Dates and times

Communicare records and displays the date and time automatically throughout the application.

In V21.1 and later, Communicare displays the 24-hour time format wherever a timestamp is used, such as in periodic observations and medication observations recorded in qualifiers, regardless of the system setting on your workstation. The only exception to this is the content of SMS texts sent to patients from Communicare, which display 12-hour format.

In 24-hour format, the day begins and ends at midnight and is divided into 24 hours, numbered from 0 - 24.Times are written in the form hours:minutes (for example, 12:25), or hours:minutes:seconds ( for example, 12:25:45). Numbers under 10 have a leading zero, for example, 09:09.

Recording dates manually

In most situations, use one of these approaches to record dates in Communicare:

In a date field, type the date in that window's required format, usually dd/mm/yyyy
Select the required date from the calendar

Tip: If you are unsure of an exact date, such as a date of birth, use an approximate date that will be most accurate. For example:

If you know only the month and year, enter the day as the 15th of the month, 15/mm/yyyy. Any error is at most half a month.
If you know only the year, enter the 1 July, 01/07/yyyy. Any error is at most half a year.