When I navigate to the Visits DB, I do not see any patient names, only MR#s. How do I use this information? How can I look for visits for a particular patient?
The way that the databases within PocketBilling 4.0 are related, the entries in the Visits db do not themselves contain a patient name field. Rather they are linked to their “parent” records in the Rounds DB via the linked field of the Medical Record #. For any given patient, the best way to view a listing of their previous, and current visits is to navigate to the Visits db through their Rounds db record. For instance, if you are viewing the Rounds db, click on any particular patient record you wish to view the visits for, and from within that record, click on the Visits tab/button, and this should show you only those visits that have been stored for that particular patient.
The Visits DB itself, when accessed from outside of any particular patient’s record, was designed to be used to show only those visits for which work was left to be done (ie charges still had to be submitted, etc.). Many users use it as a check to ensure that there are no outstanding visits for which charges have not been recorded.