Materials ManagementTraining Reference Guide

Last Updated: 11/3/05

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MM Training Reference GuideTable of Contents

Materials Management Training Reference Guide

Introduction...... Volume 01

MM Training Reference Guide Volumes......

Using TRG Cross References to Find Additional Training Tools......

Finding a Help Topic Reference......

Implementation Summary...... Volume 02

Implementation Overview...... Volume 03

MM System Overview...... Volume 04

Introduction to Dictionaries...... Volume 05

Introduction to Inventory...... Volume 06

System Assessment Wrap Up...... Volume 07

Dictionary Training Agenda...... Volume 08

Getting Started...... Volume 09

Getting Started with Dictionaries...... Volume 10

Dictionary Building Process...... Volume 11

Dictionaries...... Volume 12

Dictionary Training Wrap Up...... Volume 13

Applications Training Agenda...... Volume 14

Process Purchase Orders...... Volume 15

Receive Purchase Orders...... Volume 16

Electronic Data Interchange...... Volume 17

Inventory Requisitions...... Volume 18

Process Patient Issues...... Volume 19

Exchange Carts...... Volume 20

Hand-Held Terminals...... Volume 21

MM-AP Interface...... Volume 22

Month End Closing...... Volume 23

Integrating GL Dictionaries...... Volume 24

Equipment Management Routines...... Volume 25

Applications Training Wrap Up...... Volume 26

MM Training Reference GuideIntroduction-1

MM Training Reference Guide Volumes

Training Reference Guides (TRGs) combine slides, screen examples, talking points, hands-on exercises, quizzes and references to related training tools and are designed to compliment the Core Group training conducted by your MEDITECH consultant. The training reference guide is divided into topic oriented volumes. The following is a list of topics covered by the MM 5.1 Training Reference Guide.

Volume / Topic
01 / Introduction
02 / Implementation Summary
03 / Implementation Overview
04 / MM System Overview
05 / Introduction to Dictionaries
06 / Introduction to Inventory
07 / System Assessment Wrap Up
08 / Dictionary Training Agenda
09 / Getting Started
10 / Getting Started with Dictionaries
11 / Dictionary Building Process
12 / Dictionaries
13 / Dictionary Training Wrap Up
14 / Applications Training Agenda
15 / Process Purchase Orders
16 / Receive Purchase Orders
17 / Electronic Data Interchange
18 / Inventory Requisitions
19 / Process Patient Issues
20 / Exchange Carts
21 / Hand-Held Terminals
22 / MM-AP Interface
23 / Month End Closing
24 / Integrating GL Dictionaries
25 / Equipment Management Routines
26 / Applications Training Wrap Up

Using TRG Cross References to Find Additional Training Tools

At the bottom of many training reference guide pages, a footnote is included to direct you to additional training tools that may supplement your understanding of a particular concept or routine. These references list online Help topics are coded to help you easily the type of training tool to which they point.

For example:

Help / For more information, please see the following ESS Help topic: Time Slice Screen
Finding a Help Topic Reference

To find a help topic referenced in the Training Reference Guide, follow these steps.

A. Verify the Application File of the Help Topic

Each help footnote reference includes the term "please see the following <application> help file". Be sure that you are accessing the help file mentioned in the footnote.

B. Access the Help File

If the MEDITECH client/server application is on your desktop, go to the main menu and press <F1>. If you have the help file on your PC, click on it. If you have neither a MEDITECH application nor the help file on your PC, ask your system administrator for assistance in obtaining one of them.

C. Finding a Topic within the Help File
  1. From the help system's table of contents, press the Search button.
  2. Press the Find tab.

a)If you have not created a word list for this Help system, the Find Setup Wizard Window appears. Using the Find Setup Wizard, select the size of the database or word list to be created. (The default choice of minimize database size is sufficient.) After a few moments, the Find Window appears.

b)If you have created a word list, the Find Window appears.

  1. In the field at the top of the Find screen labeled "1 Type the word(s) you want to find", enter the topic's title exactly as it appears in the reference.
  2. Look at the bottom portion of the Find screen, labeled "3 Click a topic, then click Display." Review this list of topics until you see the referenced topic. You may have to scroll down to see your topic.
  3. When you find the referenced topic, click twice to view it.