Reminders Icons

The reminders icons tell you if a patient has reminders and whether reminders have been evaluated or are due. A quick reminder of the meanings of the icons can be found on the Available Reminders dialog by clicking View. Click an icon below for an explanation:

·       Due : This icon appears either on the Reminders button or in the tree view. The patient meets all the conditions for the reminder and the appropriate amount of time has elapsed. For example, the patient might be a 50-year-old male who has not had a prostate exam in 2 years.

·       Applicable: This icon appears either on the Reminders button or in the tree view. The patient meets all the conditions for the reminder, but the appropriate time has not elapsed. For example, a flu shot is given once a year, but it not been a year yet. Perhaps although a full year has not elapsed, the patient can still receive a flu shot at this visit.

·       Other: Reminders are placed in the parameter that were not evaluated for the selected patient, but that may be useful to the provider or may be especially important. For example, although not part of the normal routine, a particular education topic might be very useful and be placed in Other.

·      Question Mark: A question mark on the Reminders button indicated that the reminders have not yet been evaluated. This is because the CPRS GUI can now be set to open to a tab other than the cover sheet. Click the Reminders button or the Reminders drawer on the Notes tab to evaluate the reminders.

·       Grayed-out Alarm Clock: This icon appears on the reminders button only. This icon indicates that there are no due nor applicable reminders, nor are there any reminder categories available.

·       Dialogs over Icons: These icons appear in the Reminders tree view. The small dialog icon over the clock or question mark shows that this reminder has a dialog associated with it.

·       Checked Dialogs over Icons: These icons appear in the Reminders tree view. The red check mark over the dialog indicates that the reminder has been processed. When the reminders are reevaluated, the check mark will be removed.