Getting started

Reading the chart

auro Academy·The record
the plate for the lesson Reading the chart

A chart is a sequence of visits, each with a note, a code and a claim, and whatever the patient did in between. This lesson reads one end to end.

Where it happens

The record, in auro EHR. This lesson is part of the Getting started track.

What this lesson covers

  1. Step 1

    Move down the visits

    Each visit carries its note, the code it was billed under, and the claim that came out of it.

  2. Step 2

    Open a note

    SOAP or ADIME in the practice’s own template, with the PES statement in it and the care plan changes underneath.

  3. Step 3

    Follow a line back

    Every number on the record has a receipt behind it: the action that made it, who took the action, and when. Open one.

  4. Step 4

    Read the trend, not only the visit

    Weight, A1C and intake are trended across visits. A flag on a trend is a clinical fact, and it is what triage will act on tomorrow.

After this lesson

You can read a chart end to end and find the evidence behind anything on it.

The Academy keeps a record of what each person has completed. It is a record, not a credential: auro accredits no one, and no lesson carries CE or CEU credit.