Configure a Patient Photo

In order to help insure that the correct patient flow sheet is being updated, each patient chart can be associated with a photo of the patient. This allows a visual confirmation that the correct patient is present. The patient photo is located in the upper left quadrant of the flow sheet page. If the flow sheet is maximized, the patient photo will not be visible. The patient photo can be configured in three ways: dragging an image file into the photo field, pasting a copied image file into the photo file, or loading an image file. Use the following steps to configure a patient photo in a patient's flow sheet.

1. In the Shot Room Automation dialog, locate and double-click the patient you want to configure a photo for.
   
   
   
    

2. Once in the patient's shot room flow sheet, you can configure the patient photo.
   
   
   
   
   To configure the patient photo via dragging, open Windows Explorer, locate find the photo file, and then drag it onto the patient photo display on the flow sheet page.
   
   To configure the patient photo via copy and paste, locate the photo or photo file, copy it (i.e., right-click the image or file and then click Copy), and then in the shot room flow sheet, click Image > Paste.
   
   To configure a patient photo by loading an image file, click Image > Load in the shot room flow sheet. In the Open dialog, browse to the image file, highlight the applicable file, and then click the Open button.
   
   
   
    

3. The patient photo will then appear in the patient photo display field. Click the Save FlowSheet button.
   
   NOTE: If the flow sheet is not saved, then the image will not be saved to the patient's flow sheet.