Patient's Emergency Contact

Emergency Contact information for a patient can be configured by accessing the Family/Contacts component. The following instructions are provided for the multiple ways the emergency contact can be added to the system.

• Family/Contacts that are setup as Primary are displayed with a star. See Example
• Only one family/contact can be setup as Primary.
• If there is a primary setup and you select another family/contact as primary, the original primary is automatically unchecked and thus overridden.

Instructions

Family/Contacts - Add Emergency Contact

1. Access Patients > search for and open the patient > Family/Contacts.
2. Click the + Family Member button. Note: Contacts can be added by following similar instructions using + Contact.
3. In the Select a Patient modal, search for the patient that will be the emergency contact.
4. Highlight the appropriate patient.
5. Click the checkbox beside Emergency Contact. See Example
   • Click the checkbox for Set as Primary if appropriate.
6. Click 'Save.'

Family/Contacts - Edit an existing family member

1. Access Patients > search for and open the patient > Family/Contacts.
2. Select the family member that will be the emergency contact.
3. In the Edit Family Member modal, click the checkbox for Emergency Contact. See Example
   • Click the checkbox for Set as Primary if appropriate.
4. Click 'Save.'

Family Quick Add

1. Access Patients > search for and open the patient.
2. Displayed on the Patient Summary screen, from within the Family/Contacts pod, click the + icon.
3. Select Add Family Member. See Example
4. In the Family Quick Add modal, complete all required fields.
5. Click the checkbox beside Emergency Contact.
   • Click the checkbox for Set as Primary if appropriate.
6. Click 'Save.'

Additional Information

Emergency contact information is displayed in the Demographics component. Access the patient's file > Demographics > Additional Information > Emergency Contacts. See Example