Patient Profile
Search for a Patient
- From Search, select Patients.
- Expand the Name section and enter at least one character in First Name or Surname.
- (Optional) Enter a date or part date in Date of Birth.
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Apply any filters to the column headers to refine the search results.
When viewing a linked patient, the Transactional record is displayed first.
- Double-click to open the relevant record and view the Patient Details.
Understanding the Patient Search Results
Multiple patient identities may exist for some patients. Search results display the patient’s name value most relevant to the search parameters entered. Results are sorted to prioritise relevance.
Click the Information Icon () next to the “Patient Search Results” label to open a detailed explanation of the graphics.
In addition to general demographic details, such as name and address, the following additional columns are included.
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Patient Identity
Contains one of four icons that indicate the following:
Icon Description Single identity. The patient has no known alternate identities. The patient's Medicare Name does not match their Preferred Name. The patient has multiple alternate identities. The patient has multiple alternate identities, and their Medicare Name does not match their Preferred Name. Click the Patient Identity icon within the search results to display patient identity details. The record in bold indicates the value displayed within the search results.
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IHI
Displays the patient IHI number, along with the following, if known:
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IHI Record Status (e.g. Verified)
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IHI Number Status (e.g. Active)
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Record Type
Contains one of three icons that indicate the following:
Record Type Description Transactional Record:
Monitored medicine transactional event history only. This record contains information about monitored medicine prescription and dispense events for the patient.
Regulatory Record:
Regulatory information only. This record contains information entered by the regulator. No linked transactional record exists for the patient.
Linked Record:
Monitored medicine transactional event history and linked regulatory information. This record contains information about monitored medicine prescription and dispense events and information entered by the regulator for the patient.
