each of the Complaint / Diagnosis data you enter, from the Consultation screen itself. This way, the database keeps building a list of all complaints and diagnosis you entered. Later on, every time you start keying in, you will be able to select the previously entered word / sentence from the search field. You can also configure the masters manually.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Complaints > New Complaint
+`Healthcare > Setup > Complaints > New Complaint`
-> Healthcare > Setup > Diagnosis > New Diagnosis
+`Healthcare > Setup > Diagnosis > New Diagnosis`
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md
index 31ddf4b0..7cfe9b6e 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
# Vital Signs
-ERPNext Healthcare allows you to record Vital Signs of Patients and manage this information as part of the Patient's health record. You can create a new document and record Vital Signs of a Patient from most of the Healthcare documents or directly by
-> Healthcare > Consultation > Vital Signs > New Vital Signs
+ERPNext Healthcare helps you to capture Vital Signs of Patients at any point of time. All Vitals information over time can be viewed as part of the Patient's Medical History. You can create a new document and record Vital Signs of a Patient directly by
+
+`Healthcare > Consultation > Vital Signs > New Vital Signs`
-You can select the Patient for whom you are recording the vitals and start by entering each of the fields. Normal values or ranges are provided for ease of assessment. Also present is an auto BMI calculator.
+You can select the Patient for whom you are recording the vitals and start by entering each of the fields. Normal values or ranges are provided for ease of assessment. An automated BMI calculator is also made available.
-All recorded Vital Signs are made available in the Patient Medical Record and the last recorded Vital Sign is displayed on the left hand side pane for easy review.
-
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> Note: All transactions of a Patient is booked against the Customer which it is linked to.
-All ERPNext Healthcare documents which require Invoicing will have buttons which would take you to the Sales Invoice with the Items configured for the service. You can then proceed by following the ERPNExt Accounts module workflows. Please note that your User account should have appropriate privileges to access the Accounts documents.
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md
index 2d262fac..873620ec 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/lab_test.md
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
# Lab Test
ERPNext Healthcare allows you to manage a clinical laboratory efficiently by allowing you to enter Lab Tests and print or email test results, manage samples collected, create Invoice etc. ERPNext Healthcare comes pre-packed with some sample tests, you can reconfigure Lab Test Templates for each Test and its result format or crate new ones. You can do this in
->Healthcare > Setup > Lab Text Templates
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Text Templates`
Once you have all necessary Lab Test Templates configured, you can start creating Lab Tests by selecting a Test Template every time you create a Test. To create a new Lab Test
->Healthcare > Laboratory > Lab Test > New Lab Test
+
+`Healthcare > Laboratory > Lab Test > New Lab Test`
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ You can record the test results in the Lab Test document as the results gets rea
> Note: To create Sample Collection documents for every Lab Test, check "Manage Sample Collection" flag in Healthcare Settings and select Sample in the Lab Test Template
In many Laboratories, approval of Lab Tests is a must before printing and submitting the document. ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create Users with Role "Lab Test Approver" for this. You will also have to enable this in
->Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Require Lab Test Approval
+
+`Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Require Lab Test Approval`
This will ensure that emailing or printing of Lab Tests can only be done after Approval of the Lab Test by the Lab Test Approver.
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md
index 880ea8f6..af6e44af 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_codes.md
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
# Medical Code Standards
-Medical Coding are in many countries required for regulatory compliance and many of the Medical Insurance companies do that pricing based on Medical Code standards. ERPNext Healthcare offers support, however limited, to encode diagnosis and assessments recorded as part of Consultation. This can be done if you configure the Medical Code Standard and related Medical Codes - this is easily done by data import as the code data tends to be quite large. You can create as many Medical Code Standards you wish
-> Healthcare > Masters > Medical Code Standard
+Medical Coding are in many countries required for regulatory compliance and many of the Medical Insurance companies manage eligibility and pricing based on Medical Code standards. ERPNext Healthcare offers support, however limited, to encode diagnosis and assessments recorded as part of Patient Encounter. This can be done if you configure the Medical Code Standard and related Medical Codes - this is easily done by data import as the code data tends to be quite large. You can create as many Medical Code Standards as you wish
-Medical Code Standard document is used to name the Code Standard and act as a container for all the medical codes which are standardized under it. Medical Codes and descriptions can then be imported to the Medical Code document, after ensuring that you set the Medical Code Standard field to the appropriate Standard name.
