Viewing Patients

Use Patients to search for a specific patient and to view demographic information, family details, referring doctors, treatment card data, and associated images.

The Patients window launches with the Pt field active. To look up a patient, type the patient name.

As you type, a list of patient names is displayed. For example, typing the letter A displays a list of all patients whose first or last name begins with that letter. Continue typing to narrow your results.

Select a patient's name. The Patient window is displayed.

The following options are available from the bottom of the Patient window:

The Patient window includes a Note icon. Adding a note in the PEARL module creates a comment in the patient chart. This message is displayed the next time you enter the patient chart in OrthoTrac.

To add a note to the patient's chart.

  1. Select the Note icon. The Note field is displayed.

  2. Type a comment in the Note field.

  3. Select Done. The Patient window is displayed.

 

Related Topics

Introducing the PEARL Module

Using the PEARL Module

Viewing Daily Monitors

Viewing the Office Expert

Viewing the Schedule

Viewing the Call List

Viewing Referrals