Primary Care Button

To the immediate right of the Visit Encounter button is the Primary Care button on which, for an inpatient, CPRS displays might display as many as six items of information if all are assigned to this patient:

·      the Primary Care Management Module (PCMM) or primary care team (outpatient team)

·      primary care provider or PCP (outpatient provider)

·      the associate provider (outpatient provider)

·      the (Inpatient) attending provider

·      the (Inpatient) provider

·      the mental health treatment coordinator (for both an inpatient or an outpatient)

Definitions of different providers:

·      A Primary Care Provider (PCP) provides care to a patient at the time of first--non-emergent contact, which occurs on an outpatient basis.

·      An Associate Provider is usually the Resident working with a patient's PCP, and is providing outpatient primary care. (A Resident is a graduate and licensed physician receiving training in a specialty.)

·      An Attending Physician/Admitting Provider is the physician with primary responsibility for the care of a patient who is admitted to the hospital.

·      An Inpatient Provider is the Resident providing inpatient primary care.

·      A Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) is the person who is designated to coordinator a patient's mental health needs.

·      Possible Providers for Inpatients

·      The items are arranged on the button as shown below in the diagram and then on the button itself:

<PCMM Team>   /   PCP: <name>    /   Associate PCP: <name>

Inpatient Attending: <name>   /   Provider: <name>

This screen capture shows the Primary Care button for an inpatient with all the team items displayed and where they are displayed on the button. The first row has three possible items: the PCMM team, the Primary Care Provider, and the Associate Primary Care Provider. The second line has the inpatient provider information: Inpatient Attending or Admitting provider and the Inpatient Provider. The third line displays the Mental Health Treatment Coordinator.

The Primary Care button for an inpatient with the primary care team, primary care provider, associate provider, attending physician, and mental health treatment coordinator showing

Possible Providers for Outpatients

For outpatients, CPRS might display up to four items:

·      the PCMM or primary care team (for an outpatient)

·      primary care provider (for an outpatient)

·      the associate provider (for an outpatient)

·      the mental health treatment coordinator (for both an inpatient or an outpatient)

The items are arranged on the button as shown below in the diagram and then on the button itself:

<PCMM Team>   /   PCP: <name>    /   Associate PCP: <name>

MH Treatment Coordinator: <name>

This screen capture shows how the Primary Care button would look for an outpatient if all team items are assigned. In the first row, CPRS displays the PCMM or primary care team, the primary care provider, and the associate primary care provider. The second row displays the mental health treatment coordinator.

 The Primary Care button as shown for an outpatient with the primary care team, primary care provider, and mental health treatment coordinator

Primary Care Dialog's Assigned Providers Contact Information

When the user selects this button, CPRS displays a dialog containing the contact information for the above providers and the mental health treatment coordinator (MHTC).

Only the information that is available to CPRS is displayed. If the various providers have not been entered, only what has been entered will display. The message "Primary Care Team Unassigned" is displayed if a primary care team has not been assigned.

For more information on the providers listed on the button, select the Primary Care button to the display the Primary Care dialog as shown below.