Referrals
Before you begin
Referrals are managed via the Referrals window in the Patient Explorer.

Procedure
- Open the patient's record for whom you want to add an referral.
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With the Patient Explorer, either:
- Select the Referrals margin menu item. The Patient Referrals window appears. Click New
- Select the Patient Details margin menu item. Locate the Referring Doctor section at the bottom-right of the window, and then click the down arrow
to reveal a list of Referring Doctors (this list may be empty if you have not yet added any referring doctors). Click - The New Referral window appears.
- Select the Practitioner to whom the patient has been referred from the Practitioner drop-down list. Only those practitioners recorded in Bluechip will appear in this list.
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Search for and select a Referring Doctor by clicking the
button. A list of referring Doctors is displayed. - Enter the number of months for which the referral is current in the Valid for field. If the referral is to be indefinite, enter 0 and press the Tab key.
- Enter the commencement date in the Referral Date field. The referral date is the date of the patient's first visit under the referral - not the date that the referral letter was written by the referring doctor.
- Then enter the date the referral letter was written in the Letter Written field. This value defaults to the Commencing date but can be modified.
- The Doctor's reference is not a mandatory field, but can be used if the referral letter has a reference number. The reference number can be entered and stored in Bluechip.
- Click OK. to confirm. The Referring Doctor's information is now available in the Patient Explorer.