Removing medical alerts from patients

You can remove a patient's medical alerts (conditions and diseases) as needed. Alternatively, you can set a medical alert as expired.

To remove a patient's medical alert

How to get there

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.
On the Patient menu, under General, click (or tap) Overview.
The patient's Overview page opens.

How to get there

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.
Do one of the following:
- While viewing any page of a patient's record, if the patient has any medical alerts, the Medical Alerts icon in between the Patient tab and the Patient Search box is a red plus sign. Click (or tap) the Medical Alerts icon.
  The Patient Information page opens with the Medical Alerts tab selected.
- On the Patient menu, under General, click (or tap) Overview. The patient's Overview page opens. Click (or tap) the Medical Alerts box.
  The Patient Information page opens with the Medical Alerts tab selected.
- On the Patient menu, under General, click (or tap) Medical Alerts. The Patient Information page opens with the Medical Alerts tab selected.
- On the Patient menu, under General, click (or tap) Patient Information. The patient's Patient Information page opens. Click (or tap) the Medical Alerts tab.

Do one of the following:
- On a patient's Overview page, the Medical Alerts box displays any medical alerts that have been entered for the patient. Select a medical alert.
  The Patient Information page opens with the Medical Alerts tab selected, and the Edit Medical Alert dialog box appears.
- On the Medical Alerts tab of a patient's Patient Information page, select a medical alert.
  The Edit Medical Alert dialog box appears.
Click (or tap) Remove.
A message appears and asks if you want to delete the medical alert from the patient's record or set it as expired (to keep it in the patient's record but have it be inactive).
Click (or tap) Remove.