Did you know you can change either a wellness appointment or a recheck appointment from non-anesthetic to anesthetic? By changing an appointment to anesthetic, you will have access to the controlled drug log and surgical information.
Take a look below to see how!
How to Change from Non-Anesthetic to Anesthetic
There are many reasons you may decide to change either a wellness or recheck appointment from non-anesthetic to anesthetic. One of the most common purposes for this option is when a simple recheck appointment turns into a sedated procedure. In spay/neuter, we know this occurrence can be somewhat frequent, and HQ has made it simple for your team to handle these instances.
To change from non-anesthetic to anesthetic, go to Patient Flow and be sure you have Non-Anesthetic selected in the dropdown menu. When on the non-anesthetic roster, you will see the option Change to Anesthetic under the Action/Log section:
Once you click on Change to Anesthetic, you will receive a popup asking if you are sure you want to change the appointment type. Please Note: you cannot change the appointment type back to non-anesthetic once you have changed it to anesthetic.
Once you select Proceed, the appointment will no longer be seen under the Non-Anesthetic dropdown. Please select Anesthetic from the dropdown menu. Once you do, you will see the recheck appointment on the Patient Flow Exam & Premed screen.
When the patient is on the Patient Flow Exam & Premed screen, you can see the animal through Patient Flow and log the appropriate drugs, make surgical notes, and generate paperwork just like you would a spay/neuter surgical appointment
For more information about how to move a patient through Patient Flow, please visit this section of the manual: Anesthetic (Surgery) Flow
