You can add and/or edit a patient’s emergency contact information from the Emergency Contact card.
To add or edit an emergency contact
1. Open the Family File and select a patient.
The new Family File window appears.
2. Double-click the Health History card.
The Health History window appears.
3. Under Contacts, click the Emergency Contact blue chevron.
The Select from Family Emergency Contacts dialog box appears.
4. To create an emergency contact, click New.
The Add Emergency Contact dialog box appears.
5. Type the contact’s name and phone number, and then click OK.
The Select from Family Emergency Contacts dialog box reappears.
6. Under Emergency Contact’s Relationship to patient, type the kind of relationship, and then click OK.
The emergency contact’s information appears in the Emergency Contact card.