Configuring a Medical Department - Patient Window - Foundation 23.1 - Foundation 23.1 - Ready - OnBase - external - OnBase/Patient-Window/Foundation-23.1/Patient-Window/Configuration/Department-Departmental-Group-Configuration/Configuring-a-Medical-Department - 2025-04-01

Patient Window

Platform
OnBase
Product
Patient Window
Release
Foundation 23.1
License

When a chart is created, it can be associated with the medical department where the patient received care. Department examples may include Cardiology, Neurology, and the Emergency Department.

When a user retrieves a chart in OnBase, the department is displayed in the chart's demographics. Users can also use departments as criteria for chart retrieval.

  1. Select Medical | Departments | Department Configuration. The Medical Department Configuration dialog box is displayed.
  2. Enter a name for the department in the field provided.
  3. Click Create. The Medical Department Settings dialog box is displayed.
  4. Enter the HL7 code for the department in the HL7 Field Specifier field.
  5. Click Save.