Searching for Patient Information

You can search by name or medical record number to display the list of patients that you wish to work with.

Search is performed on the location currently displayed in Care Rounds. To search across multiple locations, use the Patient Search module; refer to Working with Patient Search for details.

A minimum of two characters are required to initiate a search. Special characters, including a space, are not allowed.

  1. Enter characters in the Search field in the patient grid.
    As you type, Search finds the closest match.

  2. Use the following guidance to enter characters in the Search field.
    Search Term Description
    Name

    Enter letters in the search field to display the list of patient names containing the string.

    Search is performed on the first, middle, and last name fields.

    For example, enter three letters to return all patients in the location whose first or last name contains the three-letter string. In this example, enter "is" to return patients named Namya Bissell and Lisa Flores.

    MRN

    Enter numbers in the search field to display the list of patients with a medical record number (MRN) that contains the string.

    For example, enter three numbers to return all patients in the location whose MRN contains the three-letter string in any position in the number. Enter "36" to return two patients with the MRNs 360080 and 225362.

Next, select the patient you wish to work with in the search results.