Problem Oriented Charting - Using the POC Sidebar

An index, at the top of inpatient and outpatient chart sidebars, includes a "Problem Charting" (inpatient) or "POC" (outpatient) item. Selecting this opens a sidebar display of the current state of all problem oriented charting (POC) text building blocks.

  • Selecting the title or left arrow will open the problem oriented charting navigator (or problem list for outpatients) in the middle panel.
  • Embedded help is available when the help (?) link is selected. This will open a POC help guide in the sidebar. The help includes links to further assistance from the Clinician Manual.
  • POC text building blocks appear vertically, each revealing the current state of the respective structured data.
The POC sidebar can be used for a quick appraisal of the current state of shared documentation. It can also be used for interactive access to editing tools for changing that content.