If you prefer keyboard navigation to using the mouse, you may use the following keys to move through the worklist and make selections:
Tab: press Tab to move from one filter to the next. Tab will also take you from the last filter to the Reset button, and from the Reset button to the first task in the worklist.
Shift+Tab: use this to move in the reverse direction as Tab
Alt+Down: to view the choices in a drop-down menu
Arrow keys: to scroll through the choices in a drop-down menu; or to scroll through the tasks in the worklist.
Enter: If your cursor is on a filter, pressing Enter will start the search using the settings in all filters. If your cursor is on the Reset button, the filters will be reset to their default values. If your cursor is on a worklist task, the task will open.
Searching the Worklist
Search criteria are entered in filters displayed at the top of the worklist. Your registry’s system administrator can configure SEER*Abs to show different filters or change the way that the searches are implemented. The following describes the default configuration in the distribution version of SEER*Abs.
AFL – a request for an abstract from a specific facility. Data identifying the patient and the cancer of interest are defined in the AFL. This type will not be shown if AFLs are turned off in your Registry.
Abstract and Other Types of Records – The worklist includes records entered in your installation of SEER*Abs. These include records that were entered but not completed, records that were completed but not submitted to the registry, and records that were submitted and archived. Archived records are available in the worklist until they are purged using the Action > Purge Archived Data menu item.
Any – all of the above.
Select the Status. The values listed in the drop-down menu will vary based on the Type of task selected in step 1; you cannot filter by status if Type = Any. Options that are enclosed in brackets are combinations of other values, for example lists all open tasks for the selected data type; and lists tasks with any status for the selected data type.
The following are the statuses for AFLs and Records as defined in the default distribution. The values may not be exactly what you see in your Registry.
Default Statuses for AFL Tasks
Not Processed – have not started abstracting the case
In Progress – began abstracting but did not complete the abstract
Abstracted – created a complete abstract record for the case
Archived – submitted the results of the AFL to the registry. The status of an AFL is set to Archived when you export the AFL data. Archived AFLs are retained in SEER*Abs for a period of time that is defined in registry configuration settings. Archived data that have expired can be removed by selecting Action > Purge Archived Data.
Outstanding – AFL tasks that have a status of In Progress or Not Processed.
Any – All of the above.
Default Statuses for Record Tasks
In Progress – entered some but not all data in the record
Completed – entered all fields and marked the record as complete
Archived – submitted the record to the registry. The status of a completed record is set to Archived when the record is exported. Archived records are retained in the system for a period of time as defined in registry configuration settings.
Outstanding – In Progress is the only outstanding status for records.
If you know the facility’s ID, type the ID into the filter. SEER*Abs Facility IDs are the same as those in your central registry’s data management system. If your registry uses SEER*DMS, you do not have to enter the FAC- prefix. Multiple IDs can be entered separated by commas. You may press Enter to apply your changes to the facility filter or Tab to another filter to enter additional search criteria.
Or click the Lookup to search the database for the facility ID.
Enter search text into the lookup’s filter. The lookup table and its search feature are defined by registry configuration settings. You may sort the table of search results by clicking a column header.
Double-click an entry to select it. If you prefer to use keyboard controls:
Press tab to move from the text search box to the list.
Use the arrow keys to move through the list.
Press Enter to select an entry.
The Text box is a generic, Google-style search box that can be used to search for tasks based on fields displayed in the worklist. Registry-defined configuration files determine which fields are searched.
Press Enter to apply the filter settings.
You may click Reset to return all filters to their default values and reload the worklist.
List of Tasks
The items that match the filter settings are displayed in a scrolling table just below the filters. The columns displayed in this table are controlled by the configurations set by your registry staff. SEER*Abs is shipped with the columns ID, last name, first name, middle initial, SSN, Medical Record Number, Facility, Last Modified, Linked Record/AFL, and Status. The table can be sorted by clicking the column header of any column. Click the column header a second time to reverse the sort order.
A message is printed above the worklist table on the left side that shows the number of items displayed. A configuration parameter determines the maximum number that will be displayed in the worklist (500 is the default setting). A message will be displayed if the number of results returned by your search exceeded the display limit.
If your search exceeded the display limit and you are looking for a particular task, it may be missing from the items listed. You should add more detailed search criteria in the filters. For example, if you enter a common last name into the “Text” filter and the search results exceed the display limit then you should search by SSN, facility, medical record number, or other search criteria.
to search the database for the facility ID.