The New User Interface - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MEDITECH

Training & Education

MEDITECH

Training & Education

Explain NUI

History behind changes

Describe the Benefits

Detail Requirements and Features

Objectives

Understand what NUI is and why MAGIC was enhanced

Provide ideas as to how and why it will benefit your institution

Comprehend the setup process and features

Provide a demonstration

Discuss tips and considerations for rollout

Supply documentation

Objectives

First hand opportunity to see what NUI looks like and how it functions

To provide you with the opportunity to receive further clarification

For future references

MODERN LOOK AND FEEL

Cosmetic Change

It's Time!

Facelift!

Flexible

Update Look

Appealing Appearance

Enhances MAGIC

• Changes the look and feel of MAGIC
• Low cost solution for MAGIC Customers
• Allows for a Client Server look
• Does not require CS networking or hardware upgrades

• Windows look and feel
• Enhanced menu options
• Mouse enabled
• Enhancements to graphs

• 4.9 MAGIC software
• P7.0 or later MAGIC Operating System
• Version 4.12 or later Remote Workstation software
• PC running Windows 95, 98, or 2000 with NT 4.12 or higher

• Appearance
• Toolbar
• Navigation
• Graphs
• Menus

• Workstation Icon
• Color Schemes
• Title Bars/ Workstation Utility Menus
• Text Changes
• Customer Defined Screens
• Color Coding of Text
• Response Field Changes
• System Messages

The default icon for Version 4.00 or later of the MEDITECH Workstation has changed

• Earlier and later versions can be installed on the same PC

• Workstation color schemes are set by the Windows Control Panel
• Changing your Windows colors changes your MEDITECH Workstation colors
• Color schemes are PC specific

• Workstation title bars will display routine and lookup names
• Title bar fonts and point size can be formatted
• Access to the Workstation Utility Menu is gained through the title bar

• To format title bars:
• Windows Control Panel
• Display - Appearance - Item - Title Bar
• Formatting applies to title bars only
• To format Workstation text:
• Windows Control Panel
• Display - Settings - Font Size

To access the Workstation Utility Menu

• Click on the Workstation icon in the title bar
• Right Click on the Workstation title bar

Functions on the Workstation Utility menu can also be performed using the following keystrokes:

• Alt + F1: Workstation Help
• Alt + F4 : Exit
• Alt + C : Copy
• Alt + V : Paste
• Alt + D : Reset Display (NEW)

• Standard Menu, routine, and prompt text
• Upper/lower case
• NPR DTS 2752 - Custom menus converted to mixed case
• Proportional fonts
• Character width is variable
• Lookup and response field text
• Fixed fonts
• Character width is uniform

• “Display Font” prompt added to the MIS Customer Defined Screen Dictionary
• Defines how query text will be displayed
• Two Options:
• Proportional
• Fixed (Default)

Similar to traditional CDS display

• Uniform text size
• Easy to check for overlap

Width of each character varies

• Greater care required to prevent text and response field overlap

When using a proportional font:

• Use the “Display Screen” option before filing the CDS to visually check for text and response field overlap on the screen
• Printed versions of the CDS always use a fixed font

Color coding of text will still be available in the Workstation

• Examples of color use:
• Patient Statuses
• High or Low Lab Values in PCI

• Response fields are now represented by 3D input boxes
• Consistent with Windows applications
• Radio buttons or check boxes may be used for Yes/No response fields

The Workstation uses Windows Dialog Boxes to display system messages

• Error Messages
• Help Messages
• Dialog Boxes

• Used to perform functions in the MEDITECH workstation
• Buttons represent different functions
• Toolbar position based on mouse setup
• Windows Control Panel
• Mouse - Button Configuration
• Left or Right handed mouse

OK Button

• F12 on a PC

Exit Button

• F11 on a PC

Help Button

• Shift + F8 on a PC
• Displays online documentation for fields and routines.

