Appliance Tracker

The Appliance Tracker lists patient appliances you have sent to lab destinations but have not yet been returned. Use this feature to review and edit expected appliance information.

Click to OpenEnter Appliance Data

You track the type of appliances sent for consultation or service, along with their service locations and dates in the Lab Appliance section of the Milestones tab of the patient folder. See "Patient Appliances" for details.

Click to OpenOpen the Appliance Tracker

From the ViewPoint shortcut menu, select View then Appliance Tracker. (Or, press Alt+V on your keyboard to open the View menu options.)

Click to OpenChoose Appliances to View

You can view all active appliance records, or select to display only items you have sent to a specific destination. Only appliances that are currently flagged as "sent" are included in the Appliance Tracker.

Sort Data - Click a column heading to sort the data by that column. Click the same column heading to reverse the sort order.

Click to OpenAdjust Columns - You can adjust both the width and location of the columns in the window. All columns return to the defaults when you exit and re-enter.

Click to OpenUpdate Appliance Dates

Click the date column you want to edit, then make your changes. Or, click T to flag the selected appliance as being returned today. Click Save to save your changes. As soon as you save an appliance as being "completed/back", it is removed from the Appliance Tracker.

Click to OpenDelete Appliance

If an appliance is entered in error, you can select the appliance to work with in the Appliance Tracker, then click Delete to remove it. This also removes the appliance from the Milestones tab of the patient folder.

Click to OpenSave

Click Save to save any changes you have made to the appliance data, without exiting the window.

Click to OpenPrint Appliance Tracker

Click Print to generate the list as it appears on your screen. Consider printing the Lab Appliance and Lab Appliance - Back Dates reports for more detailed information.

Click to OpenExit Appliance Tracker

After reviewing and entering dates as needed, click Exit to close the Appliance Tracker window.

If you have made any changes, be sure to click Save before you exit, or your changes will be lost.