Command | Educational Material

Last updated: December 26, 2024

Providing patient educational material related to medications, conditions and diseases allows providers to clearly communicate vital information to their patients at the time of care. Canvas integrates with Healthwise for patient education using the Educational Material command.

Tips & Tricks

  • The patient's sex must be defined in order for information to populate within the Educational Material Command.

  • Healthwise offers some educational material in Spanish. If you set the preferred language for a patient in the registration page educational material will default to Spanish in the command. 

  • Currently educational material can only be provided to patients via a physical print out or PDF outside of Canvas.

  • Healthwise provides over 10,000 educational material articles that are reviewed and updated quarterly.

    • These articles can be browsed using the following link: https://www.healthwise.net/canvasmedical

      • Of note, not all content hosted on this site can be accessed via the Educational Material Command. For specific questions, please contact the Canvas Support team. 

Step by Step

Enable Educational Material Feature

By default, the educational command is turned on for every customer.  If you find the command is not available, an instance administrator or Canvas support can enable this feature with the following steps: 

  • Begin in the Schedule View

  • Locate and select the triple line menu

  • Locate and select Settings

  • Locate flags

  • Select ADD FLAG +

  • Complete the following fields:

    • Name: Type command:educationalMaterial

    • Everyone: Select Yes from the drop down menu

  • Select Save

TIP: If the command:educationalMaterial flag is already listed but the command is not available ensure that there is a green checkmark under Everyone for the flag.  

Use the Educational Material command

  • Ensure the command:educationalMaterial has been enabled

  • Navigate to the desired patient's chart

  • Open a note

  • Type "Educational Material" to populate the educational material command

  • Press Enter

  • Search for the appropriate Healthwise article

  • Select the appropriate language (English or Spanish)

  • Ensure article abstract appears after selection

  • Select Read more to open a new modal with the full article

  • Select Create to commit the command

  • Repeat the process to enter additional educational materials

Print the Educational Material command

  • Begin after committing an Education Material command

  • Select the triple dot menu to the right of the command

  • Select Print Command to print the individual command as displayed in the UI

Or

  • Select Print Article to print the full article (seen when you select "read more")

Or

  • Locate and select the triple dot menu in the note header

  • Select Print educational material to print ALL educational materials within the note.

Resources

Video: Education Material Command