+`Healthcare > Masters > Medical Code Standard`
+Medical Code Standard document is used to name the Code Standard and act as a container for all the medical codes which are standardized under it. Medical Codes and descriptions can then be imported to the Medical Code document, after ensuring that you set the Medical Code Standard field to the appropriate Standard name.
+
+In the Patient Encounter, practitioner can easily search and select appropriate ones from preconfigured Medical Codes
+
+
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md
index 97552848..6a356072 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/medical_record.md
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-# Patient Medical Record
-The maintenance of complete and accurate medical records is a requirement of healthcare providers and is critical in rendering effective, high quality care. ERPNext Healthcare allows you to draw up the treatment history of a Patient anytime by merely selecting the Patient. "Medical Record" button is available in various screens so that you can easily switch to the Medical Record page to view the patient history.
+# Patient Medical History
+Maintenance of accurate and complete medical records of patients is one of the rudiments for healthcare practitioners and providers. Over and above, the ease at which the information is accessible by a practitioner is critical in rendering effective, high quality care.
-Medical Record automatically keeps track of all Consultations, recorded Vital Signs, Lab Investigations etc. Complaints, Diagnosis etc. captured as part of consultation are easily viewable but to look at the details of other documents, links are provided.
+ERPNext Healthcare helps you to draw up the medical history of a Patient anytime by quickly searching and selecting the Patient. `View > Medical Record` button is available in all forms where Healthcare Practitioners act, so that they can easily switch to the `Patient Medical History` page to view the patient history.
+
+Medical Record automatically keeps track of all Complaints, Diagnosis and other information captured as part of a Patient Encounter, Vital Signs, Lab Investigations etc.
-##### Adding notes manually to Medical Record
-In the Patient screen Create > Medical Record will allow you to record notes to the Medical Record manually. You can also attach files when doing this, and the Medical Record will display links to the attached file along side the notes. Create > Medical Record button is also made available in the Consultation screen
+##### Adding Medical Records Manually
+In the Patient screen `Create > Medical Record` will allow you to record notes to the Medical Record manually. You can also attach files when doing this, and the Medical Record will display links to the attached file along side the notes. It's also possible to do this from the Patient Encounter.
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md
index e323bc85..6000efff 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient.md
@@ -1,44 +1,47 @@
# Patient
-In ERPNext Healthcare, the Patient document corresponds any individual who is the recipient of healthcare services you provide. For every ERPNext Healthcare document, it is important to have a Patient associated with it. You can create a new Patient from
-> Healthcare > Masters > Patient > New Patient
+In ERPNext Healthcare, the Patient document corresponds any individual who is the recipient of healthcare services you provide. For every document ERPNext Healthcare, it is important to have a Patient associated with it. You can create a new Patient from
+
+`Healthcare > Masters > Patient > New Patient`
-The Patient document holds most details that are required to identify and qualify a patient. You can enter as much information available while creating the Patient. All information in the patient document is presented on the Consultation screen for easy lookup and you can always update this information. Other data like observations, vital signs etc. are not part of the Patient document. These could be recorded during patient encounters and will be available as part of the Patient Medical Record.
-
-
+The Patient document holds most details that are required to identify and qualify a patient. You can enter as much information available while creating the Patient. All information in the patient document is presented on the Consultation screen for easy lookup and you can always update this information. Other data like observations, vital signs etc. are all linked to the Patient document. These could be recorded during patient encounters and will be available as part of the Patient Medical History.
