Reassigning images to a different patient

You can move a single image or a series of images from one patient's record to another's.

Note: The procedures that are associated with the images that you are moving will be deleted or voided (if older than 120 days) in the original patient's record and posted to the new patient's record.

To process an image

1. Use the Patient Search box to access a patient's record.

   Notes:

   • If the last patient record you accessed since you last logged on is the correct patient's record, you do not need to re-enter the patient's name in the Patient Search box.

   • You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

2. On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, NHS Claims, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Image History.

   

   The patient's imaging page opens to the history view, and the most recent image or series (such as a full mouth series or bitewings) is selected by default on the Images tab.

   

3. Select an image or a series (such as a full mouth series or bitewings).

4. On the corresponding options menu, click (or tap) Reassign exam.

   

   The Reassign Exam dialogue box appears.

   

5. Use the to the following patient search box to search for and select the name of the patient to whom you want to move the images.

6. Click (or tap) Reassign Exam.

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