In this guide, users will learn how to add session notes to appointments, how to verify appointments, how to request a remote parent signature for session notes and how to manage verified appointments.
Verifying Appointments
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Determining Completed Appointments | All completed appointments will display in the calendar with white lines as displayed below: The appointment status will display as Completed | A completed appointment in the mobile app will display as “Completed” as displayed below: | Important: Check with your System Administrator to confirm which of the following requirements are needed to complete a billable appointment in your system: You can also access your appointments through the mobile browser
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Entering a Staff Verification | Open your appointment and navigate to the Verification Options Select Staff Then verify your worked time by updating the actual start & end time Once complete select VERIFY: | Select Calendar Then select applicable session When ready to verify select Verify Then verify your actual worked time by updating the actual start & end time Once complete click the orange Verify box | Once an appointment is verified, the verified time will now be the time displayed in the calendar Once an appointment is verified, the time cannot be changed unless your company has provided you with the “Edit Verified Appointments” permission
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Entering a Parent Verification | Open your appointment & go to the Verification Options Select Parent Then have parent sign the Signature field Then enter details into the Parent Name & Relationship fields Once complete, select SAVE | Open your appointment & go to the Verify tab Scroll down to Parent Then have parent sign the Signature field Then enter details into the Parent Name & Relationship fields Once complete click the orange Verify box | On the Mobile App - syncing should only be selected once ALL details pertaining to the session (data collection, verification and a session note) have been completed and are ready to be synced If your organization requires a parent signature in your SESSION NOTE & a parent verification: When a parent signature is completed within a session note FIRST then the signature will also apply as the parent verification requirement If a parent completes a parent verification first & a parent signature is also required in the session note then they would need to sign the note as well Parents are also able to verify appointments remotely through the Rethink Parent Portal
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Alerts for Incomplete Appointments | | Staff will be able to see from the Mobile App if appointments require further action to complete their company settings for a “complete” appointment. | |
Optional: Geo-Tagging Appointment Verification Locations | When choosing the Staff Verification and clicking on “Verify”, the website will attempt to capture the location When completing the Parent Verification and clicking “SAVE”, the website will attempt to capture the location In the Staff Verification and Parent Verification windows, the address and google map icon will appear | If location services are turned on, the geo-tag will be captured when using the mobile app but you will not be able to see the verified location on the app itself. Logging into the website will allow you to see the verified appointment locations. | Location Services will need to be enabled on the device in order for the system to geo-tag verification locations In the Appointment List view of the Scheduler, there will be a "red map pin" icon in the Staff and/or Guardian Verification columns Hover over the completed appointment in the Individual Calendar view of the Scheduler to see the staff and parent verified address details The Billing Export has columns for the Staff Verified Address and Parent Verified Address The Payroll Export has a Timesheet Entries tab when exported to excel that shows the Staff and Parent Verified Addresses
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Adding Session Notes to Appointments
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Adding Session Notes to Appointments | Open an existing appointment and go to the Session Note Tab: Select the Template you would like to use Complete all required fields marked with an * Select Submit Note when complete Once a note has been submitted, users also have the option to Mark As Reviewed which will stamp onto the completed session note the name and date of the individual reviewing the session note. A comment can also be added to the bottom of a session note (This will not save to the finished PDF of the Session Note that saves in the Client's file cabinet, but will be visible via the schedule). Users will receive a Notification in their Notifications section of Rethink to alert them of the new comment on their Session Note. | Open an existing appointment and go to the Session Note Tab: Click Select Template and select the templateyou would like to use Complete all required fields marked with an * If there is a Daily Summary Sheet within the session note, the following can be selected: Include ALL data points: Includes all clinical data from the website or app recorded for the same client and same date by the selected staff member or all staff. Include only LINKED data points: Includes only clinical data entered in the mobile app for the selected appointment by the staff member logged in.
Once all details for your session are complete, click Sync in the upper right-hand corner. This will transmit the information back to the website. | Session Notes that are not completed when saved, will save as a draft. To learn more about draft options and Session Note Discrepancies refer to these guides All completed session notes will be available under the client’s filing cabinet. For more information refer to Copy of Overview of the Client File Cabinet. Done Supervisors will receive a task in their Notifications section of Rethink when a session note is ready to be reviewed for their supervisee It will be noted on the Appointment List and Billing Export if the Session Note was Marked as Reviewed
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Remote Parent Signatures for Session Notes
As an employee completing billable session notes when the parent/guardian is not present, you may need a way for the parent/guardian to sign a completed session note remotely using their own Rethink login.
