Handling Unplanned Events

Studies are usually structured in terms of planned clinical events; usually visits. Oracle Clinical manages unplanned events using the Subevent field. An actual event is documented by a DCI being logged in; the assigned subevent number specifies whether the DCI was a planned or unplanned visit. A planned event has a subevent number equal to zero, and an unplanned visit has a number greater than zero.

To document an unplanned visit:

1. Access the Actual Events window for the patient by selecting the Actual Events function.
2. Enter a comment describing the reason for the unplanned visit.
3. Select Back to return to the calling window.