# Pt Preferences

Pt Preferences are preferences the patient has stated about his or her anticoagulation treatment.

- Take Meds in A.M.—Check if true.
- Signed Agreement—Check if patient has signed a treatment agreement.
- Restrict draw days—Check if restricted draw days are needed. A display appears allowing you to select witch day(s).
- Pt has given permission to leave anticoag msg on msg machine—Check if true.
- Pt has given permission to leave msg with persons listed below—If checked, the program allows you to enter free text names in the text box.
- Special Instructions—This text box is pre-populated with the patient’s home and work phone from the patient file. You may add additional instructions by typing in this text box.
- Risks—Type in a description of risks this patient has to anticoagulation treatment.
- Start Date—is filled in with the first day the tool is activated for this patient. You may change it by typing in another date. All dates must conform the form mm/dd/yy.
- Stop Date—Is filled in with today’s date if you check the box next to d/c from clinic. You may change it by typing in another date.
- Orientation Date—Is filled in with the first day the tool is activated for this patient. You may change it by typing in another date.
- Level of complexity—Click on Standard or Complex.
- Save/Exit—Saves the information from this page then exits the tool.
- Apply—Saves the information from this page without exiting the tool.