CARECAST PHYSICIAN
EDUCATION
TO INCLUDE OFFICE STAFF
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ACCESSING CARECAST
Open IE Internet Explorer
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ACCESSING CITRIX
Type http://wi.ihs.org in the Address line
then click Enter on the keyboard. Once
added to your Favorites, select from
Favorites
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CITRIX LOGON SCREEN
NOTE:
Click on Favorites and Add to Favorites to
eliminate typing the website each time
Type in User name and
Password then click on
Log In
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ACCESSING CARECAST
Type in your Username and Password
Click on the Login button
OR
Select the appropriate pathway under the
Options button
NOTE: Passwords in Carecast are case
sensitive.
If you forget your password, a call must be
placed to the Service Center where it will be
reset. The Service Center will no longer be
able to look up your current password
L7 users click on Login
L8 TQC users click on Login
L8 SL users click on Options then
select LCJPML8A
L9 AMH users click on Login
L9 TRH users click on Options
then select LCJPML9A
L9 SC users click on Options
then select LCJPML9B
L9 FH users click on Options then
select LCJPML9C
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CARECAST BASE SCREEN
The title bar will always say ‘IDX Web
Framework – Microsoft Internet
Explorer
Clear the screen to activate a different
patient by:
•Right click on a blank part of the screen
and then select Clear screen then Enter on
the keyboard twice
•Ctrl/Shift/Home then Enter on the
keyboard twice
•Click on Select Patient in the upper left
hand corner then click Clear
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PARTS OF THE SCREEN THAT
ARE CONSTANT
The title bar is constant on all screens
The Tool Bar is new and is also constant on all screens. The following options have the same
functionality as in LastWord:
•Home
•Back
•√
•Done
Tools options:
•Settings-allows user to change password
•Tear-off Screen-allows user to do a screen
print
•Debugging Tools-do not use
•Keyboard Navigation Quick Reference (see
next screen)
The Help option contains……..
The Lock option locks Carecast on the screen
the user is working on. The user must reenter
their password to resume
Logoff logs the user out of Carecast (F10 will
no longer log a user out of the application)
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KEYBOARD NAVIGATION QUICK
REFERENCE
This quick reference contains
generic keyboard alternatives only.
It does not contain any specific to
Carecast
** Additionally there are F7 and F8 function keys that
‘page up’ and ‘page down’, these are not on this screen
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PARTS OF THE SCREEN THAT
ARE CONSTANT
The Chart tabs are basically the same as in LastWord.
Hovering the mouse over a Chart tab will change the color.
Clicking on a Chart Tab will either activate the command
or open a menu as displayed with the RSLTS Chart tab.
An item proceeded by a + has a sub menu. Clicking on
any of those items opens an additional list of commands.
As long as Chart tabs are colored (not grayed out) they
are functional and can be used to navigate through the
application
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PARTS OF THE SCREEN THAT
ARE CONSTANT
The Banner Bar contains:
•MRN
•DOB
•Age
•Room number, if applicable
•Room extension, if applicable
•Account number if command
performed is account specific
Select Patient to:
•Search for a different patient using the
Current Active List
•Clear the screen of the current active
patient (Ctrl/Shift/Home then Enter twice
will also clear screen. You may also
right click in a nonfunctioning part of the
screen and select Clear Screen followed
by enter to clear the screen)
•Activate a previously activated patient
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PARTS OF THE SCREEN THAT
ARE CONSTANT
The icon is the About Patient icon
and displays the data below
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PARTS OF THE SCREEN THAT
ARE CONSTANT
The Advisory Line at the bottom of the screen displays,
left to right:
•User logged in
•Pathway
•Advisory message, if any
•Name of screen
•Facility
•Terminal ID number
Note-Name of screen and terminal ID number are very
helpful to the Service Center when user is having problems
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PREFSET
Each CareCast user will need to set their
Users will need to set their preferences
preferences
they
first logon to
when theywhen
first logon to
Carecast:
•Click the Personal Options button
CareCast
at folder
go-live
•Double
click on the Misc
•Select PREFSET-Maintain preferences for
patient activation
Select PREFSET - Maintain preferences for patient
activation in the VT popup window.
•Click the Prsnl Opt button
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PREFSET
Command Behavior:
•Default - blank
•Retain - Y
•Automatic - blank
Patient Activation List Behavior:
• P in the first position-required
Order Behavior:
Would not be used by Physicians at this time
Hot list Behavior:
•Clear at logoff - N
•Add every active - Y
Click ‘Save’, to save
changes entered on
this screen
Then click ‘Cancel’
to leave screen
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PATIENT LISTS
More options with lists in CareCast.
