• When first opening DCM you are in List View at today's date

• If any appointments/bookings have been made in Calendar View for today, they will be listed here

• If feeding in from an upstream programme for appointments and clinical examinations (e.g.: RIS, LIS, OIS or other), this list is populated automatically by those programmes. How?

  • The upstream application generates a HL7 message that DC reads in resulting in:

    • Use existing Client Record or Create New

    • Use existing Referrer or Create New

    • Create the Referral

    • Create the Appointment

    • Create the Invoice

• Selecting Add to List adds to the List

• The Appointment Status is shown by colour

• Appointment Statuses can be triggered to change by an event (e.g.: invoice, receipt) or by right-clicking and selecting Change Appointment Status

Manage Appointment Status – Direct CONTROL Medical (DCM)

• Use the Calendar control on the top right-hand side to change days

• Select Today to return to Today's Date

• Lists can be sorted ascending and descending by clicking on any heading

• Press CTRL+A to select all in the list.

  • Press CTRL+C to copy. You can then paste to Word or Excel

  • Right-click to view menu options

• The List View can be customised per User. How?

  • See Customising Grid Views Article named - The CONTROL Centre: Customising Grid Views 

• Double click on any Client in the list to open their record