Setting Preferences on the Home Page

User preferences allow you to set the default behavior for many of the views in the PHS Viewer. The settings also apply to the Results Web application, unless otherwise noted. Preferences include which page opens first when you start the viewer, as well as defaults for lab panels, layouts, and date ranges.

1. If you haven't already, click the Home option on the menu.
2. Set preferences for the different views as described:

• Initial Page: The system default for the is to open to the Big Board Summary View. To set the start-up view to your personal preference, select from the drop-down list.
• Labs Page:

• When Auto-submit on page load is checked (the system default) and you open the Labs page, the system loads the selected patient's results automatically (you do not need to click the Submit button). Uncheck to require that you click the Submit button to load patient data.
• When Show Empty Panels and Subpanels is checked (the system default), the Index lists all panels and sub-panels, whether or not the panels have results. Uncheck to hide empty panels and sub-panels.

• Summary Page

• View Summary Index specifies the location of the index of reports. Select an option from the drop-down list: Top = above the detail pane (the system default),Left = left of the detail pane, or Top:Filter/Sort = above the detail pane with the ability to filter and sort index items.
• When Auto-submit on page load is checked (the system default) and you open the Summary page, the system loads the selected patient's results automatically (you do not need to click  the Submit button). Uncheck to require that you click the Submit button to load patient data.
• When the MR - Most Recent Date Range option is not checked, the All Labs date range is set to retrieve All Data. To default to the most recent date with results, check the MR box, and select a the amount of time from the drop-down list to define the start of the date range.

• Notes:

• From the MR Inpatient Default Duration drop-down list, select how far back from the date of the most recent result (MR) to retrieve data for inpatients.* The system default time frame is most recent to 1 week.
• From the MR Non-Inpatient Default Duration drop-down list, select how far back from the date of the most recent result (MR) to retrieve data for patients not designated as inpatients.*  The system default time frame is most recent to 6 months.
  * The inpatient default applies to inpatients from BWH, FH, MGH, NSMC, NWH, and SRN (SRH/SHC) only. For all other sites, the non-inpatient default is used for both inpatients and non-inpatients.

3. Click the Save Changes button.

• Using the Big Board
• Using the Notes Viewer