Searching by Patient Demographics
Search for an existing patient record using a patient's demographics.
About this task
Procedure
To search for a patient record:
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From the Bluechip
main window, either:
- Click
Folder icon
- Press Ctrl + O
- Select
- Click
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Search for a record by using one or more of the following methods:
- In the Search For field, enter the patient's given name.
- From the List, select a record type.
- From the By list, select a criteria to search. The criteria can include Name, File No, Medicare No and Date of Birth.
- If required, to display only those records that you have flagged as being preferred, set Display Only Preferred field. For more information, see Preferred Records.
- If required, to display patient or non-patient records that have been flagged as inactive, set Include Inactive field. Inactive records are displayed in red colour text. For more information, see Deactivate or Reactivate Patient Records and Deactivating/Reactivating Non-Patient Records.
- If required, to display patients who have been flagged as deceased, set Deceased. Deceased patients are displayed in blue colour text. For more information, see Deceased Patients.
- From the list of matching results, select the required patient record and click Open.
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