The View Patient window

See also: Patient Search for locating specific patients.

Purpose

This window is a dashboard of patient functions.

Use it to

View detailed patient information for all patients in a tabular format.
List the last 20 patients whose patient file you've opened.
View specific patient information such as Date of Birth (DOB) - this information may be quicker to locate across multiple patients by viewing this window rather than by opening and closing multiple patient files.
Display the selected patient's View Transactions Window.
Edit the selected patient record.
Add a new patient record.
Print the selected patient record.
Delete the selected patient.
Merge two patient records into one.
Call the selected patient.
Send physical mail to the selected patient.
Email the selected patient.
SMS the selected patient.
Print a label for the selected patient.
Add a Medical Note for the selected patient file.

To open the View Patient window

With the Patients desktop open (at any tab), either

The View Patients window lists all patients:

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		Currency button: Click this button (or press CTRL-T) to display the selected patients' View Transaction window. See The Patient View Transactions Window
		Edit button: Opens the selected patient’s file with access to all the Patient File tabs. See also: Patients
	Print, Preview, Email or Export the selected Contact: This button allows you to print the selected patient’s details, with options as shown below: See also Print Patient Details under the Details tab section.
	Delete: Select this button to delete the selected patient list entry.
	Merge two patient records: Select to open the Merge patient records window in which to specify the two patients. See also: How do I merge two records for one patient?
	Phone: Select this button to phone the patient. See also: Contacting by phone
	Write to the selected person: Select this button to create either a single letter to the selected patient. See also: Contacting by Letter
	Email: Select this button to eMail the selected patient (if EXDOC^e is enabled). See also: Contacting by Email
	SMS: Select this button to send an SMS message to a patient who has a mobile phone number recorded in their patient file. See also: Contacting by SMS
	Print labels: Select to print a label for the selected patient. See also: Printing labels for contacts
	Create Note: Select to open the Add Note window to add a medical note to the selected patient file. See also: Adding a Medical Note