You can search for the patient record you want to work with by typing all or part of the name, phone number, ID code, or other search criteria you have enabled. The list of matching patients can optionally include a photo. In addition, you can quickly re-open patient folders you have worked with recently.
Get Started
Set up search options - Use your Fast Find properties to select the data fields ViewPoint will use to search for patient folders and other records,
and choose how to display the resulting records list. You may change the settings at any time without affecting any other workstation. See "Set Up Search Options" for details.
How to Get Here
ViewPoint main menu - Daily Activities > Open Patient.
ViewPoint toolbar / shortcut menu - You can also open a patient record from the ViewPoint toolbar or the Folder section of the Shortcut menu.
ViewPoint toolbar:
Folder section of Shortcut menu:
On-Deck Operatory - Select a patient in your Operatory, then right-click and choose Patient Folder to open the patient's record to the Patient tab. (See "View Operatory " for details.)
Keyboard shortcut - You can also press Ctrl-O on your keyboard to open the Fast Find window, or press Shift-F5 through Shift-F8 to open recently viewed patient records.
Swipe reward card - If you have the patient's reward card available, once the Fast Find window opens, you can simply the card to open the patient record. (See "Manage Patient Reward Cards" for details.)
Search Text Type all or part of the last name, first name, nickname, or primary ID number, or other search criteria you have enabled for finding patient folders (See "Set Up Search Options" for details). You can also use a combination of the beginning of the last name and the beginning of the first name, separating the two names or name portions with a period (i.e. dowl.cher). Or, click [V] beside the search box to select from your list of recently searched names. When your search string does not include a ".", the search will look at both sides of the string for matches. For example, if you can type 2331026 to find the phone number (515) 233-1026.
Select a Record and click Ok, or double-click the name. (If only one name matches your search criteria, that record is opened for you automatically.) The patient name, id number, and other details are included in the list to help you identify the correct patient. (You can choose whether all additional search fields are included in the results window as well. See "Set Up Search Options" for details.)
More Information
Alert Stop - If the patient has an alert stop flag for this feature, the alerts box will appear when you initiate this feature for the patient. Review the alert information, then click the box to continue. (See "Patient Alerts" for details.).)
You can also use Quick Search to locate a patient folder.
You can use
the <-Previous and -> Next
toolbar buttons to toggle among all your patient folders.
To return to a patient folder you have left open, click Patient on the ViewPoint toolbar, or select View then Patient from the shortcut menu.
Delimiter negates other search fields - When you use the search delimiter, Fast Find searches only the patient name and
ignores all other search fields.
Patient on the ViewPoint toolbar, or select View then Patient from the shortcut menu.
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