Co-Signing

Description

Co-Signatures have been implemented for sites that need the ability to have a supervisor signature for providers such as residents.

Reason

Needed for CCHIT and many sites have residents and mid-level providers.

Impacts

Sites wanting co-signatures.

Usage

At least 2 providers must be licensed in SOAPware, and one of them must NOT be marked as a supervisor. To require a supervisor signature, Click Tools in the menu bar; Click Provider Manager and Click the Is Supervisor checkbox (at the bottom of the Provider Manager dialog) to un-check the.

When logged in as the provider needing a supervisor signature, sign off a document (notice it is still editable).  A task will be created for the supervising provider in SOAPware.

Log out and back in as a provider not needing a supervisor signature.

Sign off the same document.  The document is now unalterable.

Notes

When the document is signed-off by a provider needing a co-signature, a task is created to notify the supervising provider of the co-signature needed.

 

Co-signing is demonstrated in Pediatric Video #8