Creating Acupuncture Records

1.      Select the Acupuncture tab in the patient's record.

2.      Either;

o      Click

o      Right-click and select New Item from the pop-up menu.

o      Press the F3 key.

 

3.      The New Acupuncture Record window appears.

 

4.      To add an acupuncture point, click Add Point. The Acupuncture Points window appears.

 

5.      By selecting an option from the Points Group set, the associated acupuncture points will be displayed.

6.      Either:

o      Select the point and click Add  or

o      Type the point in the text box (at the top of the window), a list of points beginning with the letters entered appears. Select the point and click Add

 

7.      Once you have finished adding acupuncture points, click Close. You are returned to the New Acupuncture window and the points are added into the Points Used section.

8.      Click Add Reason to add a reason for the acupuncture treatment. The Reason for Acupuncture Treatment window appears.

 

9.      Enter a reason for the acupuncture treatment. As you type, the reason list is filtered. Double-click a reason from within the list to select it.

10.   Select if the condition is Active or Inactive and if the left or the right side is affected.

11.   Select the severity of pain by adjusting the Severity slider.

12.   (Optional) To save the acupuncture details on the Past History tab, select the Save in Past Medical History check box.

13.   (Optional) To add the acupuncture details to the Summary tab, select the Summary check box.

14.   Click Add to enter the details into the New Acupuncture record window.

Deleting Acupuncture Records

1.      Select the Acupuncture tab in the patient's Clinical Window.

2.      Select the record and press the Delete key or right click the record and select Delete item from the pop-up menu. You are prompted to confirm that you wish to delete the record.