Once a Subjective & Objective (S&O) text block and one or more problem-specific Assessment & Plan (A&P) text blocks are ready, a problem oriented charting (POC) progress note can be generated. This is done with the "Generate Note" button at the bottom of the Problem List section of the POC navigator.
There are two "Optional" SmartLists, activated with the F2 key. If left untouched, the lists are automatically deleted on note signing.
The first F2 SmartList supports the addition of one or more additional POC text blocks to be added at the top of the progress note. If the note is to serve as a weekly attending handover summary, for example, including the "patient presentation", "active problem list" and "hospital course" could be helpful.
The second F2 SmartList supports optional addition of discharge planning (from the Connect Care transition planning tools) or patient/family communication comments.
POC progress notes are best "shared", rather than pended or signed, so that other team members can view and contribute until the day's documentation is complete and the note is signed. Signing the POC progress note will lock-in the S&O and A&P components, allowing for new S&O and A&P text blocks to be generated for the next POC progress note.