Health Articles are included in the Atlas software as a Patient Education tool available to Providers at the VTC. There are a series of prepared Articles included with the Atlas installation. In addition, users can add Articles to the database or edit the existing Articles to include clinic contact information, additional information, graphics and more.

Before Printing Articles, a few issues will need to be addressed.

• Printer installed on computer: you can print through a network, each computer does not need its own printer
• MS Word or Word Document Viewer: to view and print the Articles. There is a free Word Document Viewer available from Microsoft as a download. It does not support editing Documents but will allow you to view and Print.
• Articles properly Edited: The Articles database is located in your Main ACS database folder, C:\ACS\Data\Articles by default. Articles are presented in .doc format – which can be opened using MS Word or Word Viewer. Be sure to check the Articles over before you start handing them to Patients.

Articles can be added to your database.

1. Create the Article: create your Article and save it into the .doc format. NOTE: Articles can also be saved into .PDF format, however, it will be necessary to have a PDF Reader installed on the computers you would like to print from
2. Create an Article Topic: navigate under Setup > Articles > Topics to view default Topics in Atlas. Use the ADD button to Add more topics or EDIT to make changes to existing ones. We recommend making a Topic specific to your clinic to make it easier for the Provider to find the Article at the table.
3. Add Article to Database: navigate to Setup > Articles > Articles to add your newly created Article to the database. Use the ADD button, Type in an Article Title, Select a Topic to file under and click FILENAME to find your Article.

 

1. Setup System Information: navigate to Setup > Initial Setup > System Information under the Imaging/Articles tab. Check off the options: Check Scheduled Articles at Sign-In: to have Articles print based on the Article Schedule Print Articles when Selected: to have Articles Print when selected at the VTC Notify CHA when Article Selected: to send a note to the Front Desk when an Article Prints – this helps the CA know which Patient to give the Printed Article to.

Articles can be printed on a Schedule: The Schedule is determined by the Visit Count Configuration. This option is discussed in detail in the Mircrotics topic in the previous section.

To Schedule:

1. Navigate to Setup > Articles > Schedule Articles Articles can be scheduled by Visit Number, Day Number, Week Number or Date. Visit, Day and Week Number are determined by the Visit Count Configuration. Date schedule can be configured to Print Articles for a Date Range – helpful for seasonal newsletters and more.
2. Use the ADD or EDIT button to make changes to these schedules

 
To Print:

1. From the VTC screen, press the Health Articles button on the Touchpad
2. Select the Topic your Article is under using the Touchpad Number pad
3. Select the Article, by Title, using the Touchpad Number pad Selected Articles may take a few seconds to print, depending on network speed and file size.

Printed Article titles will appear in a list below the Spine on the Patient File

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