Lookup Button

• F9 on a PC

Magic Menu Button

• Shift + F12 on a PC

System Info Button

• When on a menu, the number of messages in MOX will display as a Tool Tip when button is highlighted
• While in a routine, it is used to check or uncheck individual items from a list
• Right Ctrl key on a PC

• Page Up / Page Down Buttons
• Page Up and Page Down keys on a PC
• Arrow Buttons
• On a PC, Up & Down Arrows, Shift Left & Right Arrows

Select All Button

• While in a procedure
• Shift + Right Control key on a PC
• Used to check or uncheck all items from a list

• General Navigation Changes
• Using the Keyboard
• Using the Mouse
• Multipage Drivers
• MDI (Multiple Document Interface)
• Resizing the Workstation Screen

• On Desktops
• Arrow keys are used to highlight items
• Enter to select an item
• On Cascading menus
• Up and Down Arrow keys are used to highlight items
• Enter or Right Arrow keys are to select either a routine or submenu

The 4.9 Version of the MEDITECH software supports Windows style keystrokes

• ESC = Exit
• TAB = Enter (Next field)
• Shift + TAB = Previous Field

• Menus
• Procedure Screens
• Lookups
• Verb Strips

The mouse pointer can be used to select items from the Desktop and Cascading Menus

• Select the item with the pointer, and click to execute the routine or menu

While in a routine, you can click on an input field to move the cursor to the field

• Selecting an entry
• Single click highlights an entry
• Double click selects an entry
• Page up/Page down
• Clicking on arrows will move the lookup display

Items from a verb strip can be selected by highlighting the option with the pointer and clicking

The mouse may now be used to click on upcoming pages of routines or dictionaries with multiple screens.

• Allows you to move an active window “out of the way”
• View information on non active window(s)
• Click the title bar of the active window
• Drag it to the desired location

Users can now change the size of their MEDITECH Workstation screen

• Scroll bars will be used to shift the workstation screen within the window

• The 4.12 Workstation uses Chart FX (a third party graphing program)
• used for all ESS Graphs
• used for LAB Quality Control Statistics Analysis
• used for the Nursing Staffing and Scheduling Routines (E/E by Date and View by Location with Acuity)
• Note that PCI graphs will still be generated by MEDITECH

ESS users may print graphs using the traditional format

• Options - Print (Portrait/Landscape)
• A bar graph and table are included on the traditional format

ESS users may also print graphs through ChartFx

Graph - Print Graph (Breakdown/ History)

• ChartFx graphs will include the data displayed on the screen and will print in full page color
• ChartFx graphs will not include a table

• Menu formats
• Building, editing, and checking menus in NPR
• Attaching menus to users in MIS

The 4.9 User Interface offers the

following menu formats:

• Numeric
• Desktop
• Cascading (used for submenus and routines only)

Similar to traditional MAGIC Menus

• Each routine or submenu is assigned a number
• Users type the appropriate number to execute a routine or submenu

• Each main menu, submenu, or routine can be assigned an icon
• Users click the appropriate icon to execute a main menu, submenu, or routine

• Used in conjunction with Desktop menus
• Users select routines and submenus by highlighting and clicking on the desired item
• Additional submenus appear with an arrow next to the item

• Customers will decide which menu formats they will use
• Numeric is the default
• The format that a user sees will be based on the MIS User Dictionary

For each menu that is built, the following routines are available

• Enter/Edit
• Menu Data
• Numeric
• Cascading
• Desktop

• Defines general information about the menu
• Active
• Menu Title
• Menu Timeout
• Entries made here apply to all menu formats

• Building Numeric formats is a two step process
• Enter/Edit Menu Picture
• Enter/Edit Menu Routines

• For each routine or submenu, enter a number and descriptive text
• Formatting is up to the user

• Used to link submenus and routines to menu items
• For each item on the numeric menu you will enter
• Activity Log Text
• DPM.procedure or APPL.menu
• Arguments
• Menus should always be translated after edits have been made

When creating a new menu

• Create Numeric format first
• enables initialization to desktop
• if using terminals and old versions of the Workstation
• Limit your menus to 25 items or less
• Limit descriptive text to 40 characters or less
• Easy conversion to a Desktop or Cascading format

2 Ways to Create a Desktop Menu

• Initialize from numeric
• Build from scratch

• When initializing a Desktop menu from a Numeric menu
• Verify that all items carried over, as there is a 25 item limit
• Verify that the descriptive text is correct, as it is limited to 40 characters
• Labels from the numeric menus are not copied
• Ensure that descriptive text is explicit, so users are aware of which routines they are accessing

