Difference between revisions of "Finding Patients - Search Box"
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Using the Search Box | ==Using the Search Box== | ||
At the top of the screen there is the Search box, this is generally the quickest and easiest way of locating a patient within the database. | |||
At the top of the screen there is the Search box, this is generally the quickest and easiest way of locating a patient within the | |||
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To search for a patient you simply type into the box something to search | To search for a patient you simply type into the box something to search and press the Enter key on the keyboard. | ||
You can search using any of the information on the Patient tab, it is | You can search using any of the information on the Patient tab, it is however, sensible to use something like Surname, Postcode or Date of Birth. | ||
You do not need to enter the whole field into the search box | You do not need to enter the whole field into the search box, for example, if you were to search for a Mr Djokovic you could just type Djo, and press enter. Optisoft Enterprise would then locate all of the patients who have those three letters within their whole record. | ||
If there is only one result for the search it will automatically be loaded into the | If there is only one result for the search it will automatically be loaded into the Patient Records module. | ||
If there is more than one suitable result you will be presented with a box listing the options, allowing you to choose the correct one. | If there is more than one suitable result you will be presented with a box listing the options, allowing you to choose the correct one. | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 11 June 2012
Using the Search Box
At the top of the screen there is the Search box, this is generally the quickest and easiest way of locating a patient within the database.
To search for a patient you simply type into the box something to search and press the Enter key on the keyboard.
You can search using any of the information on the Patient tab, it is however, sensible to use something like Surname, Postcode or Date of Birth.
You do not need to enter the whole field into the search box, for example, if you were to search for a Mr Djokovic you could just type Djo, and press enter. Optisoft Enterprise would then locate all of the patients who have those three letters within their whole record.
If there is only one result for the search it will automatically be loaded into the Patient Records module.
If there is more than one suitable result you will be presented with a box listing the options, allowing you to choose the correct one.
