Patients > Patient Search

The above Title Bar is displayed when you click either

·         The Patients tab in the Top Navigation Bar; or

·         The Patient Search button in the Left Side Navigation Bar

Patient Search is used to search for patients that are included in the DVEIR. In the Lookup Patient panel:

·         You can do a patient search by completing at least one of the five fields shown on this screen.

·         Completing one of the five fields may result in multiple matches which will require the user to choose the desired patient from a list of possibilities.

·         To minimize the number of patients returned in the search results enter as many of the patient identifiers as possible.

SSN: Enter the patients SSN using one of the following formats:

000-45-6789 or 000456789

First Name: Enter the patients First Name, partial first name, or first initial.

Last Name: Enter the patients Last Name, partial name, or last initial.

ICN: A numerical value.

Date of Birth: Use the following format mm/dd/yyyy (month/two digit day/year).

·         Click the Search button.

Search Results are displayed in five columns for each row:

·         Patient  #,

·         SSN,

·         Full Name,

·         VAMC,

·         City.

Click Select to display the Patient Information panel.  Patient Information cannot be edited.

Referrals for the selected patient are listed by ID, Referral Date, and Status. Referral status’s are:  

·         New

·         In Process

·         Returned

·         Ready for Review

·         Ready to Send to DVEIR

·         Completed

Click Select to view the referral details. The referral is opened and displayed according to the Status indicator for My Tasks.