Sending documents electronically

You can send documents electronically using the Document Center.

Note: An email client must be installed on the computer in order to send a document electronically.

To send a document electronically

1.   Select the document that you want to send in the Document Tree.

2.   Click File, and then click Send Document(s).

An email message is created using your email program with the document as an attachment. The description of the document appears on the Subject line and is also the file name for the document.

If the patient you were viewing the document for has an email address entered in his or her Family File, it appears on the To line of the email message. If you entered a note for the document, it appears in the body of the email message.

3.   Enter any additional information in the body of the email and click Send.

Note: HIPAA constraints make it unwise for you to include patient information and provider/practice information within the same message. Be mindful of this when sending email.