reminders
Hi,
What is the best wasy to set up the reminders for applicable products? We have not made use of this function yet.
Thanks
Tamara
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Re: reminders
Gerri and Tony and probably others are experts at doing just this.
Matt C
On 22 Jan 2009 05:33:21 -0000, theequinepractice@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > What is the best wasy to set up the reminders for applicable products? We > have not made use of this function yet. > > Thanks > Tamara > _______________________________________________ > OpenVPMS User Mailing List > users@lists.openvpms.org > To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: > http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users >_______________________________________________ OpenVPMS User Mailing List users@lists.openvpms.org To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users
RE: reminders
Firstly you will need to setup the appropriate Reminder Types in Administration -.Types. Most of the fields are pretty self explanatory.
Reminder Interval. Default reminder interval Cancel Interval. When the reminder should be automatically cancelled. Sensitivity Interval. User to change the colour on the reminder indicators from green(not due), Due(Orange) , Overdue (red). Species. Limit reminder to specific species. Group. Groups reminder types together so they can reset each other. i.e Canine Annual and Canine Puppy Vaccinations are two different reminder types but can belong to same group say Vaccinations so generating a Canine Annual reminder will automatically complete a previous Canine Puppy reminder etc Templates. Here is where you tell OpenVPMS what document to generate for each reminder you want to send. If you only want to list the reminders (like a phone list) no template information is required or you can print a letter for the first reminder and list subsequent reminders etc.
Once you have your reminder type you simply have to edit your product and on the reminder tab enter the appropriate reminder or reminders you want to generate when you bill out this product.
Cheers Tony -----Original Message----- From: users-bounces@lists.openvpms.org [mailto:users-bounces@lists.openvpms.org]On Behalf Of theequinepractice@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, 22 January 2009 16:33 To: users@lists.openvpms.org Subject: [OpenVPMS Users] reminders
Hi, What is the best wasy to set up the reminders for applicable products? We have not made use of this function yet.
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Reminder Letters
Hi All.
We have a minor issue with reminders which may be a set up problem, namely that old remonders are not clearing after the procedure has been performed. eg Mr x had his dog vaccinated after recieving a reminder. When you click the reminder button it now shows 1 red overdue reminder for the vaccine he has just had and 1 green reminder for the vaccine due in a years time. What do we need to do to have the old reminders cleared automatically?
RE: Reminder Letters
I think the issue is you need to make sure that you have your Reminder Type configured with a Reminder Group. All reminder types that have the same Reminder Group will reset each other. This is required even if you have only on reminder type in the group.
Cheers Tony
-----Original Message----- From: users-bounces@lists.openvpms.org [mailto:users-bounces@lists.openvpms.org]On Behalf Of clinic@kilsythvet.com.au Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2009 12:28 To: users@lists.openvpms.org Subject: [OpenVPMS Users] Reminder Letters
Hi All. We have a minor issue with reminders which may be a set up problem, namely that old remonders are not clearing after the procedure has been performed. eg Mr x had his dog vaccinated after recieving a reminder. When you click the reminder button it now shows 1 red overdue reminder for the vaccine he has just had and 1 green reminder for the vaccine due in a years time. What do we need to do to have the old reminders cleared automatically? _______________________________________________ OpenVPMS User Mailing List users@lists.openvpms.org To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users
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Reminder groups
Hi Tony
You are right - we do not have any reminder groups set up at all. I can see the tab for this in Administration Types. What do I do once I have gone to the reminder groups page say for exmple for our "annual vaccination canine" type? The tab is not self explanatory to me. There doesn't seem to be anything I can do here to add a group. Am in in the wrong location?
Re: Reminder groups
First you need to make sure you have the necessary Reminder Groups setup. Look in Administration -> Lookups and search for Reminder group lookups. If you have none listed then you will need to create some. Typically we would have Vaccination, Desexing, Worming groups but you may include others such as Arthritis, Dental etc
Then edit each reminder type in Administration -> Types and on the group tab you should see the list of groups on the left and select the appropriate group(s) and move them to the selected area on the right using the arrows.
