Don't Forget the qChart!

One of the most useful, and often overlooked, icons in the EMR is the qChart, or, the quick chart.  The qChart is a quick way to look at the chart without going out of the screen you are in to get back to the patient's clinical desktop.  It is available on every screen in the EMR except the chart (since you are already there). 

The qChart icon is the first icon on the Clinical Toolbar and looks like three boxes.

When you click the qChart icon, another window will open up and show the Clinical Desktop on top of the window in which you are working. See below, qChart opened while in the Task List.

The qChart can save you time as a quick reference of the patient's chart, allowing you to look up information or perform regular tasks while not leaving your current window.  For instance, if you are in the Task List and need to renew a patient's medication, use the qChart to get to the patient's medication list.  Because it is a smaller window, you may not see all of the buttons you are used to seeing at the bottom of each box.  On each box, in the bottom right corner, is a small downward arrow that says Toolbar Options when you hover over it.  Click that arrow to make the other buttons available. 

You can also use the qChart from the Schedule to print a requisition, from a Note to D/C or renew medications, to view a previous note or from Charge Entry.  To save time & clicks, don't forget the qChart!