Three radio buttons allow access to both
system controlled lists and manually created lists:
•Freq - displays user defined frequent lists
•Folders - displays user defined lists in folders
Freq
•Avail - Lists that are available in the system
Once a list is displayed in the Patient List Directory
window, double clicking on the list will either display
it in the Current Patient List window or a pop up
window will display for you to select the list from a
group/folder
Folders
NOTE:
Different directories of lists will display
depending on which
radio button in selected
Avail
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LISTS – Creating Group List
To set up ‘Group’ list:
•Click on the Available radio button
•Double click on Group Census (Opens Group Census Selection window)
**Select Group from list
(like Last Word)
**Type in the facility abbreviation –
IMMC. BCH, ILH
Group Census Selection Window
•Choose your ‘Group’ from the Group list (Like Last Word)
•Type in Facility (required)
•Click on ‘Create Frequent List’ button
NOTE: will display list using the Frequent radio button
DO NOT change name of list
•Click on ‘Create List’ button to store the list in user created list
Additional Comments:
•Repeat steps above to create more freq lists
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LISTS – Creating Freq List
To set up unit census list:
•Click on the Available radio button
•Double click on Location Census (Opens Location Census Selection window)
**Type in the facility abreviation –
IMMC. BCH, ILH
Location Census Selection Window
•Choose your nursing unit from the dropdown list
•Type in Facility (required)
•Click on ‘Create Frequent List’ button
NOTE: will display list using the Frequent radio button
DO NOT change name of list
•Click on ‘Create List’ button to store the list in user created list
Additional Comments:
•Repeat steps above to create more freq lists
•Leave the Nursing Station blank and fill in the Facility to display the entire hospital census
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LISTS – Default list
Click appropriate radio button to display list you want as your default
Highlight the list by clicking on it with mouse
Click on the ‘Make Default’ button.
Note:
A red heart will display to the right of the default list
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LISTS – remove list
‘User defined’ lists can be moved or removed:
Display the list to move or remove
Click on the list to Highlight
Click on the Move/Remove button
NOTE: This will open the Update
Directory – Group Census List window
Click on the Remove button
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CLERICAL INFORMATION
The PT INF chart tab allows the user to
review:
•CLNR-Review Allergies
•DEMR-Demographics
•FINR-Insurance (will need to select an
account)
•MPI-Visit History
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CLERICAL INFORMATION
The BILL chart tab contains
the command CHRSUM
which displays charges by
account. F7 and F8 page up
and page down on those
screens
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VIEWER
Click the VIEWR Chart tab then click on Viewer All Display.
** This will be the recommended method to review labs in a ‘trended’ format
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VIEWER
The Viewer displays without first
showing the options for it.
To change options, either close the
Viewer then click the Options button,
OR move the viewer so the Options
button can be clicked.
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VIEWER
Change the options for a
different display, the either
click the Restore or Change
button
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VIEWER
Change the options for a different
display, then either click the
Restore or Change button
•Restore – ‘resets’ the parameters
•Change – changes the
parameters for this view.
Changes made on this screen are
not ‘stored’ for subsequent views
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RSLTS Tab
The RSLTS Chart tab allows the user to view many different
types of resulted data. Click on the RSLTS Chart tab then
click on the appropriate Results to display
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DOCUMENT DISPLAY
Options:
•Detail-Displays the data in a different format
•Print-Choose a printer to print the displayed results
•Options-Change how the screen displays information
•Ribbon-Displays the data in a different format
•Edit-NA with the data IHS is displaying
•See Note-Would display a note if a heading had one
•Forward-NA for IHS at this time
•Inbox options-NA for IHS at this time
•Next-Displays results of next heading
•Prev-Displays results of previous heading
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DOCUMENT DISPLAY
This screen displays data
for a defined time
(default = 120 days)
The upper portion of the screen contains
headings of documented data.
not from the beginning on
the medical record as on
some LastWord screens
The lower portion of the screen displays
the detail. Highlighting a heading to
change the display
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CARECAST BUTTONS
The Personal Opt Button contains
both folders and individual
commands.
A single click activates a command
File folders contain additional
commands. Double click on a folder to
open it then a single click activates the
command
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QUESTIONS?
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