Contact Details and Communication Methods

When you tap a contact in the Contacts screen, tap on a profile picture in a message conversation, or tap an entry for a VCS user in a patient care team list, detailed information and communication options for the contact appear.

The profile picture for this contact is enclosed in one of the following colors:

From a contact details page for an individual user, you can communicate with the contact in some or all of the following ways:

Below the communication methods, a status line indicates the availability of the contact, and whether the contact has set Calls Forwarding or is Off Campus (available, but off the network).

From a contact details page for a Vocera group or Distribution List, you can communicate with the contact in some or all of the following ways:

For more information on broadcasts, see Starting a Broadcast.

Note: If a communication option is not available for this contact, its icon appears gray.