Users Manual Part 3

Clinical User’s Guide IBA | 26-3|
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
|Part IV - Using ada PT prescribe Managing Patients |
Searching for a Patient
You can search for a patient from the Search area of the PRESCRIPTION SCREEN.
Figure 26-2. Search Area
The search mode options are:
 Simple search: indicated by the magnifier (see Figure 26-2).
 Advanced search: indicated by the search mode selector (see Figure 26-2).
Performing a Simple Search
To perform a simple search:
1. Make your selection from the Active and Inactive Patients dropdown list
2. Enter the name of the desired patient in the search fields.
3. Click the magnifier.
From the Search area you can select the type of patients that you want to search:
 Active patients: any patient who gets created by definition is Active, i.e.,
available for treatment.
 Inactive patients
 Active and inactive patients
For detailed information on how to deactivate a patient, refer to section “Activating
or Deactivating a Patient” on page 26-12.
In the search field you can enter any of the following:
 Last name: enter the name in full or in part.
 First name: enter the name in full or in part.
 Patient ID: enter the ID in full or in part. The ID is case sensitive.
Click the button to the right of the search field and the patient(s) corresponding
to the entered criteria appear(s) in the selection area.
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