Description
Use the Patient IDs page to view the patient's master patient ID or to view, add, or edit up to two alternate identification numbers for the patient. You must have the necessary rights to edit these values. You may use this feature to handle cases where a billing system, reference lab, clinic, or other entity uses a different patient ID scheme. The program can send and receive these values in inbound and outbound messages to host systems. In addition to patient IDs, this page displays the hosts associated with the patient and their respective host codes. If you have the necessary rights, you may edit these patient host codes.
Access
- Select More on the Demographics page.
Technical Manual
Viewing Master Patient IDs
| Master Patient ID | Lists the master patient ID if the patient is linked to another patient in the system. You may not edit this value. |
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| Cancel | Select to return to the Demographics page, or make any necessary changes to the alternate patient IDs or patient host codes. See "Adding or Editing Patient IDs" or "Viewing or Editing Patient Host Codes" below. |
Adding or Editing Patient IDs
Displays the selected patient's primary patient ID at the top of the page.
| Patient ID 2 | Displays the patient's alternate identifying numbers. Enter or edit alternate identifying numbers in the Patient ID 2 field, if desired. You must have the necessary rights to edit these values. |
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| Patient ID 3 | Displays the patient's alternate identifying numbers. Enter or edit alternate identifying numbers in the Patient ID 3 field, if desired. You must have the necessary rights to edit these values. |
| Cancel | Select to clear any changes made to the alternate patient IDs. |
| Save | Select to retain your changes and return to the Demographics page. See the Demographics topic. Select again on the Demographics page to save the changes. The program does not save the changes you make to the alternate patient IDs until you Select Save on the Demographics page. |
Viewing or Editing Patient Host Codes
| Host Name | Displays the host name. If you do not have the necessary rights to edit these values, then you may only review the information. |
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| ID | Displays the ID. If you do not have the necessary rights to edit these values, then you may only review the information. |
| Cancel | Select to clear any changes made to the host codes and return to the Demographics page. |
| Save | Select to retain your changes and return to the Demographics page. See the Demographics topic. Select again on the Demographics page to save the changes. The program does not save the changes you make to the alternate patient IDs until you select Save on the Demographics page. |
