How The Paperless Form Signing Works:

 

Each of these standard forms is identified by a different number and name that will make then unique and easily traceable.
Government and Insurance forms should have this type of unique numbering system already in place.
Specialized local forms will have to have this ID assigned to them.

 

The form or copy thereof is stored on the computer in a centralized location like in the Application folder
in the “Standard Forms” folder.
The form can be in any format supported by the software installed on the computer.
i.e.: MS Word, Adobe PDF, a scanned picture, etc.
All the information about the form is entered in the Sign-In Electronically™ program.

This is done in a dialog like this:

 

 

The Form Group is any Group of forms that may be used. These could be Medicare, Insurance, Doctors, etc.

 

The Form ID is a unique identification of the form. Most standard forms will already have this unique ID.
Once the complete form information has been entered in the list of forms, this Form ID cannot be changed.
The rest of the information may be modified as needed. This is by design for security and traceability concerns.

 

The Status can be set as Active or In-Active. All active forms will be displayed when the “Select A Form to Sign” is selected.
Forms marked as In-Active will not be displayed. Since forms cannot be deleted, those with errors can be set to In-Active.

 

The Title is the name of the form. The Description is a brief description of the form.

 

The location is the location on the computer where the form is located.
The default location is in the C:\Program Files\SignInElecV7\Forms.
Forms saved in this folder will not be deleted when the program is uninstalled.

 

When clicking Browse, by default the dialog will look for a .doc type file.
If the form is any other type, click “Type of files” scroll down arrow, and chose “All Files”

 

A View button is provided to allow viewing the form to be certain the right one has been selected.

When it has been determined that a patient needs to sign a form, a laminated copy of the form,
properly identified, is handed to the patient for them to read.
Once the patient has read the form, and returns it, the operator selects the form from the list of
pre-entered forms in a dialog like this:

 

 

When the Select Form button is clicked, a message is sent to the signature pad with the
Form ID and title, with the text “I have read this form”, like this:

 

 

The client/patient signs the form indicating they have read it.
This information is then retained by the program and cannot be edited.
This is again, by design, to assure security and accountability.

Should it then become desired to ascertain if or prove a patient has read a given form,
the database is searched, the particular form identified, and the signature acknowledging
reading of the form can be displayed or printed like this:
 

 

This identifies the name of the client/patient that was signed in and their File Number, across the top.
It also describes the Form ID, Form Title, Form Description, the date the acknowledgment of
 reading it was signed, and the signature of the person signing.

 

Once this information has been accepted by the program, it cannot be modified.
The two signatures are shown on the same document since the patient’s name and the person
acknowledging reading the form may be different. This could be a case where the patient was a
minor, and the person signing proof of reading the form was a parent or guardian.

 

 

Maintaining The Forms:
To enter forms information or to edit forms already entered, click on the Maintain Forms icon,
or click Edit, then Maintain Forms. Forms are stored in a hierarchy similar to the way files are
stored in the computer. The left column shows the group names, and these can be edited
or added to. The right column shows the various forms, and information about them.
 

 

 

Clicking the add button opens another dialog that allows adding new forms.
All the information is required.
There is a special requirement in the Form ID. It must contain at least one alpha character.

 

The alpha character required can be any letter A – Z or a – z, or any of these printable characters. 
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = ~ { } | [ ] \ : ” ; ’ < > ? /
The comma and period are considered numeric since they are used in numbers like 1,234.99.

 

 
After a form has been created, the Form ID cannot be changed.
Any of the other information can be modified, but not the Form ID.
This is done for security and accountability reasons. If there is a mistake in the form,
or it is no longer used, it can be made inactive, and it will no longer be displayed in the “Select Form” dialog.