Overview
The General tab is used to set user preferences for:
Filtering search results by facility, diagnosis code, procedure code, and person
Displaying a confirmation message when exiting Connect Back Office
Setting the font-size text displays
Toggling the Status Bar on and off
- Forcing the [ENTER] key on the number keypad to behave identically to the [TAB] key
Forcing all typing input to be uppercase
Choosing whether to embed an Image Viewer within the Coding form and charge entry pages
User preferences cannot be overridden and will remain in effect for this workstation until it is changed in Preferences. Anyone who logs onto this workstation will use these preferences as the default values.
The general preferences affect multiple Connect platform applications. For example, if you change the point size in Back Office to 18, the point size will change to 18 in Back Office and Front Office.
Note also that the Status Bar Visible option only applies to Back Office.
Field Definitions
Function | Type | Required | Description |
| Search Filters Section |
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| Make Facility fields search using "contains" logic (as opposed to "starts with") | Checkbox | No | Includes search results that contain any portion of the typed input. For example, if you input son, search results could include:
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| Make Diagnosis Code fields search using "contains" logic (as opposed to "starts with") | Checkbox | No | Includes search results that contain any portion of the typed input. For example, if you input SQU, search results could include:
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| Make Procedure Code fields search using "contains" logic (as opposed to "starts with") | Checkbox | No | Includes search results that contain any portion of the typed input. For example, if you input TRANS, search results could include:
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| Make Person search require an exact match | Checkbox | No | Limits search results to only those that match the typed input exactly. For example, inputting Michael F would not return a search result of Michael Fox, because Michael Fox and Michael F do not match character for character. |
| Make Referring Provider search also match on specialty | Checkbox | No | Search results are limited to only those that agree with the selected name input options (above) AND the specialty filter type matches the specialty listed on a potential provider's Back Office provider profile. |
| Exit Options Section | |||
| Show confirmation message when exiting the application | Checkbox | No | Determines whether a confirmation message appears when the user exits the application. By default, this option is checked. |
| Font Options Section | |||
| Point Size | Drop Down | Yes | Determines how large or small letter and number characters will appear in the application. The larger the Point Size, the larger the characters. By default, this option is set to 11. |
| Status Bar Visible Section | |||
| Back Office | Checkbox | No | Toggles the Status Bar at the bottom of the Back Office application window. By default, this option is checked; however, in some instances it may be beneficial to hide the Status Bar, e.g., if you can't see all form data. |
| Keyboard Options Section | |||
| Numeric keypad (ENTER) acts like (TAB) key | Checkbox | No | Forces the [ENTER] key on the number pad of keyboard (not the [ENTER] key in the alpha-character area) to behave as the [TAB] key. This makes for easier tabbing through fields when entering data. |
| Force all typing to Uppercase | Checkbox | No | This option sets all typing to uppercase, regardless of whether Caps Lock is enabled. |
| Embedded Image Viewer Options Section | |||
| Show embedded image viewer | Drop Down | Yes | Determines whether the embedded image viewer in both charge entry pages and the coding form is:
Note: Even if you opt to embed the Image Viewer, you may also access it in a separate window by going to File > Launch Image Viewer. |