The New User Interface MEDITECH Training & Education Goals and Objectives MEDITECH Training & Education Goals and Objectives • Goals • Objectives Explain NUI • History behind changes • Understand what NUI is and why MAGIC was enhanced • Describe the Benefits • Provide ideas as to how and why it will benefit your institution • Detail Requirements and Features • Comprehend the setup process and features MEDITECH Training & Education Goals and Objectives • Goals • Objectives • Provide a demonstration • First hand opportunity to see what NUI looks like and how it functions • Discuss tips and considerations for rollout • To provide you with the opportunity to receive further clarification • Supply documentation • For future references MEDITECH Training & Education Why NUI? MEDITECH Training & Education Ultimate Benefit • Changes the look and feel of MAGIC • Low cost solution for MAGIC Customers – Allows for a Client Server look – Does not require CS networking or hardware upgrades MEDITECH Training & Education Additional Benefits • • • • Windows look and feel Enhanced menu options Mouse enabled Enhancements to graphs MEDITECH Training & Education New User Interface Requirements • 4.9 MAGIC software • P7.0 or later MAGIC Operating System • Version 4.12 or later Remote Workstation software • PC running Windows 95, 98, or 2000 with NT 4.12 or higher MEDITECH Training & Education Categorizing Changes • • • • • Appearance Toolbar Navigation Graphs Menus MEDITECH Training & Education Appearance Changes • Workstation Icon • Color Schemes • Title Bars/ Workstation Utility Menus • Text Changes • Customer Defined Screens • Color Coding of Text • Response Field Changes • System Messages MEDITECH Training & Education Workstation Icon Changes The default icon for Version 4.00 or later of the MEDITECH Workstation has changed – Earlier and later versions can be installed on the same PC MEDITECH Training & Education Color Schemes • Workstation color schemes are set by the Windows Control Panel – Changing your Windows colors changes your MEDITECH Workstation colors • Color schemes are PC specific MEDITECH Training & Education MEDITECH Workstation with Windows Standard Color Scheme MEDITECH Training & Education Changing the Color Scheme in the Control Panel MEDITECH Training & Education New Workstation Colors MEDITECH Training & Education Title Bars • Workstation title bars will display routine and lookup names • Title bar fonts and point size can be formatted • Access to the Workstation Utility Menu is gained through the title bar MEDITECH Training & Education Title Bars MEDITECH Training & Education Title Bar Formatting • To format title bars: – Windows Control Panel • Display - Appearance - Item - Title Bar – Formatting applies to title bars only • To format Workstation text: – Windows Control Panel • Display - Settings - Font Size MEDITECH Training & Education Reformatted Title Bars MEDITECH Training & Education The Workstation Utility Menu To access the Workstation Utility Menu – Click on the Workstation icon in the title bar – Right Click on the Workstation title bar MEDITECH Training & Education The Workstation Utility Menu MEDITECH Training & Education The Workstation Utility Menu Functions on the Workstation Utility menu can also be performed using the following keystrokes: – – – – – Alt + F1: Alt + F4 : Alt + C : Alt + V : Alt + D : Workstation Help Exit Copy Paste Reset Display (NEW) MEDITECH Training & Education Text Changes • Standard Menu, routine, and prompt text – Upper/lower case • NPR DTS 2752 - Custom menus converted to mixed case – Proportional fonts • Character width is variable • Lookup and response field text – Fixed fonts • Character width is uniform MEDITECH Training & Education Example of Proportional and Fixed Fonts MEDITECH Training & Education Customer Defined Screens • “Display Font” prompt added to the MIS Customer Defined Screen Dictionary • Defines how query text will be displayed – Two Options: • Proportional • Fixed (Default) MEDITECH Training & Education The MIS Customer Defined Screen Dictionary MEDITECH Training & Education Customer Defined Screen Example - Fixed Font Similar to traditional CDS display – Uniform text size – Easy to check for overlap MEDITECH Training & Education Customer Defined Screen Example - Proportional Font Width of each character varies – Greater care required to prevent text and response field overlap MEDITECH Training & Education Customer Defined Screen Tips When using a proportional font: – Use the “Display Screen” option before filing the CDS to visually check for text and response field overlap on the screen – Printed versions of the CDS always use a fixed font MEDITECH Training & Education Color Coding of Text Color coding of text will still be available in the Workstation – Examples of color use: • Patient Statuses • High or Low Lab Values in PCI MEDITECH Training & Education Workstation Text Colors MEDITECH Training & Education Workstation Text Colors MEDITECH Training & Education Response Field Changes • Response fields