Patient Profile

Search for a Patient

  1. From Search, select Patients.
  2. Expand the Name section and enter at least one character in First Name or Surname.
  3. (Optional) Enter a date or part date in Date of Birth.
  4. Apply any filters to the column headers to refine the search results.

    When viewing a linked patient, the Transactional record is displayed first.

  5. Double-click to open the relevant record and view the Patient Details. See also Understanding the Patient Search Results .

Understanding the Patient Search Results

Multiple patient identities may exist for some patients. Search results display the patient’s name value most relevant to the search parameters entered. Results are sorted to prioritise relevance.

Patient search results

Click the Information Icon () next to the “Patient Search Results” label to open a detailed explanation of the graphics.

In addition to general demographic details, such as name and address, the following additional columns are included.

  1. Patient Identity

    Contains one of four icons that indicate the following:

    Icon Description
    Single identity. The patient has no known alternate identities.
    The patient's Medicare Name does not match their Preferred Name.
    The patient has multiple alternate identities.
    The patient has multiple alternate identities, and their Medicare Name does not match their Preferred Name.

    Click the Patient Identity icon within the search results to display patient identity details. The record in bold indicates the value displayed within the search results.

  2. IHI

    Displays the patient IHI number, along with the following, if known:

    • IHI Record Status (e.g. Verified)

    • IHI Number Status (e.g. Active)

  3. Record Type

    Contains one of three icons that indicate the following:

    Record Type Description

    The patient has a Transactional only profile.

    The patient information has been received from clinical systems and only contains their Medication History.

    The patient record has Regulatory only information. No transactional information (Medication History) exists for this patient.

    The patient's Medication History is linked to their patient's profile.

    Patient Search Results display the patient information sourced from the Medication History. For example, patient name.