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Capturing Optional Remote Parent Signatures | If remote parent signatures is an option for your practice, once a user has submitted the session note the system will present a pop up with the following options: Step 1: The staff should click the drop down menu “Select Guardian” to select the parent/guardian they are requesting a remote signature from Step 2: Click Allow or Deny If they click allow, this will trigger a notification for the parent to sign a completed session note. If they click deny, it will save the session note without a remote parent signature.
Step 3: After pressing Allow for the Remote parent Signature Request, the following will occur: Pop up confirmation letting know you know that the session note is ready for parent review. Session note is saved as a draft. Label showing “Parent Review Pending” will display in the session note page Notification will be sent to the parent/guardian via the Notifications section of Rethink
| If you are unable to request a remote parent signature and need to, please consult your system administrator to grant role permission access. If you forget to select a guardian, it will not allow you to request the remote parent signature. If contacts are not set up for the client, staff will receive this message when attempting to request a remote parent signature. “No Guardians to select, please send client contact a user login request.” For information on how to create a system login for a guardian refer to:Copy of Client Profile Set Up. Done
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Capturing Required Remote Parent Signatures | If remote parent signatures is are a required requirement for your practice, once a user has submitted completed the session note, select the “Parent Review” option: Image RemovedImage AddedThen, you will see receive a pop up if they want to request a remote parent signature: Step 1: The staff user should click the drop down menu “Select Guardian” to select the parent/guardian they are requesting a remote signature from Step 2: Click Allow or Deny If they click allow, this will trigger a notification for the parent to sign a completed session note. If they click deny, it will save the session note without a remote parent signature.
and click Parent Review Step 3: After pressing Allow for submitting the Remote remote parent Signature Requestsignature request, the following will occur: Pop up confirmation letting know you know that the session note is ready for parent review. Session note is saved as a draft. Label showing “Parent Review Pending” will display in the session note page Notification will be sent to the parent/guardian via the Notifications section of Rethink
| With a required parent/guardian signature field with the allow remote option, either the parent digital signature fields needs to be completed at the time of the session with the staff present OR the staff will need to request the parent/guardian signature using the new remote feature. If contacts are not set up for the client, staff will receive this message when attempting to request a remote parent signature. “No Guardians to select, please send client contact a user login request.” For information on how to create a system login for a guardian refer to: Client Profile Set Up.
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Editing Session Notes in Pending Parent Review Status | If a session note is in Pending Parent Review Status and a user takes any of the actions outlined below, the system will reset the session note status, remove any previous notifications for the session note that was sent to the parent guardian, and require the staff to complete the Parent Review request again. Actions that will reset the session note status from Pending Parent Review to Parent Review: Edit the session note Edit the session note and the system auto saves the note as a Draft Delete the session note Select a new session note template Restore a previously completed session note
| When editing a session note with a remote parent signature complete, if the parent signs the edited session note, a new version of the session note will be saved in the file cabinet and in the appointment/scheduler.
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Parent/Guardian View- Remote Signature for optional and required signature fields | As a parent, when logging in, you will notice that there is a notification under the Notifications section any time a new request to sign a session note has been requested. Click on Notifications on the main menu page.
Next, click on the specific session note to review and sign the session note. Then, you will be taken to the specific session note within the scheduler, review the note, then click on the parent signature button to provide a parent signature and add an optional comment if desired.
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Managing Verified Appointments
As a supervisor or administrator, you may need to make adjustments to appointments that have already been verified.
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Permission to Edit and/or Delete a Verified Appointment | In order for a Role to have access to Edit a Verified Appointment Select the “Edit Verified Appointment” permission: In order for a Role to have access to Delete a Verified Appointment Select the “Delete Verified Appointment” permission: | |
Editing a Verified Appointment | Open applicable appointment Make applicable changes to the appointment details. To edit the Start and End time, go to the staff verification Select View Signature then select Edit Then adjust the actual time by either typing in the time or utilize the drop down functionality When complete, select VERIFY | Appointment Date cannot be changed if staff verification, parent verification, or session note has previously been completed. If a staff member with Edit Verified Appointment permission updates an appointment - the original staff verification timestamp will remain as the timestamp of the staff verification of the appointment If any fields are updated in the appointment details other than the verified time of the appointment AND a session note has already been completed, you will want to be sure to go into the session note and re-submit the note to update the copy of the Session Note saved to the client’s file cabinet
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Deleting a Verified Appointment | Open the applicable appointment Select Delete | Once a verified appointment has been deleted from the system, it is deleted permanently and will no longer be visible on calendars or reports. When deleting a verified appointment IF a session note has been entered with the appointment, the session note will remain in the client’s file cabinet as part of their record Image RemovedImage Added |