are now represented by 3D input boxes – Consistent with Windows applications • Radio buttons or check boxes may be used for Yes/No response fields MEDITECH Training & Education Response Field Examples MEDITECH Training & Education System Messages The Workstation uses Windows Dialog Boxes to display system messages – Error Messages – Help Messages – Dialog Boxes MEDITECH Training & Education MAGIC Error Message MEDITECH Training & Education MAGIC Help Message MEDITECH Training & Education MAGIC Dialog Box MEDITECH Training & Education The Workstation Toolbar • Used to perform functions in the MEDITECH workstation – Buttons represent different functions • Toolbar position based on mouse setup – Windows Control Panel • Mouse - Button Configuration – Left or Right handed mouse MEDITECH Training & Education Right Handed Toolbar MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard OK Button – F12 on a PC MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard Exit Button – F11 on a PC MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard Help Button – Shift + F8 on a PC – Displays online documentation for fields and routines. MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard Lookup Button – F9 on a PC MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard Magic Menu Button – Shift + F12 on a PC MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard System Info Button – When on a menu, the number of messages in MOX will display as a Tool Tip when button is highlighted – While in a routine, it is used to check or uncheck individual items from a list – Right Ctrl key on a PC MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard • Page Up / Page Down Buttons – Page Up and Page Down keys on a PC • Arrow Buttons – On a PC, Up & Down Arrows, Shift Left & Right Arrows MEDITECH Training & Education Toolbar - Standard Select All Button – While in a procedure • Shift + Right Control key on a PC – Used to check or uncheck all items from a list MEDITECH Training & Education Navigation Changes • General Navigation Changes – Using the Keyboard – Using the Mouse • Multipage Drivers • MDI (Multiple Document Interface) • Resizing the Workstation Screen MEDITECH Training & Education Using the Keyboard (Menus) • On Desktops – Arrow keys are used to highlight items – Enter to select an item • On Cascading menus – Up and Down Arrow keys are used to highlight items • Enter or Right Arrow keys are to select either a routine or submenu MEDITECH Training & Education Using the Keyboard while in a Routine The 4.9 Version of the MEDITECH software supports Windows style keystrokes – ESC = Exit – TAB = Enter (Next field) – Shift + TAB = Previous Field MEDITECH Training & Education Using the Mouse • • • • Menus Procedure Screens Lookups Verb Strips MEDITECH Training & Education Using the Mouse (Menus) The mouse pointer can be used to select items from the Desktop and Cascading Menus – Select the item with the pointer, and click to execute the routine or menu MEDITECH Training & Education Using the Mouse while in a Routine While in a routine, you can click on an input field to move the cursor to the field MEDITECH Training & Education Using the Mouse (Lookups) • Selecting an entry – Single click highlights an entry – Double click selects an entry • Page up/Page down – Clicking on arrows will move the lookup display MEDITECH Training & Education Selecting an Entry MEDITECH Training & Education Verb Strips Items from a verb strip can be selected by highlighting the option with the pointer and clicking MEDITECH Training & Education Highlighting a Verb Strip Option MEDITECH Training & Education Multipage Screen Drivers The mouse may now be used to click on upcoming pages of routines or dictionaries with multiple screens. MEDITECH Training & Education Multipage Screen Drivers MEDITECH Training & Education MDI - Multiple Document Interface • Allows you to move an active window “out of the way” – View information on non active window(s) • Click the title bar of the active window • Drag it to the desired location MEDITECH Training & Education Movement of an Active Window MEDITECH Training & Education Resizing the Workstation Screen Users can now change the size of their MEDITECH Workstation screen – Scroll bars will be used to shift the workstation screen within the window MEDITECH Training & Education Resizing the Workstation Screen MEDITECH Training & Education ESS/NUR/LAB Graphs • The 4.12 Workstation uses Chart FX (a third party graphing program) – used for all ESS Graphs – used for LAB Quality Control Statistics Analysis – used for the Nursing Staffing and Scheduling Routines (E/E by Date and View by Location with Acuity) • Note that PCI graphs will still be generated by MEDITECH MEDITECH Training & Education Default ESS Graph MEDITECH Training & Education Graph Format Options in ESS MEDITECH Training & Education PIE Chart in ESS MEDITECH Training & Education Printing ESS Graphs ESS users may print graphs using the traditional format • Options - Print (Portrait/Landscape) • A