2 MINUTE PEARLS Copy Forward Function

1. 2 MINUTE PEARLSCopy Forward Function • The Copy Forward function of AHLTA is a valuable time saver that easily brings information from a previous encounter forward to your current encounter eliminating need to reenter duplicate information. • The information that is carried forward includes bullets from the S/O portion of the note as well as items from the A/P module including diagnoses, procedures, orders, and other therapies. • This function works best for patients involved in serial visits for the same problem (i.e. post procedure visits, chronic wound care visits, obstetrical visits, chronic disease follow up, etc…) where similar clinical items need to be documented. AHLTA Copy Forward

2. USING COPY FORWARD • Two Requirements: • A Completed Previous Encounter for the patient • Current Open Encounter for the same patient Accessing Copy Forward Function • Start by selecting Previous • Encounters to access a list of • available encounters to copy AHLTA Copy Forward

3. Selecting Previous Note to Copy Forward • 2) Select Copy Forward Button • Select previous note that you would like to copy • Can Preview Note Below AHLTA Copy Forward

4. If a patient has multiple • encounters open, you will be • prompted to choose your • desired encounter Select Current Encounter AHLTA Copy Forward

5. When you enter the S/O Module, the bullets from your previous encounter will automatically load and will appear in yellow USING COPY FORWARD Using Copy Forward in the S/O Module • You can then either: • Choose the bullets you want individually • OR • 2) Use the Auto Enter button to insert all of the bullets with a single click AHLTA Copy Forward

6. The Copy Forward Template can contain information for all tabs of the S/O Module, but you need to select the Auto Enter key on each tab separately. AHLTA Copy Forward

7. Previous Note Using Copy Forward in the S/O Module Note initial measurements from previous note Current Note You can edit free text portion of bullets to reflect clinical changes AHLTA Copy Forward

8. The A/P Module is also pre-populated with the diagnoses, orders and procedures from the previous encounter to aid efficient documentation Using Copy Forward in the A/P Module AHLTA Copy Forward

9. Once you have completed the Copy Forward template, you can load another template to augment your documentation, if necessary Using Other Templates to Augment Documentation AHLTA Copy Forward

10. For More Information… • AMEDD AHLTA Homepage • https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/406 (AKO password required) • AHLTA Video Tutorials • http://www-nmcp.mar.med.navy.mil/AHLTA/AHLTA%20Training%20Tools/index.html ****(If you would like to receive future versions of the AHLTA 2 Minute Pearls directly, please email Lakia Brockenberry at Lakia.Brockenberry@us.army.mil to be added to the distribution list) AHLTA Copy Forward