### Patient as a Customer
-ERPNext Accounts makes use of "Customer" document for booking all transactions. So, you may want to associate every Patient to be associated with a Customer in ERPNext. By default, ERPNext Healthcare creates a Customer alongside a Patient and links to it - every transaction against a Patient is booked against the associated Customer. If, for some reason you do not intend to use the ERPNext Accounts module you can turn this behavior off by unchecking this flag
->Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Manage Customer
+ERPNext, especially the Accounts module, makes use of **Customer** document for booking all transactions. So, you may want to associate every Patient to be associated with a Customer in ERPNext. By default, ERPNext Healthcare creates a Customer alongside a Patient and links to it - every transaction against a Patient is booked against the associated Customer. If, for some reason you do not intend to use the ERPNext Accounts module you can turn this behavior off by unchecking this flag
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Manage Customer`
In many cases, you may want to associate multiple Patients to a single Customer against whom you want to book the transactions. For instance, a Veterinarian would require the care services provided to different pets of an individual invoiced against a single Customer.
-
-
-The Patient Relation section of the Patient allows you to select how a Patient is related to another Patient in the system. This is optional, but will be quite handy if you want to use ERPNext in a fertility clinic, for example.
+
### Registration Fee
Many clinical facilities collect a registration fee during Registration. You can turn this feature on and set the registration fee amount by checking this flag
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Collect Fee for Patient Registration
-If you have this enabled, all new Patients you create will by default be in Disabled mode and will be enabled only after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the "Invoice Patient Registration" button in the Patient document.
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Collect Fee for Patient Registration`
-> Note: For all ERPNext Healthcare documents, "Disabled" Patients are filtered out.
+If you have this option enabled, all new Patients you create will be in _Disabled_ mode by default and will only be enabled after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the `Invoice Patient Registration` button in the Patient document.
+
+> Note: "Disabled" Patients are filtered out in all ERPNext Healthcare documents.
### Grant access to Patient Portal
ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create a portal user associated with a Patient by simply entering the user email id. A welcome email will be sent to the Patient email address to "Complete" registration.
### Actions
-From the Patient document, the following links are enabled
+You can use the document links in the dashboard to traverse the linked document list with Patient filter applied, or use the + icons to create new records. Apart from this, the Patient document allows you to,
-* Vital Signs: "Create > Vital Signs" button will take you to the new Vital Signs screen to record the vitals of the Patient.
+* Jump to the Patient's Health History, using `View > Medical Record` button.
-* View Patient Medical Record.
+* `Create > Vital Signs` to record the vitals of the Patient.
-* Consultation: You can directly create a new Consultation to record the details of patient encounter.
+* Manually add data to a Patient's Medical Record, for instance a scanned copy of a Lab Test performed in an external Laboratory or a quick note on the Patient's condition, using `Create > Medical Record` button.
-> Note: User should have privileges (User Role) to view the buttons
+* Record the details of an encounter by using `Create > Patient Encounter` button
+
+> Note: User should have appropriate privileges (User Role) to view the buttons
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient_encounter.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient_encounter.md
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..eed15cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/patient_encounter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+# Patient Encounter
+ERPNext Healthcare allows you to record every encounter with patients through the Patient Encounter document. You can create a Patient Encounter based on a previously booked Appointment or directly by creating a new Patient Encounter
+`Healthcare > Patient Encounter > Patient Encounter`
+
+If you are creating the Patient Encounter document from an Appointment, Patient and other related data will automatically be populated else you can search the Patient by name, email phone number etc. The Patient Details section will list the latest Vital Signs record of the patient and other information captured in the Patient screen.
+
+
+
+### Assessment
+
+Encounter Impression section allows you to select (or create new) Complaints and your assessment based on the presented complaints. You can opt to include the captured data in Patient Encounter print by selecting the "In Print" flag
+
+
+
+### Prescriptions
+
+You can prescribe medicines in the Drug Prescription section by selecting the drug codes (Stock Item) and appropriate dosages. If you are not managing Stock and Items are not configured, you can simply enter the Medicine name and strength in the Strength field which will printed.
+
+Ordering a laboratory investigation is similar and if you have Lab Tests configured, you can select from the list. Or key in the Lab Test name to be printed as part of the Prescription. You can also order a Clinical Procedure to performed in a similar fashion.
