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Document a visit

The encounter brings clinical documentation, orders, charges, and closeout together around the appointment.

Before you begin

Open the visit from Schedule after the patient has been checked in.

1. Review the patient

Confirm alerts, active problems, medications, vaccine history, recent labs, and the reason for the visit before documenting.

2. Record the encounter

Veterinarians, technicians, and admins can record vitals and permitted structured clinical work. Veterinarians or admins create and finalize SOAP notes. Record vaccines, prescriptions, manual lab results, procedures, and attachments in their structured areas so they remain searchable and reportable.

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Clinical recordVisit chargesReconcile workOwner handoffCheckout
Vitals & clinical work

Record measurements, vaccines, prescriptions, labs, procedures, and attachments.

SOAP & closeout

Resolve the SOAP record, diagnosis, instructions, warning signs, and follow-up.

3. Finalize clinical closeout

Resolve any SOAP draft, confirm diagnosis and discharge instructions, document warning signs and follow-up, then finalize the clinical portion of the visit.

Finalized clinical records use amendments instead of silent overwrites. Follow the replacement or amendment workflow when a correction is needed.

Next workflowRecord vitalsCapture measurements consistently at the point of care.