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  1. Click the  Practice tab.
  2. Click the Administration tab, and then click Forms Settings.
  3. Click a form name in the table. 
  4. Click Add.
  5. Enter the starting date on which the rule takes effect.
    You can optionally enter an end date. If you do not specify an end date, the rule remains in effect.
  6. Select Block from being billed to prevent users from submitting a claim if the rule is not satisfied.
  7. Select the checkbox for each field in the form you want to require be completed.
  8. Click Save.

Add a Golden Thread Rule

Define rules requiring Create a Golden Thread rule requiring that specific forms be completed for selected facilities or programs, a specific time frame, or for an encounter category.

When you define create a rule, you can require that selected encounter forms meet the form completion rules defined in the Forms Settings page.

Note: The Value and Advanced Golden Thread rule types are reserved for the DrCloudEHR product development team.

To add a new golden thread rule, do the following:specify:

  • Settings for the rule.
  • How to notify users when a golden thread rule is violated.
  • Encounter categories that are exempt from the rule.

Click Save or Update only when you are finished creating or updating a rule.

Create the Rule

  1. Click the Practice tab.
  2. In the left hand navigation menu, click the Golden Thread tab, and then click  Golden Thread Rules. The Golden Thread Rules page opens.
  3. Click the Add Golden Thread Rule button.
  4. Enter a name for the rule.
  5. Select Form as the rule type.
  6. Enter the starting date on which the rule takes effect. You can optionally enter an end date. If you do not specify an end date, the rule remains in effect.
  7. Click the Notifications tab in the Add Golden Thread Rule dialog, and then configure how and to whom notifications are sent if the rule is violated. 
  8. Click the Exceptions tab in the dialog, and then select the categories to ignore when applying the rule.

Configure the Rule Settings

  1. Click the Settings tab if not already selected.
  2. Select the facilities or programs to which to apply the rule. 
    Specify the AND operator to apply the rules to all selected facilities.​​ Use the OR operator to apply the rule to at least one facility.
  3. Select the forms that must be submitted. 
    Specify the AND operator to require a user to complete all of the selected forms.​​ Use the OR operator to require that at least one of the selected forms be completed.
  4. Select the frequency at which the forms must be completed.
  5. Select Must meet the form completion criteria to require that the selected encounter forms meet any form completion criteria.
    Form completion criteria are defined in the Forms Settings page. For more information, see Define Encounter Form Completion Criteria.
  6. Specify the message to display in notifications if the user fails to follow the rule. 
  7. Select Block from being billed to prevent to prevent users from submitting a claim if the rule is not complete. Click

Configure the

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Rule Notifications

Specify how to notify staff when a golden thread rule is violated.

  1. Click the Notifications tab.
  2. Select one or more notification methods described in the table below:

    OptionDescription
    Billing ManagerDisplay a yellow triangle in the encounter entry in the Billing Manager. Users can mouse over the yellow triangle to view error details.          
    Past Encounters ListDisplay a yellow triangle in the encounter entry in the Past Encounters page, which displays when you select Past Encounter List from the Encounter History menu for a patient. Users can mouse over the yellow triangle to view error details.
    Inbox           

    Add a message in the DrCloudEHR Inbox of selected users. Select the users to receive the message in the Who Should Be Notified? section of the dialog.

               

    The message contains the text set in the Step 4: Action To Take When Rule Fails field when the rule was created.            

             
    Email           

    Send an email to of selected users. Select the users to receive the message in the Who Should Be Notified? section of the dialog.

               

    The message contains the text set in the Step 4: Action To Take When Rule Fails field when the rule was created.            

             
    Counselor DashboardDisplay the status icons for selected forms in the dashboard. You can click the icon at the top of the dashboard to view a legend describing the meaning of each icon.          
    Alert while adding a form to the billable encounterDisplay an error message when a form with rule violations is added to an encounter.
    Chart Alert - PassiveDisplay rule violations in the Golden Thread Alerts section on the right side of the selected patient's Summary Chart page. on right side of page.
    whatever error text is entered in Rule definition is displayed
    Chart Alert - ActiveDisplay a pop up message noting errors when the user opens a patient's Summary Chart page. Use this option only for important rules, because users often ignore and close the pop up message.


  3. Select to apply the rule to forms related to all admitted and discharged patients, or to admitted patients only. The setting applies only to email, inbox, and chart alert notifications.

Specify the Rule Exceptions

Select any encounter categories to exempt from the rule. 

  1. Click the Exceptions tab.
  2. Select one or more categories in the left field, and then use the arrow button to move them to the right field.