conversion/editing/revision of patient registration forms created by: william h. harmon (not...
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Step 1: Find the existing document files COLON & RECTAL SURGICAL SPECIALISTS OF NEW YORK What format are they in? Hardcopy, word- processing, spreadsheet, Portable document format “pdf”, other Determine if this is an editable file, In other words can we make changes directly to the contents of the file. Page 3 of 12TRANSCRIPT
Conversion/Editing/Revision of Patient Registration forms
Created by: William H. Harmon(not officially presented)
COLON & RECTALSURGICAL SPECIALISTSO F N E W Y O R K w w w. C R S S N Y. c o m
1100 Franklin Ave., Suite 203 Garden City, NY 11530 Tel: (516) 24S-2422 Fax: (516) 248-5162
226 N. Belle Mead Rd., East Setauket, NY 11733
Tel: (631) 675-0588 Fax: (516) 520-1125
Objective:
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Brief overview of the process of updating the following forms:
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Patient Registration – 2 pages
Medical History – 3 pages
Step 1: Find the existing document files
COLON & RECTALSURGICAL SPECIALISTSO F N E W Y O R K w w w . C R S S N Y . c o m
• What format are they in? Hardcopy, word-processing, spreadsheet, Portable document format “pdf”, other
• Determine if this is an editable file, In other words can we make changes directly to the contents of the file.
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COLON & RECTALSURGICAL SPECIALISTSO F N E W Y O R K w w w . C R S S N Y . c o m
• Had to convert the files such that they could be edited.
• Used a file conversion program.
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Existing documents were in “pdf” format
COLON & RECTALSURGICAL SPECIALISTSO F N E W Y O R K w w w . C R S S N Y . c o m
The file “ patient registration page 1 of 2.pdf
This is the existing form company now using.
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Step 2: Example file to be converted
Original form
COLON & RECTALSURGICAL SPECIALISTSO F N E W Y O R K w w w . C R S S N Y . c o m
The file has now been made editable and can now be opened in an application so changes can be made.
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Step 3: File is converted and made editable.
However, the file has displaced text and format. Things are not aligned. A bit scrambled.
Original form
COLON & RECTALSURGICAL SPECIALISTSO F N E W Y O R K w w w . C R S S N Y . c o m
With the use of a software application program, i.e. “Microsoft WORD”, file is edited/revised.
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Step 4: Converted file imported into a word-processing program.
* In some cases this can take some time. But may still same time in the long run.
Original form edited & reformatted
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Step 4: Cont.’ Files Comparison
BEFORE AFTER
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Content is neatly formatted & organized.
Clarity of text.
Easily read and understandable by patient.
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Finished file.
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It’s important to note that there were cases where I had to completely retype text and recreate the tables.
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In Conclusion:
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I hope you found this brief presentation interesting and informative.
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For a more detailed look into this process,feel free to contact me.
THANKS FOR VIEWING !
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