Search for Templates
The Template Library contains thousands of Templates, containing tens of thousands of keywords to assist with searching-finding. SOAP Note Templates reviewed by SOAPware, Inc. have often had some qualifiers added to their descriptions. SOAPware Templates vary in sophistication from those containing only unstructured, free-text to those that contain mostly structured items. To reflect this, a convention is being followed to assist with ranking, sorting, and retrieving.
Unstructured (US) vs. New Generation (NG) Templates
- (US) – Unstructured, free-text.
- (US/NG) – Mostly unstructured, but some New Generation structured items are included.
- (NG/US) – Mostly New Generation, structured content, but much unstructured, free-text is present.
- (NG) – Mostly New Generation, but often highly customized to a specific user or user type.
- (NG+) - Mostly New Generation, but some free-text is present.
- (NG++) - Less free-text.
- (NG+++) - Little remaining, free-text.
- (NG++++) - Majority of content is New Generation.
*Note: Most official SOAP encounter Templates are those with green triangles retrieved by searching on NG++++. Also, notice that searching on NG+++ will retrieve Templates having keywords containing NG++++ as well as NG+++.
Retrieve Templates Based on Organ System
![Retrieve Templates Based on Organ System](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/754/210/original/media_1276703533950.png)
Use one of these codes to review Templates by one of 17 systems.
Searching by System
![Searching by System](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/754/211/original/afec3c01-ccfa-4e0e-97d0-fc58043474da.png)
For example, a Pulmonologist or Allergist would like to only retrieve respiratory Templates, search with R00 (R + zero + zero).