Previous Visits

Triage Note History Indicators (red box with number) may appear on the tabs: Med Hist, Meds, Allergies. The numbers indicate the number of items previously documented per tab from the Previous visit (maximum of 20 items). 

Criteria to display

Important: Information from previous visits where the Patient Does Not Consent checkbox was selected will NOT appear.

The Previous Visits Flag displays in the top right of the Triage Assessment screen if all criteria below are met:

1. Patient was triaged within the last 10 days at an Ontario ED facility using eCTAS and Notes were documented.
2. All 5 Patient Identifiers (First Name, Last Name, Health Card Number, Gender, Birthday) match in eCTAS for a Previous Visit(s) and the current visit.

Criteria to display

Important: Information from previous visits where the Patient Does Not Consent checkbox was selected will NOT appear.

Triage Note History Indicators appear on following tabs: Med Hist, Meds and/or Allergies tabs, if all criteria below are met:

1. Patient was triaged within the past 2 years at an Ontario ED facility using eCTAS  and Notes were documented.
2. All 5 Patient Identifiers (First Name, Last Name, Health Card Number, Gender, Birthday) match in eCTAS for a Previous Visit(s) and the current visit.

Previous visit information that may appear via the Previous Visit Button:

• Previous triage date, time, location, CEDIS complaint, nurse and/or patient stated complaint, subjective notes, objective notes, vital signs, Med Hist, Meds, Allergies

Previous visit information that may appear via Triage Note History Indicators: 

• Med Hist, Meds, Allergies

Copy via Previous Visit Flag

1. Click on the Previous Visit (X) button, X indicates number of matched visits that meet criteria for Previous Visit Flag.
2. Click on “Add Above (section name)” button as needed.
   1. The following sections are copied to the Subj tab for current visit Notes: previous triage date, time, location, CEDIS complaint, nurse and/or patient stated complaint, subjective notes, objective notes, and vital signs 
   2. Med Hist, Meds, Allergies are copied into corresponding tab for current visit Notes.
   3. Once copied, you may: edit or delete copied notes and/or add new notes into the blank area above the copied notes as needed. See tips to Modify Tmt/Int, Med Hist, Meds and Allergies Notes.

Copy via Triage Notes History Indicators

1. Click on a tab (Med Hist, Meds, Allergies) where a Triage Notes History Indicator (red box with number) appears.
   1. A list of items enter in a previous visit(s) appears
2. Chose an option:
   1. Dismiss: closes the list , the Triage Notes History Indicator disappears, no items are copied over.
   2. Add All: copy everything on the list to current triage visit.
   3. Add Selected: copy only items you have selected
   4. Sort, delete or add new items as needed. See tips to Modify Tmt/Int, Med Hist, Meds and Allergies Notes.