Assigning medical alerts overview

You can add alerts for medical problems (conditions), medications/prescriptions, allergies, and implantable devices to a patient's record.

Note: Assigning medical alerts to patients requires the "Medical Alerts, Edit" security right.

To assign a medical alert to a patient

In the Medical Alerts dialog box, click the New Medical Alert(s) button , and then click one of the following options on the menu:

Problem - To assign a problem.

Medication - To assign a medication.

Allergy - To assign an allergy.

Implantable device - To assign an implantable device.