Blocking off regular lunch or other breaks

Lunch is a pre-defined schedule time type that appears with a coloured background in the Schedule.

Steps

From the scheduler menu, choose Configure > Physician and Clinic Hours (Schedule Setup). The Time Definition Maintenance window opens.

In the Service Provider list, click a provider name.

Click the new button

. The Schedule Definition tab opens.

If your clinic has multiple locations, in the Office Location list, click the location where you want to set the hours.

In the Schedule Type list, click Lunch.

In the Day of the Week list, perform one of the following actions:

If lunch times are the same every day of the week, click All and then in the From and Up To areas, in the Hour and Min fields, enter the lunch time.

If lunch times vary on different days, click a day and then in the From and Up To areas, in the Hour and Min fields, enter the lunch time. Repeat this process for each day of the week.

Ensure the Priority field is set to 4.

Click Save

Tip:

If you are assigning the same time type set up multiple times, click Save as a New Time Definition . The EMR saves the time definition and creates a new time definition with the same settings. You can then edit only the settings you need to change.

This saves you from the repetitive task of entering the same information over and over. The basic information is there, and you just have to make minor changes.

For example, if you are setting up CPX from 10 to 12 each day, you can set up the first time definition, click Save as a New Time Definition, and then just change the days you want to assign it to.