bar graph and table are included on the traditional format MEDITECH Training & Education Printing ESS Graphs ESS users may also print graphs through ChartFx Graph - Print Graph (Breakdown/ History) – ChartFx graphs will include the data displayed on the screen and will print in full page color – ChartFx graphs will not include a table MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Changes • Menu formats • Building, editing, and checking menus in NPR • Attaching menus to users in MIS MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Format Changes The 4.9 User Interface offers the following menu formats: • Numeric • Desktop • Cascading (used for submenus and routines only) MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Formats - Numeric Similar to traditional MAGIC Menus – Each routine or submenu is assigned a number – Users type the appropriate number to execute a routine or submenu MEDITECH Training & Education Numeric Menu MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Formats - Desktop • Each main menu, submenu, or routine can be assigned an icon • Users click the appropriate icon to execute a main menu, submenu, or routine MEDITECH Training & Education Desktop Menu MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Formats - Cascading • Used in conjunction with Desktop menus • Users select routines and submenus by highlighting and clicking on the desired item – Additional submenus appear with an arrow next to the item MEDITECH Training & Education Cascading Menu MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Format Choices • Customers will decide which menu formats they will use – Numeric is the default • The format that a user sees will be based on the MIS User Dictionary MEDITECH Training & Education Building and Editing Menus For each menu that is built, the following routines are available – Enter/Edit • Menu Data • Numeric • Cascading • Desktop MEDITECH Training & Education The NPR E/E Menus Routine MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Menu Data Function • Defines general information about the menu – Active – Menu Title – Menu Timeout • Entries made here apply to all menu formats MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Menu Data Function MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Numeric Menu • Building Numeric formats is a two step process – Enter/Edit Menu Picture – Enter/Edit Menu Routines MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Numeric Picture • For each routine or submenu, enter a number and descriptive text • Formatting is up to the user MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Numeric Picture MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Numeric Routines • Used to link submenus and routines to menu items • For each item on the numeric menu you will enter – Activity Log Text – DPM.procedure or APPL.menu – Arguments • Menus should always be translated after edits have been made MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Numeric Routines MEDITECH Training & Education Numeric Menu Tips When creating a new menu – Create Numeric format first • enables initialization to desktop • if using terminals and old versions of the Workstation – Limit your menus to 25 items or less – Limit descriptive text to 40 characters or less • Easy conversion to a Desktop or Cascading format MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop 2 Ways to Create a Desktop Menu • Initialize from numeric • Build from scratch MEDITECH Training & Education Initializing Desktop from Numeric MEDITECH Training & Education Initializing Desktop from Numeric • When initializing a Desktop menu from a Numeric menu – Verify that all items carried over, as there is a 25 item limit – Verify that the descriptive text is correct, as it is limited to 40 characters • Labels from the numeric menus are not copied • Ensure that descriptive text is explicit, so users are aware of which routines MEDITECH they are accessing Training & Education Numeric Menu Example MEDITECH Training & Education Desktop Menu Example Without Full Descriptive Text MEDITECH Training & Education Desktop Menu Building • For each entry on the Desktop, you define: – – – – – – Location Item Type Icon Text Procedure/Menu Argument • You can preview your Desktop before filing MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop Prompts • Determines the relative position of an icon on the Desktop – Number between 0 and 24 MEDITECH Training & Education Desktop Icon Positions MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop Prompts • Defines the type of entry that will be attached to the Desktop – Two Options: • M (Menu) • P (Procedure) MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop Prompts • Allows you to select the icon which is displayed on the Desktop – Once selected, the icon will be displayed on the screen – A lookup into the NPR Icon Dictionary is available MEDITECH Training & Education Desktop Icon Lookup MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop Prompts • Defines the