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2 MINUTE PEARLSCopy Forward Function

• The Copy Forward function of AHLTA is a valuable time saver that easily brings information from a previous encounter forward to your current encounter eliminating need to reenter duplicate information.

• The information that is carried forward includes bullets from the S/O portion of the note as well as items from the A/P module including diagnoses, procedures, orders, and other therapies.

• This function works best for patients involved in serial visits for the same problem (i.e. post procedure visits, chronic wound care visits, obstetrical visits, chronic disease follow up, etc…) where similar clinical items need to be documented.

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Accessing Copy Forward Function

USING COPY FORWARDTwo Requirements:1) A Completed Previous Encounter for the patient2) Current Open Encounter for the same patient

Start by selecting Previous Encounters to access a list of available encounters to copy

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Selecting Previous Note to Copy Forward

2) Select Copy Forward Button 1) Select previous note that you would like to copyCan Preview Note Below

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Select Current EncounterIf a patient has multiple encounters open, you will be prompted to choose your desired encounter

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Using Copy Forward in the S/O Module

USING COPY FORWARD

You can then either:1) Choose the bullets you want

individually OR

2) Use the Auto Enter button to insert all of the bullets with a single click

When you enter the S/O Module, the bullets from your previous encounter will automatically load and will appear in yellow

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The Copy Forward Template can contain information for all tabs of the S/O Module, but you need to select the Auto Enter key on each tab separately.

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Using Copy Forward in the S/O Module

Previous Note

Current Note

You can edit free text portion of bulletsto reflect clinical changes

Note initial measurements from previous note

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Using Copy Forward in the A/P Module

The A/P Module is also pre-populated with the diagnoses, orders and procedures from the previous encounter to aid efficientdocumentation

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Using Other Templates to Augment Documentation

Once you have completed the Copy Forward template, you can load another template to augment your documentation,if necessary

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For More Information…

• AMEDD AHLTA Homepage– https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/406 (AKO password required)

• AHLTA Video Tutorials– http://www-nmcp.mar.med.navy.mil/AHLTA/AHLTA%20Training%20Tools/i

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