SOAP 2.0 | Adding an Addendum
  • 25 Mar 2024
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SOAP 2.0 | Adding an Addendum

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Overview

You can addend notes signed/finalized by other users as long as they are in the same discipline. Signature visibility is capped at three: This will reflect the most recent addending therapist, the cosigner, and the original therapist. If there are no cosigners, you will only see two signatures: the most recent addender and the original signer.

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How to Addend a Note

How to Addend a Note

Adding an addendum allows you to make changes to a previously finalized note.
 

  1. From the patient’s Record, open the note by selecting the Date of Service.
    EMR_2.0_Patient Profile_DOS_Signed Daily Note

  2. Click the (...) menu and select Addend.
    EMR_2.0_Patien Profile_Records_Addend Note

  3. Hover over a subsection and click Edit.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Edit Subsection

  4. If the field contains data, the standard carry-forward view will display. Click into the subsection to make updates.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Edit Subsection_Click Subsection to edit

  5. Click Done at the bottom of the subsection when complete.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Edit Subsection_Done_Button

  6. Once your changes are complete, click Sign.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Sign Button

  7. You will be prompted to enter a (1) Addendum Reason, determine whether you want to (2) Re-bill for this visit (billing integrations only), and click (3) Apply.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Addendum Reason_Popup

    Reason visibility

    This reason entered is internal only and will not be visible on the documentation shared with referring physicians, or in your billing software.

  8. Previous versions of the note can always be referenced in the top-left corner and will have an Addended watermark on the note.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Previous Note Versions

  9. On the patient’s Record page, the note will also have an Addended label and date in the Notes table.
    EMR_2.0_Patient Profile_Records Section_Addendum



How to Forward an Addendum

How to Forward an Addendum

If a co-signature is required after the original note has been finalized, you are now able to forward the note as an addendum. Forwarding an addendum allows you to add a co-signature to a previously finalized note.
 

  1. From the patient’s Record, open the note by selecting the Date of Service.
    EMR_2.0_Patient Profile_DOS_Signed Daily Note

  2. Click the (...) menu and select Addend.
    EMR_2.0_Patient Profile_Records_Addend Note

  3. Click the (1) (...) and select (2) Forward.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Forward_Button

  4. Use the Choose a Therapist drop-down menu to select the therapist and select Apply.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Forward_Choose Therapist

Once forwarded, the addendum will appear on the signing therapist’s Incomplete Cosign Docs worklist.



How to Add Content to an Addendum

How to Add Content to an Addendum

If you want to add subsections after the original note has been finalized, you are now able to add content to the addendum.
 

  1. From the patient’s record, click the Date of Service to open the note.
    EMR_2.0_Patient Profile_Records_Signed Progress Note_Arrow

  2. Click the (...) menu then select Addend.
    EMR_2.0_Patient Profile_Records_Addend Note

  3. Click the (...) then select Add Content.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_IE_Add Content_Button_Cropped

  4. This opens the Content Drawer on the right side of the page. Use the Eval/Note Profile search bar and drop-down menu to add Profiles to the note. You can add multiple Company and WebPT Profiles by selecting the checkbox(es). Discover more about profiles.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Add Profile_WebPT Profiles_My Profiles

  5. If desired, add additional subsections to the note: Add key terms or phrases to the Search Content field to display all the subsections containing the term or phrase. Select the corresponding checkbox to select desired subsections you want to add to your note.

    Subsections cannot be removed once they have been added.

    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Add Profile_Add Subsection

  6. Click Apply to add the Profile(s) and subsections to the note. An alert displays at the bottom of the page to confirm your recent selections.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Add Profile_Add Subsection_Apply

  7. The added profile and subsections will carry forward to subsequent notes after the note has been signed.
    EMR_2.0_Documentation_Addendum_Add%20Profile_Add Subsection_Sign




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