descriptive text that appears below the icon on the Desktop – Free text – Up to 40 characters MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop Prompts • Defines the routine or sub menu which will be executed when a user selects the entry from the Desktop – A lookup is available • Based on the Type prompt entry MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Desktop Prompts • Allows you to enter a predefined argument which will be passed to the routine – Cursor only stops here for Procedures that support arguments MEDITECH Training & Education Cascading Menu Formats • Used in conjunction with Desktop menus • Users select routines and submenus by highlighting and clicking on the desired item – Additional sub-menus appear with an arrow next to the item MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu 2 Ways to Create a Cascading Menu • Initialize from numeric • Build from scratch MEDITECH Training & Education Initializing Cascading from Numeric MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu • For each entry on the Cascading menu, you define: – – – – – – Item Type Icon Text Shortcut Key Procedure/Menu Argument • You can preview your Cascading menu before filing MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu Prompts • Defines the type of entry which will be attached to the menu – Three Options: • M (Menu) • P (Procedure) • S (Separator) MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu Prompts • Allows you to select the icon which will be used for that menu item – Based on the number entered at this prompt MEDITECH Training & Education Available Cascading Menu Icons • • • • • • Icon #16 - Printer Icon # 17 - Pencil Icon # 18 - Paper Icon # 20 - Monitor Icon # 21 - Binoculars Icon # 22 - Magnifying Glass MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu Prompts • Defines the descriptive text users see for the routine or submenu – Required for Procedure or Menu type items – Up to 40 characters MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu Prompts • Allows you to select a one key shortcut for a menu item – Shortcut key must be in the “Text” – No question mark (?) or ampersand (&) MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu Prompts • Defines which routine or submenu will be executed when a user selects the entry from the Cascading menu – Lookup is available • Based on the Type prompt entry MEDITECH Training & Education E/E Cascading Menu Prompts • Allows you to enter a predefined argument which will be passed to the routine – Cursor only stops here for Procedures that support arguments MEDITECH Training & Education Cascading Menu Tips • Cannot exceed 1024 items, which includes ALL submenus • When initialized from a Numeric menu: – Verify that the descriptive text is correct, as it is limited to 40 characters – Labels from the numeric menus are not copied – Ensure that descriptive text is explicit, so users are aware of which routines they MEDITECH are accessing Training & Education Cascading Menu Tips Continued... • Desktop versions of submenus override Cascading versions • When initializing or building a desktop menu, numeric submenus will automatically be converted to cascading menus, if no other preexisting menu format exists MEDITECH Training & Education Menu Choices • If Numeric • If Desktop • Main menu will be Numeric • All submenus will be numeric • Main menu will be Desktop • Submenu Options – Desktop – Cascading – Converted Numeric (looks like Cascading) MEDITECH Training & Education Attaching Menus to Users • Applications, menus, and Magic Key menus are still attached on Page 2 of the MIS User Dictionary – In addition to selecting menus for each application you define: • Numeric or Desktop format – A default can be defined MEDITECH Training & Education MIS User Dictionary MEDITECH Training & Education Comparing Menus Compare Routines – Numeric to Desktop – Numeric to Cascading – Compare Menus Report MEDITECH Training & Education Compare Numeric to Desktop Function • This routine checks the numeric version against the desktop version of a single menu • Users determine whether the system checks submenus • Items on one format but not the MEDITECH other will be listed Training & Education Compare Numeric to Desktop Report Output MEDITECH Training & Education Compare Numeric to Cascading Function • This routine checks the numeric version against the cascading version of a single menu • Users determine whether the system checks submenus • Items on one format but not the MEDITECH other will be listed Training & Education Compare Numeric to Cascading Report Output MEDITECH Training & Education Compare Menus Routine • Compares two different menus • Users determine which formats are compared • Users determine whether the MEDITECH system checks submenus Training & Education Available Documentation • In the 4.12 Workstation – On-line Help • MEDITECH.COM Documentation – FAQ List – PowerPoint Document – New User Interface Documentation (Web Pages) – 4.9 E/E Menu Dictionary Guide MEDITECH Training & Education