+
+
+
+### Medical Coding
+You can also attach one or more Medical Codes to designate the Diagnosis in the Medical Coding Section. You will have to select the Medical Code Standard you wish to encode the diagnosis and then select the Code by searching the Code itself or the Code Description.
+
+
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician.md
deleted file mode 100755
index 8e89a781..00000000
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@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-# Physician
-ERPNext Healthcare allows you to create multiple physicians and optionally link to a User with appropriate Roles. You can create a Physician here -
->Healthcare > Masters > Physician
-
-Linking a User to the Physician makes the system populate the Physician field in all documents to the Physician associated with the logged in User.
->Note: You should also relate the User to an Employee to utilize the various features of Human Resources module.
-
-
-
-### Scheduling and Availability
-Each Physician can have a "Physician Schedule" and a "Time per Appointment" on the basis of which, the scheduler will book Appointments. Also, you can select appropriate Income Accounts for a Physician to book all Consultation charges into separate accounts.
-
-
-
-### Referring Physicians
-You may also want to manage a list of Doctors who refers Patients to your facility. You can manage such data in the Physician document itself by leaving out the User link.
-
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician_schedule.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/physician_schedule.md
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-
-# Physician Schedule
-Physician Schedule will help you to configure the availability and work hours of Physicians. You can then select an applicable schedule for each Physician.
-
-You can create Physician Schedule from -
-> Healthcare > Masters > Physician Schedule
-
-
-
-After naming the schedule you can use the "Add Time Slots" button to create time slots for each day of the week. These time slots will then be displayed while checking the availability of a Physician when booking an Appointment.
-
-
-
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/practitioner_schedule.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/practitioner_schedule.md
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2902b4bf
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+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/practitioner_schedule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+# Practitioner Schedule
+Physician Schedule will help you to configure the availability Healthcare Practitioners. You can then select an applicable schedule for each practitioner.
+
+You can create Practitioner Schedule from -
+`Healthcare > Masters > Practitioner Schedule`
+
+
+
+After naming the schedule you can use the "Add Time Slots" button to create time slots for each day of the week. These time slots will then be displayed while checking the availability of a practitioner while booking an Appointment.
+
+
+
+To apply the schedule to a practitioner, open the Practitioner master and select the schedules and the service unit at which the practitioner will be available.
+
+
+
+
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md
index c93d0ff5..01919c2f 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
# Sample Collection
-It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to ID the sample, print stickers etc. ERPNext Healthcare "Sample Collection" document helps you to easily manage the sample collection process by creating a sample collection document for every Lab Test automatically. You will have to turn on the flag in Healthcare Settings to enable this feature.
-> Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Manage Sample Collection
+It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to ID the sample, print stickers etc. You can create a Sample Collection directly from
+
+`Healthcare Settings > Laboratory > Sample Collection`
+
+You can optionally automate the creation of Sample Collection document for each Lab Test by turning on this flag `Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Manage Sample Collection`.
@@ -9,6 +12,6 @@ It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to I
You will have to enter the sample collected date and time to Submit the document signaling that the sample is collected.
-Printing on sample identification tags is also possible. By default a sample sticker print template is made available, but you can always create a custom Print Format by using "Customize" button in the print preview.
+Printing of sample identification tags is also possible. By default a sample sticker print template is made available, but you can always customize this directly using the [Print Format Builder](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/setting-up/print/print-format-builder) or even create a custom [Print Format](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/customize-erpnext/print-format) if required.
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md
index f552841f..ae48481d 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# Setup
-Once you setup ERPNext (Company, Chart Of Accounts etc.), you can start with setting up your domain. To setup Healthcare module, User should have Healthcare Admin Role enabled. You can configure each of the departments as detailed in the Topics below.
+Once you setup ERPNext (Company, Chart Of Accounts etc.), you can start with setting up your domain. To setup Healthcare module, User should have `Healthcare Administrator` Role enabled. You can configure each of the departments as detailed in the Topics below.
