Some vocabulary changes can be made in BestNotes to fit the needs of your program. These are all the customizations in BestNotes and the link, examples or steps to take:



Academics (Click HERE) - System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add / Change many features:

  • Academic Years (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add / Change)
  • Class Categories / Academic Subjects (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add / Change)
  • Periods
  • How a student's name displays (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to change)
    • First name, Last name initial (John, D.)
    • Last name initial, First name (D. John)
    • Full name displays (John Doe)
    • etc.

  • System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to display the following on your Portal:

    • Show Grade Summary (Allows the Academic Grade Summary to be visible in the portal, this includes third-parties that tie into our portal API.) 
    • Show Student Schedule (Allows the Academic Student Schedule to be visible in the portal, this includes third-parties that tie into our portal API.)
    • For more Portal options, see below.
  • Set
  • Effort
  • Participation
  • Behavior
  • Class Location (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add / Change)


Access Tags (Click HERE)

  • NOTE: Requires the "System Administrator" user to log in


Calendar Settings (Click HERE):

  • Appointment Types
  • User Group Calendar Overlays
  • The Look or how the calendar displays (NOTE: Requires the "System Administrator" user to log in)
  • The Canceled Reasons  (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add these)


Contact Details (These are the only titles that your System Administrator can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to change):

  • Client
  • DOA
  • DOD
  • Group
  • Lives With
  • School
  • Grade
  • SSN
  • Phone
  • Mail Label
  • Provider 1 
  • Provider 2
  • Provider 3
  • Provider 4
  • Episode


NOTE: Many parts of BestNotes that hold information (Data Forms, Client Details, etc.) can be populated in a the Contact's top half of the Profile page screen (Header).

  • System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to display these and in which order.
  • For example, display all the client's providers.



Consents (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to display the following on your):

  • 23 options can be renamed and in any order



Data Forms (Click HERE)


  • Edit
  • Restrict to Groups
  • Display a field in a Client's Profile 

    1. System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add these.
    2. Provide / type in the field ID(s) on the ticket and designate if you want one to display in RED.

Header with Company Logo (JPG or PNG format) (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add this to Templates, Reports, etc.)


  • A Footer is also available.

Med/Clinical Window  (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add and/or change Med/Clinical window documentation and Titles):

  • See the entire list after Users (below)
  • Goals, Objectives, interventions (Click HERE)
  • These documents can be revised after implementation
  • Four additional Assessments for a total of eight are available.
  • Arrange the order they appear on the left-hand side.

Mobile App (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to change Signature Settings)

  • Method of Signing (Touch Device): This will allow the contact within BestNotes to sign documentation using a different form, not just a PIN.


Password Settings (Click HERE):
  • NOTE: Requires the "System Administrator" user to log in
  • Examples:
    • How often a user resets their password
    • If your company requires special characters
    • etc.

Portal (Click HERE):
  • Logo (JPG or PNG format)
  • Application(s) for Import to BestNotes (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to change these and how they import to BestNotes)
  • Supplemental PDF Applications (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add these, but they will not import into BestNotes)
  • System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to:
    • Show Grade Summary (Allows the Academic Grade Summary to be visible in the portal, this includes third-parties that tie into our portal API.) 
    • Show Student Schedule (Allows the Academic Student Schedule to be visible in the portal, this includes third-parties that tie into our portal API.)
    • Notify Portal Changes (Notifies Related Contacts when new items are added to the portal)
    • Allow Client Portal Pin (Allows clients to access their own information on the portal, NOTE: See Link/Unlink instructions first, Click HERE)
    • No Portal Pin (Hide the portal pin from all users. NOTE: See Link/Unlink instructions first, Click HERE)
    • Allow Multiple Apps (Allows the same portal user to have multiple active applications)
    • Default Import Tag (Sets the default Access Tag on import of an application) NOTE: Only one tag can be assigned no matter how many applications a company has.

Reports (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add/create custom reports)

Systems (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to change):

  • Using Authorizations
  • Programs/Locations
    • Concurrent Programs (On/Off)

Templates (Click HERE):
  • AutoNotes
  • Group Notes (This may require your System Administrator to create a ticket for BestNotes Support to make changes or build reports (limit 9))
  • Activate/Deactivate Templates (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support)

Users:
  • Default User Type Selections (Click HERE)
  • User Groups (Click HERE)
    • NOTE: Requires the "System Administrator" user to log in




Other areas that can be customized are:

  • Referral category - the list of referral sources that your company uses can be added here.
  • Inactive reason - the list of inactive reasons your company would like to track can be added here.
  • Location - in Academics the location of your classes can be added to the dropdown.
  • Grade types - in Academics they types of grades you give such as homework, quiz, test etc.




Med/Clinical Window  Cont. (System Administrators can create a ticket for BestNotes Support to add and/or change Med/Clinical window documentation and Titles):


  • Assessments:
    • Intake Asmt
      • Hide Begin Time:
      • Hide End Time:
      • Hide Presenting Prob:
      • Tx Team Sig:
      • Client Sig: 
    • Nursing Asmt
      • Hide Begin Time:
      • Hide End Time:
      • Hide Presenting Prob:
      • Tx Team Sig:
      • Client Sig: 
    • Hx/Physical
      • Hide Begin Time:
      • Hide End Time:
      • Hide Presenting Prob:
      • Tx Team Sig:
      • Client Sig: 
    • Biopsychosocial
      • Hide Begin Time:
      • Hide End Time:
      • Hide Presenting Prob:
      • Tx Team Sig:
      • Client Sig: 
    • Hide/Rename to all Assessments:
      • Hide DOA:
      • Hide LOS:
      • Hide Transgender:
      • Hide Gender:
      • Hide SSN:
      • Hide Address:
      • Hide Home Phone:
      • Hide Cell Phone:
      • Hide Email:
      • Patient ID label:
      • Presenting Prob label:


  • Treatment Plans:
    • For customization to the Goals, Objectives, and Interventions, Click HERE
    • Hide/Rename to all Treatment Plans:
      • Hide LOS:
      • Hide DOA:
      • Hide Provider:
      • Contact Sig:
      • Team Sig
    • Discharge:
      • Show DOD:
      • Discharge Date Vocab: " Date of Discharge"
      • Discharge Summary Date Vocab: "Program Completion"
    • Client / Provider Variables:
      • Client's Name Vocab:
      • Provider's Name Vocab:
      • MR# Vocab:
    • Episode Variables:
      • Episode Section Title:
      • Episode Section Program Title:
      • Episode Section Program Title:
      • Episode Section Active Title:
    • Diagnosis and Problem List: 
      • Diagnosis:
      • Discharge Dx:
      • Preliminary Dx:
      • Master Prob List:
      • Master Prob List Date:
      • ECOMP:
      • Resolved:
      • Problem:
      • Summary:
      • Explanation:
      • Short-Term Objective:
      • Objective:
      • Long Term/Discharge/Goals:
      • Interventions:
      • Evidence:
      • Descriptor:
      • Hide Interventions: 

 


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