Blocking Out Time on the Calendar

Blocking Out Time on the Calendar

To block out time in the ICANotes Appointment Book for lunch, a vacation, or something similar, please follow these instructions:
 
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1.  From the Chart Room, click on the 'Calendar' button to go to the Calendar.
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2. Make sure there is no patient selected. Having a patient selected will impact reminders for that patient. If there is a a patient listed, click the red X to remove the patient before moving on to step 3.
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3.  Start a new appointment by clicking the '+ New Appt' button.
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4.  In the Event Details window, select "BO" (block out) as the appointment status.
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5.  Select the desired Date, Time and Clinician for the block out.  
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6.  You may also choose to Repeat this event using the 'More' button. This will allow you to schedule a clinician's lunch for the same time every day, block out the first of every month for payroll, etc. 
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You can set an event to repeat Daily, Weekly, Monthly or yearly. The sample block out is being set to repeat daily for a year. Click OK at the bottom to save the repeating event, or cancel if you do not want the event to repeat.
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7.  Click the 'Save' button to block out the time and the appropriate clinician's calendar.
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