### Topics
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt
index f2423811..b9de9e72 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/index.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Setting up Practice Management
-Setting up Laboratory
-Setting up Pharmacy (Stock)
+setup_practice
+setup_laboratorySetting
+setup_pharmacy
diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md
index 0b039e41..eaf8159c 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_laboratory.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
If you wish to use features of Laboratory, you can create Users with "Laboratory User". Lab Tests, Sample Collection etc. are only visible to users with this Role enabled.
### Laboratory Settings
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings`
* Manage Sample Collection - If this flag is enabled, every time you create a Lab Test, a Sample Collection document will be created.
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ If you wish to use features of Laboratory, you can create Users with "Laboratory
* Enable the third option if you want the name and designation of the Employee associated with the User who submits the document to be printed in the Lab Test Report.
##### SMS Alerts
-You can configure ERPNext Healthcare to alert Patients via SMS when the Lab Test result gets ready (Submit) and when you Email the result. You an configure the templates for the SMS as registered with your provider here.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory SMS Alerts
+You can configure ERPNext Healthcare to alert Patients via SMS when the Lab Test result gets ready (Submit) and when you Email the result. You can configure the templates for the SMS as registered with your provider here.
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Laboratory SMS Alerts`
### Lab Test Templates
Whenever you create a new Lab Test, the Lab Test document is loaded based on the template configured for that particular test. This means, you will have to have separate templates configured for each Lab Test.
Here's how you can configure various types of templates.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Template > New Lab Test Template
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Template > New Lab Test Template`
After providing the Name for the Test you will have to select a Code and Item group for creating the mapped Item. ERPNext Healthcare maps every Lab Test (every other billable healthcare service) to an Item with "Maintain Stock" set to false. This way, the Accounts Module will invoice the Item and you can see the Sales related reports of Selling Module. You can also set selling rate of the Lab Test here - this will update the Selling Price List.
@@ -46,23 +48,28 @@ You will have to select the Sample required for the test. You can also mention t
### Medical Department
To organize your clinic into departments, you can create multiple Medical Departments. You can select appropriate departments in Lab Test Template and will be included in the Lab Test result print.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department`
### Lab Test Sample
You can create various masters for Samples that are to be collected for a Lab Test.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Sample > New Lab Test Sample
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Sample > New Lab Test Sample`
### Lab Test UOM
You can create various masters for Unit of Measures to be used in Lab Test document.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test UOM > New Lab Test UOM
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test UOM > New Lab Test UOM`
### Antibiotic
You can create masters for a list of Antibiotics.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Antibiotic > New Antibiotic
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Antibiotic > New Antibiotic`
### Sensitivity
You can create masters for a list of Sensitivity to various Antibiotics.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Sensitivity > New Sensitivity
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Sensitivity > New Sensitivity`
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md
index b1d5437f..bdcb2f35 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_pharmacy.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
# Pharmacy
-ERPNext Healthcare do not have a Pharmacy module - but you can configure the Stock module to manage your stock and Accounts and Buying modules for Billing and Purchases. The stock module allows you to configure Items with serial numbers and Batches. Expiry dates can be set if you turn on the "Has Batch No" check. You can also configure the auto reorder levels if required.
+ERPNext Healthcare do not have a Pharmacy module as such. However, [ERPNext Stock](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/stock), [Buying](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/buying) and [Accounts](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/accounts) Module will do all that's needed to seamlessly manage your Pharmacy Stock as well as other supplies, their billing and purchases.
+
+For a Healthcare setup, features like [Items](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/stock/item) with Reorder Levels, [Batch Number and Expiry Dates](https://erpnext.org/docs/user/manual/en/stock/batch) etc. will be worth looking at.
+
+ERPNext Healthcare adds a few custom fields to `Item` document so that you can effectively configure medicines.
+
+
+
+> Note that these fields are made available only if your setup has Healthcare domain enabled.
+
+Moreover, all the three modules comes with exhaustive reports, and you can even configure auto email to to have reports emailed automatically emailed to you.
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md
index cb41b267..c5011810 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/setup/setup_practice.md
@@ -1,39 +1,43 @@
# Clinic / Practice
Configuring ERPNext Healthcare for your practice is simple.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient Settings
-By default Patient document uses the patient name as the name, but you can opt to use a naming series if required.
