Working with Clinical Notes > Handling Patient Clinical Notes

Editing Patient Clinical Notes

You can edit a saved patient clinical note, provided you are editing the note on the day it was created and you have the proper security permissions.

To edit a saved clinical note:

1. While a patient’s chart is displayed in the Chart for window, do one of the following:

• Click the Notes tab.

• Select Clinical Notes > View Clinical Notes.

• Click Add a descriptive note in the main Charting toolbar.

The Patient Clinical Notes List window is displayed.

2. Select the note to edit and click Edit Note Text. The current note text is displayed in the field at the bottom of the Info tab.

3. Edit or add to the note text in the field.

4. Select Reviewed by Dr. to indicate the doctor has seen this note.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Close twice.