An emergency contact or other patient contact can be stored against a patient record. This information is stored in the Address Book section of a Patient Summary.
The following information a can be recorded for an Emergency Contact or Other Contact person:
- Search for a patient.
- From the Patient summary screen, scroll down to Address Book
- The following fields will display.
- Clicking the Show button next to the line item, will display the Address Book entry and you can also Edit/Delete each one.
Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Facility | Allows to select location in drop down options. | |
Title | Title of a person. | |
First Name | First name of a person. | |
Last Name | Last name of a person. | |
Relationship | Relationship to a person. | |
Home Phone | ||
Work Phone | ||
Mobile Phone | ||
Emergency Contact | ||
Consent to Contact |
Adding an Emergency Contact / Contact Person
- From Patient Address Book section, click New.
- The Patient Search search screen will display (this ensure that there are not duplicate entries created).
- Entry the contact name, click Search.
- If no record is found, click Create New Contact.
- The fields below will display for entry.
- Enter the new contact details for the patient.
- Click Create Address and the record will be updated.
Field | Description |
New Relationship | |
Relationship | This is a drop down menu for selection, it includes values such as:. Parent, Husband, Friend, GP |
Emergency Contact | Check box . |
Consent to Contact | Check box |
From Date | Date selection - This will default to the date of entry but can be modified. Please note that this date is provided for informational purposes only and has no functional bearing on status (e.g., active, enabled, etc.). |
To Date | Date selection - You can input a date that the contact will expire. Please note that this date is provided for informational purposes only and has no functional bearing on status (e.g., active, enabled, etc.). |
Identity | |
Facility | This is if the contact is associated with a location. This field can be left blank |
Title | Title of contact - Drop down menu e.g.. Mr, Mrs, Ms |
Family Name | |
Middle Name | |
Given Name | |
First Name Alias | |
Last Name Alias | |
Date of Birth | |
Data of Birth Accuracy | |
Sex | |
| Gender Diversity
| |
Primary Provider | |
Marital Status | |
Deceased | Check box value |
Date of Death | |
Please Note: Only one Emergency Contact is allowed. If you tick the Emergency Contact box when adding an entry, this person becomes the Emergency Contact.
Search or Add a Contact
CareRight requires that a contact search be performed before enabling users to create a new contact.
- Enter the name of the contact.
- If the Contact does not exist, Click Create New Contact. (follow the Adding a New Contact instructions)
- Choose Select if your contact appears.
- Choose from a selection of relationships to the patient.
- Tick if you have Consent to Contact them
- Tick if they are an Emergency Contact (only 1 emergency contact is allowed).
- The From Date will be pre-populated but change the change if needed.
- The end date should be left blank at this stage.
- Click Create Relationship.