Numeric Menu Example

Desktop Menu Example Without Full Descriptive Text

Desktop Menu Building

• For each entry on the Desktop, you define:
• Location
• Item Type
• Icon
• Text
• Procedure/Menu
• Argument
• You can preview your Desktop before filing

E/E Desktop

• Determines the relative position of an icon on the Desktop
• Number between 0 and 24

• Defines the type of entry that will be attached to the Desktop
• Two Options:
• M (Menu)
• P (Procedure)

• Allows you to select the icon which is displayed on the Desktop
• Once selected, the icon will be displayed on the screen
• A lookup into the NPR Icon Dictionary is available

• Defines the descriptive text that appears below the icon on the Desktop
• Free text
• Up to 40 characters

• Defines the routine or sub menu which will be executed when a user selects the entry from the Desktop
• A lookup is available
• Based on the Type prompt entry

• Allows you to enter a predefined argument which will be passed to the routine
• Cursor only stops here for Procedures that support arguments

• Used in conjunction with Desktop menus
• Users select routines and submenus by highlighting and clicking on the desired item
• Additional sub-menus appear with an arrow next to the item

2 Ways to Create a Cascading Menu

• Initialize from numeric
• Build from scratch

• For each entry on the Cascading menu, you define:
• Item Type
• Icon
• Text
• Shortcut Key
• Procedure/Menu
• Argument
• You can preview your Cascading menu before filing

• Defines the type of entry which will be attached to the menu
• Three Options:
• M (Menu)
• P (Procedure)
• S (Separator)

• Allows you to select the icon which will be used for that menu item
• Based on the number entered at this prompt

• Icon #16 - Printer
• Icon # 17 - Pencil
• Icon # 18 - Paper
• Icon # 20 - Monitor
• Icon # 21 - Binoculars
• Icon # 22 - Magnifying Glass

• Defines the descriptive text users see for the routine or submenu
• Required for Procedure or Menu type items
• Up to 40 characters

• Allows you to select a one key shortcut for a menu item
• Shortcut key must be in the “Text”
• No question mark (?) or ampersand (&)

• Defines which routine or submenu will be executed when a user selects the entry from the Cascading menu
• Lookup is available
• Based on the Type prompt entry

• Allows you to enter a predefined argument which will be passed to the routine
• Cursor only stops here for Procedures that support arguments

• Cannot exceed 1024 items, which includes ALL submenus
• When initialized from a Numeric menu:
• Verify that the descriptive text is correct, as it is limited to 40 characters
• Labels from the numeric menus are not copied
• Ensure that descriptive text is explicit, so users are aware of which routines they are accessing

• Desktop versions of submenus override Cascading versions
• When initializing or building a desktop menu, numeric submenus will automatically be converted to cascading menus, if no other pre-existing menu format exists

Menu Choices

• If Numeric
• Main menu will be Numeric
• All submenus will be numeric

• If Desktop
• Main menu will be Desktop
• Submenu Options
• Desktop
• Cascading
• Converted Numeric (looks like Cascading)

Attaching Menus to Users

• Applications, menus, and Magic Key menus are still attached on Page 2 of the MIS User Dictionary
• In addition to selecting menus for each application you define:
• Numeric or Desktop format
• A default can be defined

MIS User Dictionary

Compare Routines

• Numeric to Desktop
• Numeric to Cascading
• Compare Menus Report

• This routine checks the numeric version against the desktop version of a single menu
• Users determine whether the system checks submenus
• Items on one format but not the other will be listed

• This routine checks the numeric version against the cascading version of a single menu
• Users determine whether the system checks submenus
• Items on one format but not the other will be listed

Compare Menus Routine

• Compares two different menus
• Users determine which formats are compared
• Users determine whether the system checks submenus

• In the 4.12 Workstation
• On-line Help
• MEDITECH.COM Documentation
• FAQ List
• PowerPoint Document
• New User Interface Documentation (Web Pages)
• 4.9 E/E Menu Dictionary Guide