Navigators
Connect Care uses "Navigators" to help prescribers complete multistep tasks when key requirements are easy to forget. Core "Admission", "Transfer" and "Discharge" navigators are common to all inpatient encounters. They organize review (e.g., problem, medication and allergy validation), action (e.g., orders) and documentation (e.g., discharge summary) steps that must be completed in a specific order. Other navigators are available to (optionally) simplify a wide range of complex tasks.
Specialty navigators, such as pre-op and post-op surgical navigators, may be provided for specific prescriber roles. These share the same layout, functions and tool types as the core navigators described here.
Navigators usually appear as "Activities", organized horizontally as tabs at the top of an opened chart. The core navigators (Admission, Transfer, Discharge) are displayed every time a chart is opened. Other navigators can be added or made more prominent (right-click over navigator tab, then select "make important") with personalization.
All navigators have a similar layout and workflow:
Interactive Instructions
Navigators have an instructions section at the top. This synopsizes what needs to be done within the guided workflow.
The instructions are "interactive" such that any dark blue text can be selected (clicked) to access more detailed information or to gain quick access to a popup tool for completing a task.
Instruction headings are (mostly) interactive, facilitating a quick jump to a relevant section of the navigator.
Ordered Sections
Key tasks are usually grouped in a menu-column at the left. The order of tasks is important, as those appearing lower often depend upon those listed higher in the navigator menu. It is best to start at the top and work one's way down.
Dynamic Sections
Some navigator sections appear only if specific conditions, such as patient age or provider specialty, are met.
Embedded Guidance
Workflow-specific guidance is provided in sub-sections.
Completion Checklist
Most navigators end (last section) with a checklist that highlights the most important navigator tasks and whether they have been completed.
More Information
Admission Navigator
Transfer Navigator
Discharge Navigator
Discharge as Deceased Navigator
Inter-Facility Transfer Navigator
Leave of Absence Navigator