Strip management

How to manage my patient’s testing routine using guidelines

Issue

<p>I want to monitor my patient’s testing routine and ensure they have enough test strips.</p>

Solution

<p>Create a guideline to monitor your patient’s testing routine based on their strip consumption. This will allow you to automatically determine your patient’s next test strip delivery.</p><p>If there’s any deviation from the routine, the color under <strong>Delivery status</strong> will change to alert you. For further details about the delivery status colors, follow this <a href="/care/professionals/strip-management/how-follow-my-patient-status-using-pick-center">article</a>.</p><div class="article-notice-warning" role="alert"><p><button class="icon-close notice-icon" type="button"> <img src="/modules/custom/roche_global_settings/templates/icon/Cross.svg" alt="notice close icon"> </button> <strong>Note:</strong>his optional feature only displays if available in your country and enabled at your center. To activate it, select the checkbox <strong>Pick up at center</strong> when you create or edit a patient.</p></div><p>You can create different guidelines: Active, temporary, or custom clinical guide.</p><ol class="rteindent1"><li>Click on Strip management <span><img src="/sites/g/files/papvje391/files/support_articles/pastedimage6.png" alt="imageicon"></span> on the sidebar to expand it.</li><li>Click the tab <strong>Guideline</strong>.</li></ol><p><img class="img-fluid" style="height:91px;width:400px;" alt="Guideline tab" src="/sites/g/files/papvje391/files/support_articles/272_01.png"></p>

  • Active guidelines

    <p>To set an active guideline:</p><ol class="rteindent1"><li>Select the corresponding options from each drop-down.</li><li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol>

  • Temporary guidelines

    <p>These can be used in instances such as an ongoing pregnancy or post-surgery. To create a temporary guideline:</p><ol class="rteindent1"><li>Scroll down and click <strong>+&nbsp;Add temporary guideline</strong>.</li><li>Select the corresponding options from each drop-down.</li><li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol>

  • Custom clinical guides

    <p>These are used to follow a particular testing routine, which is different from the standard routine. You can select custom clinical guides that have been previously created by you (sort by personal) or by other professionals (sort by all), or you can create a new one:</p><ol class="rteindent1"><li>Click <strong>Custom clinical guide options</strong> at the top right.</li><li>Click <strong>+ Create new custom clinical guide</strong>.</li><li>Name your new custom clinical guide.</li><li>Select the corresponding option from the <strong>Patient therapy</strong> and <strong>Test frequency</strong> drop-down, and adjust the slider.</li><li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol>