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How do I create and complete an exam in Barti?

Create an exam from the home screen or directly from an appointment. Exams created from an appointment are linked to it automatically. Once complete, you can create an invoice directly from the exam.

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Written by Dan Healey

Who this is for: All Barti users.


Barti Exam Overview - Walkthrough Video (10 min)


Create an exam

From an appointment (recommended method)

  1. Open the appointment from the calendar or home screen.

  2. Click +New Exam.

  3. The exam opens pre-linked to the appointment and patient automatically.

From the home screen

  1. Click Create New button, then select Exam.

  2. Select the Patient.

  3. Select the Exam Type.

  4. Select the Provider.

  5. Confirm the location.

  6. Click Create New Exam


Complete the exam

The exact Exam layout will depend on the Exam Template used, but all templates are able to include the following sections:

  • History - Chief complaint, patient history, family history

  • Entrance Testing - Lensometry, Visual Acuity, CV Fields, Autorefraction & Keratometry, etc

  • Vision Exam - Manifest Refraction, Glasses and Contact Lens Rx, etc

  • Ocular Exam - Anterior Segment, IOP, Dilation, Posterior Segment

  • Additional Notes - additional findings

  • Assessment and Plan - Diagnosis codes, Procedures, Plans

Key things to know:

  • The Quinn AI Scribe feature can transcribe a patient conversation and populate the Chief Complaint, Allergies, Medications, Manifest Refraction, and Ocular Exam sections automatically for CoPilot customers. See How do I use Barti AI Scribe? for details.

  • In general, Exams auto save progress and changes, but there are a few components that require hitting 'Enter' when filling in.

  • The Finalize button at the top is the equivalent of signing the chart.


Create an invoice from the exam

Once the exam is complete, you can generate an invoice without leaving the exam record.

  1. Click Create Invoice at the top of the exam to create a new invoice. Then in the window that appears, choose the appropriate services based on the CPT codes added to the Exam.

See How do I create an invoice in Barti? for full invoicing details.


What you'll see when it works

The completed exam appears in the patient's profile under Exams and is linked to the appointment it was created from. If Finalized, the status of the exam will be Signed. If the status is Pending, the exam has not yet been Finalized.


Troubleshooting

I created an exam from the home screen — can I link it to an appointment afterward?

No. You can edit the exam start date to match an appointment date, but the only way to truly link an exam to an appointment is to create the exam from the appointment screen.

Where do I find a previously created exam?

Exams are accessible from the patient's profile under the Exams tab. Or you can click on Exams in the left side menu to see all exams. You can also view and open exams from the home screen for today's appointments.


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