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MER - Medical Tab (SU)

Medical Records Parameters

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*Emergency Address

Nominate which parent address should be referenced for the emergency contact details displayed for each student. 

These addresses are defined in Student Admin > Parent Records > Parent Information > Parents on the 'Address' Tab.

If the 'Emergency Address' nominated here has not been recorded on a parent's record, then the 'Emergency Address' will default back to the parent's default address.

Default Asthma Code

Before you can specify the 'Default Asthma Code', you must set up a code for 'Conditions' here in Medical Setup under the 'Conditions' tab.

As the codes for 'Conditions' medical records are set up by the school there is a need to indicate which condition code is to be used for Asthma. The Asthma condition is unique, in that students who are flagged with this condition, will have the 'Asthma Management' tab active in their 'Student Medical Record'.

Enable Alerts on Immunisation Register data

Tick this option to enable an alert to display in the following programs where students have missing or out of date data:

  • TASS.web Student Admin > Medical Records > Student Information > Student Medical.

  • TASS.web Student Admin > Medical Records > Listings/Reports/Merges > Immunisations Summary/Listings

  • Parent Lounge Student Details > Medical Details on the 'Immunisation Register' tab.

Use Medical Conditions (Y/N)

Select 'Use Medical Conditions' if you want the 'Medical Conditions' tab to be available in 'Students Medical Record'. If the box is left un-ticked the tab will be inactive.

Use Immunisations (Y/N)

Select the 'Use Immunisations' field if you want the 'Immunisations' tab to be available in 'Students Medical Record'. If the box is left un-ticked the tab will be inactive.

Use Doctor Details (Y/N)

Select the 'Use Doctor Details' field if you want the 'Practitioners' to be available in 'Students Medical Record'. If the box is left un-ticked the tab will be inactive.

Contact Details

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Name

Use this field to store the name of the person who is the main contact for this module at your school.

Email

This field will print on the student medical form generated through TASS.web program Student Admin > Medical Records > Listings/Reports/Merges > Student Medical Forms.

If this field is left blank then the medical form will use the email address field in TASS.web program Finance > General Ledger > Setup Information > Company Information.

Therefore you would only use this field where you want a different email address to print on the medical form to the main school email address.

Phone

This field will print on the student medical form generated through TASS.web program Student Admin >  Medical Records > Listings/Reports/Merges > Student Medical Forms.

If this field is left blank then the medical form will use the phone number field in TASS.web program Finance >  General Ledger > Setup Information > Company Information.

Therefore you would only use this field where you want a different phone number to print on the medical form to the main school phone number.

Fax

This field will print on the student medical form generated through program Student Admin >  Medical Records > Listings/Reports/Merges > Student Medical Forms.

If this field is left blank then the medical form will use the fax number field in TASS.web program Finance > General Ledger > Setup Information > Company Information.

Therefore you would only use this field where you want a different fax number to print on the medical form to the main school email address.

Website/URL

Use this field to store the web address of any website relating to medical records information at your school.

Medication Dispensing

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*Medication Expiry Notification (Days before)

This field allow you to define the number of days before the expiry date that parents will be automatically notified.

An upcoming software release will allow you to send Notifications to parents from this module.

Medication Expiry Dates can be entered in TASS.web Student Admin > Medical Records > Student Medical on the ‘Medications' tab and the ‘Medical Conditions’ tab.

*Dispense Time Tolerance

This field is available to define the number of minutes before the scheduled time that medication can be dispensed to students.

Medication Schedules are setup in TASS.web Student Admin > Medical Records > Student Information > Student Medical on the ‘Medications' tab and the ‘Medical Conditions’ tab.

Scheduled Medication can be dispensed from TASS.web Student Admin > Medical Records > Dispense Student Medication.

SMS Details

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SMS Details 

*Message Text

Max. 160 characters

This 'Message Text' field is used to send SMS and Alert Notifications to parents when a new student illness is created in Illness Self Registration or saved in Student Illness/Daily Log.

Student Illness Keywords are available in the drop-down menu allowing you to customise your message.  The keywords available for this text feild are:

  • Student Name

  • Student Code

  • Medical Condition

  • Illness Details

  • Time of Illness

  • Date of Illness

  • Medication

  • Treatment

These following settings must be active for parents to receive the message: 

Illness Self Registration

SMS

  • The Automatic Notification checkbox for 'An SMS will be sent to the parents' must be ticked in TASS.web program Student Admin > Medical Records > Setup Information > Medical Setup > Self Registration tab. 
  • The school must have an SMS Gateway set up in TASS.web program System Admin > Utilities > API Gateway Maintenance > External API's > SMS Gateway APIs.
  • Parents must have SMS notifications enabled in TASS.web program Student Admin > Parent Records > Parent Information > Parents > Address tab.   
  • Parents must be listed as Emergency Contacts in TASS.web program Student Admin > Student Records > Student Information > Students > Addresses and Communication Rules Tab.

Alert Notifications in Parent Lounge and/or Parent Orbit.

  • The Automatic Notification checkbox for 'An Alert will be created to Parent Lounge for the parents' must be ticked in TASS.web program Student Admin > Medical Records > Setup Information > Medical Setup > Self Registration tab. 
  • Parents must have Parent Lounge access or Parent Orbit access and Push Notifications enabled.   
  • Parents must be listed as Emergency Contacts in TASS.web program Student Admin > Student Records > Student Information > Students > Addresses and Communication Rules Tab.

Student Illness/Daily Log

SMS

  • The Automatic Notification checkbox for 'An SMS will be sent to the parents' must be ticked in TASS.web program Student Admin > Medical Records > Student Information > Student Illness/Daily Log on the 'Add an Illness Record' modal screen.

  • The school must have an SMS Gateway set up in TASS.web program System Admin > Utilities > API Gateway Maintenance > External API's > SMS Gateway APIs.

  • Parents must have SMS notifications enabled in TASS.web program Student Admin > Parent Records > Parent Information > Parent > Address tab.   

  • Parents must be listed as Emergency Contacts in TASS.web program Student Admin > Student Records > Student Information > Students > Addresses and Communication Rules Tab.

Alert Notifications in Parent Lounge and/or Parent Orbit.

  • The Automatic Notification checkbox for 'An Alert will be created to Parent Lounge for the parents' must be ticked in Student Admin > Medical Records > Student Information > Student Illness/Daily Log on the 'Add an Illness Record' modal screen.

  • Parents must have Parent Lounge access or Parent Orbit access and Push Notifications enabled.   

  • Parents must be listed as Emergency Contacts in TASS.web program Student Admin > Student Records > Student Information > Students > Addresses and Communication Rules Tab.

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