+`Healthcare > Setup > Healthcare Settings > Out Patient Settings`
-The "Manage Customer" option will enable the system to create and link a Customer whenever a new Patient is created. This Customer is used while booking all transactions.
+By default Patient document uses the patient name as the name, but you can also opt to use a naming series if required.
+
+The `Manage Customer` option will enable the system to create and link a Customer whenever a new Patient is created. This Customer is used while booking all transactions.
Here, you can also select the default Medical Code Standard to use.
###### Collect Fee for Patient Registration
-If you enable this, all new Patients you create will by default be in Disabled mode and will be enabled only after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the "Invoice Patient Registration" button in the Patient document. Also note that all ERPNext Healthcare documents, "Disabled" Patients are filtered out. You can set the registration fee to be collected here.
+If you enable this, all new Patients you create will be _Disabled_ by default and will be only be enabled after Invoicing the Registration Fee. To create Invoice and record the payment receipt, you can use the `Invoice Patient Registration` button in the Patient document. Also note that all ERPNext Healthcare documents, filters out Patient records that are disabled. You can also set the registration fee to be collected here.
###### Consultation Fee validity
Many healthcare facilities do not charge for follow up consultations within a time period after the first visit. You can configure the number of free visits allowed as well as the time period for free consultations here.
### Medical Department
To organize your clinic into departments, you can create multiple Medical Departments.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department`
### Appointment Type
-You can create masters for various type of Appointments. This is optional and not considered while appointment scheduling.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Appointment Type > New Appointment Type
+You can create masters for various type of Appointments. Appointment Type allows you to predefine the duration of the appointment so that while selecting Appointment Type, the duration gets set in the Appointment automatically. You can also set a color for each Appointment Type which will help you identify the appointments of a particular type in the Calendar view.
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Appointment Type > New Appointment Type`
### Prescription Dosage & Duration
You can configure different dosages to be used while prescribing medication to patients. You can name the Prescription dosage in anyway you want (for example, BID or I-0-I), and then set the strength of the drug and the times at which it should be administered.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Dosage > New Prescription Dosage
-> Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Duration > New Prescription Duration
+`Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Dosage > New Prescription Dosage`
+
+`Healthcare > Setup > Prescription Duration > New Prescription Duration`
### Complaint and Diagnosis
To ease the data entry while recording the encounter impression, ERPNext Healthcare allows you to save each of the Complaint / Diagnosis data you enter, from the Consultation screen itself. This way, the database keeps building a list of all complaints and diagnosis you entered. Later on, every time you start keying in, you will be able to select the previously entered word / sentence from the search field. You can also configure the masters manually.
-> Healthcare > Setup > Complaints > New Complaint
+`Healthcare > Setup > Complaints > New Complaint`
-> Healthcare > Setup > Diagnosis > New Diagnosis
+`Healthcare > Setup > Diagnosis > New Diagnosis`
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diff --git a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md
index 31ddf4b0..7cfe9b6e 100755
--- a/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md
+++ b/foundation/www/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/vital_signs.md
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
# Vital Signs
-ERPNext Healthcare allows you to record Vital Signs of Patients and manage this information as part of the Patient's health record. You can create a new document and record Vital Signs of a Patient from most of the Healthcare documents or directly by
-> Healthcare > Consultation > Vital Signs > New Vital Signs
+ERPNext Healthcare helps you to capture Vital Signs of Patients at any point of time. All Vitals information over time can be viewed as part of the Patient's Medical History. You can create a new document and record Vital Signs of a Patient directly by
+
+`Healthcare > Consultation > Vital Signs > New Vital Signs`
-You can select the Patient for whom you are recording the vitals and start by entering each of the fields. Normal values or ranges are provided for ease of assessment. Also present is an auto BMI calculator.
+You can select the Patient for whom you are recording the vitals and start by entering each of the fields. Normal values or ranges are provided for ease of assessment. An automated BMI calculator is also made available.
-All recorded Vital Signs are made available in the Patient Medical Record and the last recorded Vital Sign is displayed on the left hand side pane for easy review.
-
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