Cheers Tony
On 5/02/09 2:53 PM, "clinic@kilsythvet.com.au" wrote:
> Hi Tony > > You are right - we do not have any reminder groups set up at all. I can see > the tab for this in Administration Types. What do I do once I have gone to the > reminder groups page say for exmple for our "annual vaccination canine" type? > The tab is not self explanatory to me. There doesn't seem to be anything I can > do here to add a group. Am in in the wrong location? > _______________________________________________ > OpenVPMS User Mailing List > users@lists.openvpms.org > To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: > http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users_______________________________________________ OpenVPMS User Mailing List users@lists.openvpms.org To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Reminder Letters
Hi Tony,
I have now set up reminder groups. Do I need to run some sort of clean up program to get rid of all the old reminders? Or do I need to change the field in reminder types that is titled Cancel Interval? I'm not sure if this field cancels a reminder altogether or only after it has been sent. As an aside, the reminders report does not seem to change from reminders sent =0 to reminders sent = 1 after a reminder has been printed. Is this because of the lack of reminder groups?
Ta.
Jon
Re: Reminder Letters
The cancel interval is used by the reminder workspace to work out when specific reminder types should be automatically cancelled (status set to cancelled not completed). As some patients have not come in for their specified reminder you would not want to cancel on masse. You would just want to cancel those that have been in. This is a more difficult task and may need some back end manipulation in the database ...
When you run the reminders via the Send All button in the Reminders workspace it provides a report detailing the no of reminders printed, listed, emailed and gives you an opportunity to reprint etc. At this dialogue there is a Update reminders button which tells the system that all is well and to update all the reminders by incrementing their reminder count and setting last reminder sent dates. This tells the reminder system how many reminders have been sent so it can choose different templates and periods to send out second and subsequent reminders if configured in the reminder type.
If you are just running the report which lists al the reminders due but doesn't process them you do not get an option to update.
Either you are doing the later which is not really a reminder run or the former and not updating the reminders using the button.
Cheers Tony
On 5/02/09 5:47 PM, "clinic@kilsythvet.com.au" wrote:
> Hi Tony, > I have now set up reminder groups. Do I need to run some sort of clean up > program to get rid of all the old reminders? Or do I need to change the field > in reminder types that is titled Cancel Interval? I'm not sure if this field > cancels a reminder altogether or only after it has been sent. As an aside, the > reminders report does not seem to change from reminders sent =0 to reminders > sent = 1 after a reminder has been printed. Is this because of the lack of > reminder groups? > Ta. > Jon > _______________________________________________ > OpenVPMS User Mailing List > users@lists.openvpms.org > To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: > http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users_______________________________________________ OpenVPMS User Mailing List users@lists.openvpms.org To unsubscribe or change your subscription visit: http://lists.openvpms.org/mailman/listinfo/users Posts from this mailing list can be viewed online and replied to in the OpenVPMS User's forum- http://tinyurl.com/openvfu
Reminder setups
Hey Jon,
I found the reminder setup simple at the beginning but would struggle to set it up now. The incredible flexibility of the system means it can be a daunting task to setup as a non-techno type. Can I suggest for other users that are changing their reminder or practice organisation setups, that investing in afew hours of an implementor to come out (Geri or Tony) is the best money we spent.... We only had to consult for afew hours to pay for what saved us days of frustration....
:)
Reminder Setup
Hi,
Could someone point me in right direction with respect to reminder setup.
They list nicely under Reporting reminders but under the Action column they all say Skip (except for the unfortunate few denoted as Cancel who are no longer with us).
Much Thanks
Geoff
Reminder Setup
Hi Geoff,
I think you have setup your reminder types but they do not have any templates attached so the reminder system knows theres a reminder due but has no idea what you want to send the customer/patient. Templates define the letter that will be generated by reminder count, how long after they were due they will be sent and if you you want to list only rather than print/email letter (a phone list option).
A typical template setup might have these entries:
Reminder count: 0 Overdue: 0 days Document: Vaccination reminder - First List: unchecked
Reminder Count: 1 Overdue: 30 days Document: Vaccination reminder - Second List: unchecked
Reminder Count: 2 Overdue: 60 days Document: Vaccination reminder - Second List: checked
This will send a first reminder letter on the due date of the initial reminder, a second reminder 30 days after the due date of the initial reminder and then print the reminder details on a report 60 days after the due date of the initial reminder. The later will show up as list in the reminder workspace. The two former ones will show up as Post or Email dependent on the customers prefered mode of communication.
Of course you can setup each reminder differently and have as few or as many reminders sent as you believe necessary.
Once setup the reminder Workspace just needs a date range and it will calculate what to do based on this information.
Cheers
Tony