The following options are available for the Patient Record Processor:
Option |
Description |
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Create Only |
Select for the processor to only create records for MPI values that do not exist in the system. This will only attempt to create the MPI or MRN records, no changes are made to existing records. Tip:
This functionality is useful when importing records from a non-live legacy system because it will prevent current patient records from being overwritten by old data. |
Update Only |
Select for the processor to only update existing patient records based on existing MPI values, new records will not be created. |
Create or Update |
Select for the processor to both create new patient records as well as update existing patient records. |
Update Existing Documents |
Select to propagate the following information to chart documents related to the MPI specified in the PID segment of the message:
Note:
For this propagation to occur, one of the values listed above must have been updated, and the updated value must be mapped to a Keyword Type in Chart Data Fields Configuration. |
Update AutoFill Keyword Sets via Reverse Lookup |
Select to propagate the following information to AutoFill Keyword Sets related to the MPI specified in the PID segment of the message:
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Always Propagate Patient Information |
Select to propagate the updated information to MRNs and charts even if the Patient Record Processor did not make any changes to the MPI. If Update Existing Documents is selected, this information also will be propagated to chart documents regardless of whether the Patient Record Processor updated a value mapped to a Keyword Type. CAUTION:
Only enable this option if you are sure it is required. It can have a significant impact on system performance. Typically, this option is only needed to correct known data integrity issues. |
Process Patient Contact Information |
Select for the action to process and propagate updated patient contact information along with the rest of the patient values. |
Do Not Process Orphaned Documents |
Select to prevent the HL7 Listener from searching for potentially orphaned documents related to the newly-created chart or patient. Note:
This setting should only be utilized when there are no documents that have been scanned into the patient or chart prior to the creation of the record, and when the Medical Records Document Attachment Updater will later be used to search for orphaned documents related to these newly-created records. This is primarily useful for a document conversion process. |