In the Patient List drop-down, select the Patient List.
In the search field below the drop-down list,
enter the first few letters of the patient's last name. You can also enter
a comma and then enter the first few letters of the patient's first name.
The system will then return the results of that search.
The search criteria can be further refined by adding or subtracting
letters of the patient's name, or by
modifying the Search Column and Search Type fields at the bottom of the
Patient List.
NOTE: You can also click the Patient List drop-down and the last five
patients that were accessed will be displayed for the duration that the
Clinical application is open. This feature is reset once the Clinical
application is closed.
Once the patient has been found, highlight the
patient, and then click the Open
button.
NOTE: When viewing patients, inactive patients will not be displayed
unless the Inactive Patients options has been checked via the View menu
(View > Inactive Patients).
If the Inactive Patients option is selected, all applicable patients (active
and inactive) will be displayed in the patient list; if this option is
not selected, inactive patients will not be displayed.
NOTE: If the patient's chart you are trying to open is restricted and
you are not an authorized user, you will receive one of two messages.
If you receive the message, "Your
account has been restricted from accessing this chart," you will
not be able to access this patient's chart because you do not have privilege
to view this chart. If you receive the message, "Your account has
been restricted from accessing this chart. You have the ability to override
this restriction (aka "Break The Glass"). However, your actions
will be audited," you can override the restriction by clicking
the Yes button in the warning
dialog. Users will receive this latter message only when they have the
Break the Glass privilege.
NOTE: If the patient's chart is currently locked due to another user
having that chart open, you have the ability to Take
Control of the Chart
if you have the Break
Chart Lock privilege,
however, when breaking the chart lock be aware that any data entered by
the original user will be lost.