EMIS Tutor

© Martin Breach 2006

Haydock Medical Centre

 

Computers are assuming a growing role in general practice, both in terms of the consultation, and in terms of practice administration. Increasingly it is as important for GPs to be competent in the use of their computer system as it is to be competent clinically.

This site is intended to provide a quick and concise guide to the use of EMIS - the most widely used general practice computer system in the UK.  It concentrates on the most important functions of the system first, and will allow users to start operating the system quickly and safely. 

The topics are also available as .pdf files - for these you will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Bear in mind that some of the files are quite large, and unless you are on a broadband connection it may take some time for them to download. If nothing appears to be happening after you click the link be patient, make a cup of coffee, and they should appear shortly.....

 

The New GP Contract

Powerpoint guide to the New GP Contract: 3mb file

Global sum

Enhanced services

QOF points

Powerpoint guide to the new GMS contract, updated 2006

 

Amended QOF points 2006

Clinical quality points 2006

Organisational quality points 2006

Additional services quality points 2006

Patient experience quality points 2006

 

Internet Links for General Practice

 

This site is under construction. Topics currently available are shown as 'live' hyperlinks:

Opening EMIS        

.pdf

The Main Menu Screen

.pdf

Shortcut keys   

.pdf

Using Consultation Mode

.pdf

Coding 

.pdf

More on coding

.pdf

Prescribing

.pdf

Medical Record

.pdf

Appointments

 

Electronic results

 

Practice notes

 

Word processor

 

E-mail

 

Screen Message

 

Macros

 

Mentor

 

BNF

 

Searchs

 

Scan agent

 

 

Quick quide

 

Main menu screen 

Essential commands            MR               Medical Record

                                                CM               Consultation Mode

                                                PR                Prescribing      

 

Shortcut keys   

                                                            F1:               Go back one step

                                                            F3                Swap function

                                                            F4                'Find' key

                                                            F5                Select patient

                                                            F6                Same household

                                                            F8                Save (in Consultation Mode)

                                                            F10              Appointments

 

Consultation Mode  

Consultation mode (CM) is the screen that you should always work from when there is a need to record contact with a patient i.e when you are consulting in surgery, but also if you need to record a telephone call, or a home visit to a patient. When you use CM it will record the date of consultation, name of the doctor consulting, and the place where the consultation occurred.

Essential commands                          

                                    Page up / down :      View past consultations (exit with F1)

                                    M                                 Medication screen (PR)

                                    S                                 Switch to Medical Record (MR)

                                    D                                 Date/Doctor/Place

                                    P                                 Problem coding (Read codes)

                                    H  &  E                        History entry in free text

                                    N                                 Code Next problem

                                    F8                               Save and Close          

                                   *RL1                            Viewing practice letters

                                    *R1                             Viewing electronic results

                                    *RA1                          Viewing scanned letters       

Prescribing                   

                                             A                            Add medication

                                             I                              Issue a prescription

                                             X                            View expired or deleted medications

                                             D                            Details of previous prescriptions

                                             R                            Review date for repeat medications

                                             M                           Screen message

                                             F2                          Formulary

           

 

Medical Record    

                                             Page up/ down    View additional sections of screen

                                             M                           Medication screen (PR)

                                             C                           Consultations, and consultation mode screen

                                             A                           Add diagnosis

                                             H                           Add wt, ht, alcohol, smoking and BP readings

                                             V                           View results

                                                                          

Appointments

                                             F10                       Access appointment screen

                                             AP                         Access appointment screen from main menu

                                             A                           Arrived in reception

                                             S                           Seeing patient

                                             L                            Patient left

 

Electronic results                  

                                     ID                               Open from main menu                  

                                     O                                Open other inboxes                                                

                                      F                                File result               

                                      N                                Send a practice note

                                                  E                                Open medical record

                                                 Space bar                  Highlight individual results

                                                 Save and exit             F1, F1 then choose ‘Y’ to archive results

                                            

 

E-mail

Use  EM from main menu

 

 

Screen message

Access using MS from main menu

Essential commands                          

                                 V                           View messages

                                             C                           Clear messages

                                             Select recipient/s using their screen number/s