# Clinical Workflows

> **Note:** Clinical workflows are available for day-to-day use across encounters, allergies, vitals, notes, orders, and tasks.

## Overview

Clinical Workflows allow healthcare providers to document patient care, including:

- Patient encounters
- Vital signs recording
- Clinical notes
- Service requests
- Tasks and workflows

## Current Status

Current state of Clinical workflows:

| Feature | Status |
|---------|--------|
| Patient Encounters | Available |
| Allergies | Available |
| Vital Signs Recording | Available |
| Clinical Notes | Available |
| Service Requests | Available |
| Task Management | Available |
| Medication Administration (MAR) | Available |
| Timeline and workspace views | Available |

## Encounter Types

FlowRise supports three types of patient encounters:

| Type | Description | Example |
|------|-------------|---------|
| **Inpatient** | Patient admitted to facility | Overnight stay, surgery |
| **Outpatient** | Patient visits and leaves same day | Clinic appointment |
| **Emergency** | Urgent care visit | Accident, sudden illness |

## What You Can Do Now

You can do the following today:

- Start encounters
- Record vitals
- Write clinical notes
- Create service requests and tasks
- Hand diagnostic work over into the Diagnostics fulfillment workflow
- View patient history and timelines
- **Register new patients** from Clinical Workspace when search finds no match (same page, no redirect)
- **Edit patient details** from the Patient Details tab while working in Clinical Workspace

### Clinical Workspace: Register → Encounter → Vitals

When a patient is not found in search:

1. Click **Register New Patient** (or **New Patient** beside the search box).
2. Complete the inline registration form and submit — you stay on Clinical Workspace.
3. You are guided to the **Encounter** tab to create an OPD visit and set **Cash** or **NHIS** coverage.
4. After creating the encounter, the **Vitals** tab opens automatically.
5. Record vitals, then continue with consultation, orders, and other tabs.

To update demographics or contact information for the selected patient, open the **Patient Details** tab or click **Edit** on the patient banner.

For laboratory, radiology, pathology, walk-in testing, and result-file workflows, see [Diagnostics Workflows](diagnostics.md).

## Encounter Workflow

```
Patient Arrives
    │
    ▼
Register/Search Patient
    │
    ▼
Start Encounter
    │
    ├── Inpatient → Admit to bed
    ├── Outpatient → Schedule consultation
    └── Emergency → Triage → Treatment
    │
    ▼
Document Care
    │
    ├── Record Vitals
    ├── Write Notes
    └── Order Services
    │
    ▼
End Encounter (Outpatient/Emergency)
    │
    ▼
Complete Documentation
```

## Need Help?

For patient record access now:

1. See [Patient Management](patient-management.md) for patient lookup
2. Contact your system administrator
3. Check the [Admin Guide](../admin-guide/user-management.md) for access control

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*This documentation reflects the current clinical workflow surface. For module rollout status, see [Module Status](../shared/module-status.md).*