Seer*Abs 10 Users Manual March 2017 Table of Contents

Contextual Menu for the Worklist Table

In addition to the Navigation keys, a contextual menu is available on the worklist when the right button of the mouse is clicked. The following options are available:

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  Open Selected Entity: opens the selected record or AFL; identical to double-click the corresponding row. This option is enabled only if a single row is selected.
  
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  Delete Selected Entities: deletes the selected records or AFLs; use the Ctrl key in combination with the mouse to select multiple rows. If the rows that need to be selected are together, then just select the first one with the mouse and drag down to the last one.
  
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  Change Status of Selected Entities: changes the status of the selected entities. A dialog shows the status of the selected entities, and the new status that should be assigned.
  
  
  
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  Copy Cell to Clipboard: copies the content of the current cell to the clipboard. The content of the clipboard can then be copied into other applications.
  
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  Copy Row to Clipboard: copies the content of the current row to the clipboard (fields are comma-separated). The content of the clipboard can then be copied into other applications.
  
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  Copy Table to Clipboard: copies the content of the entire table into the clipboard (one line per row, fields are comma-separated). The content of the clipboard can then be copied into other applications.
  

8. Processing an AFL

To open and process and AFL in the worklist:

1. 
   Open the Worklist. (Click the Worklist toolbar icon, select Show > Worklist or press F1.)
   
2. 
   Use the filters to search for AFLs from a particular facility or for a specific patient (see the Searching the Worklist section of this chapter).
   
3. 
   Use your mouse or keyboard controls to select an AFL (see the Navigation Keys for the Worklist section of this chapter).
   
4. 
   Double-click anywhere on the AFL’s row or press Enter to open it.
   
5. 
   The AFL will be displayed in a pop-up. The layout of this screen is defined by your registry’s configuration settings. The snapshot below is based on the configuration shipped with SEER*Abs.
   

6. 
   Review the AFL and determine the appropriate action. The Abstract button is selected, by default, when the AFL is first opened. Use tab or your mouse to move from one button to the next.
   
   1. 
      To abstract the case, press Enter or click Abstract. SEER*Abs will open the abstract editor. Data from the AFL and your abstractor ID may be auto-loaded into the record fields, as defined in your registry’s configuration settings. Instructions for entering and saving the record data are provided in the Editing a Record section of this document.
      
   2. 
      If an abstract is not appropriate for this case, use your keyboard or mouse to select Not Abstract.
      
      1. 
         Type a value or use the lookup to specify the Reason Not Abstracted.
         
      2. 
         Provide information specific to the case in the Detailed Explanation section.
         
      3. 
         Click Update AFL Status to save these changes.
         
   3. 
      Search – Takes you to the Search module with the filters set for the patient described in this AFL. If your registry uses reference data, this allows you to see if your registry has any information about this patient already.
      
   4. 
      Cancel – exit the AFL without saving any changes.
      

9. Opening a Record in the Worklist

To open a Record from the worklist in order to complete or review it:

1. 
   Open the Worklist. (Click the Worklist toolbar icon, select Show > Worklist or press F1.)
   
2. 
   Use the filters to search for the record as described in the Searching the Worklist section of this chapter.
   
3. 
   Use your mouse or keyboard controls to select a record (see the Navigation Keys for the Worklist section of this chapter for more information).
   
4. 
   Double-click or press Enter to open it.
   
5. 
   The record will be displayed in the editor. Instructions for entering and saving the record data are provided in the Editing a Record section of this document. The editor might not be editable if the record has already been extracted out of SEER*Abs.
   

2. Section 4: Editing a Record

The SEER*Abs Editor allows you to create or modify records.

To create or modify a record:

1. 
   Open a record in the SEER*Abs Editor using one of these methods:
   
   1. 
      Abstract records may be created while completing an AFL worklist task as described in the Processing an AFL instructions provided in Section 3: Worklist.
      
   2. 
      Or you may create a new record by selecting New Abstract or New from the File menu.
      
   3. 
      Saved records can be opened via the worklist as discussed in Section 3: Worklist.
      
   4. 
      Or you may go directly to the SEER*Abs editor by pressing F2, using the toolbar icon, or by selecting Show > Editor. To open a record in the editor:
      
      1. 
         If you would like to create a new record, click the button corresponding to the type of record that you wish to create (Abstract or a record defined specifically for your registry).
         
      2. 
         If you would like to re-open a record that you were working on recently, select it from the Recent Records list. The last 25 records that were modified in the Editor will be listed. Records listed with an asterisk are In Progress.
         
2. 
   Enter data into the fields. Refer to the subsequent sections of this chapter for an overview of the editor and descriptions of the controls and features.
   
3. 
   Registry-defined edits, system edits, and edit packages such as the SEER Edits may be integrated into SEER*Abs. Edits are described in detail in the Edits to Validate Data section of this chapter. To apply edits as you enter data:
   
   1. 
      Configuration settings determine whether edits are executed as you move from one field or tab to another. If edits do not execute as you move from field to field, you may click Validate to execute edits for all fields.
      
   2. 
      To display a list of all edits failing for the record, click Show Errors. The edits will be listed in the Message pane at the bottom of your screen.
      
4. 
   Options for exiting and/or saving changes while editing a record:
   
   1. 
      Save will save changes made in the current session. The current values in the record will be written to the SEER*Abs main database. The record will remain open in the record editor and the record’s status (In Progress or Completed) will not be altered.
      
   2. 
      Complete will save your changes, flag the record as a completed record, and close the record display.
      
   3. 
      Close will close the record display. If you have made changes that have not been saved, you will be asked if you want to save those changes. The record’s status will not be altered.
      
   4. 
      You can actually navigate to any part of the system while you are editing a record. The record will remain open in the editor. The status bar will indicate the type of record, whether there are unsaved changes, and if the record has failing edits. If you exit SEER*Abs you will be notified if unsaved modifications have been made to the record.
      

Records can be opened and modified until they are exported (status = archived); you cannot modify data once it has been archived and you cannot use SEER*Abs to modify records that were created by other software. Archived records can be viewed in the editor in read only mode. Archived records are completely removed from the SEER*Abs database when the Purge Archived Data action is used. It is possible to modify the status of a record to recover from a mistake.

To modify the status of a record:

1. 
   Select the record in the worklist by clicking one on its row.
   
2. 
   Right click that row to display the context menu.
   
3. 
   Select the option Change Status of Selected Entities.
   
4. 
   In the option dialog, select the new status for the record.
   
5. 
   Click OK.
   

This operation should be used with care; the record statuses define the workflow of the records, modifying them through this mechanism override the normal workflow. It is not something that should be done on a regular basis.