| Selecting Patients |
| SpringCharts has two methods of selecting patients: Standard Search and Rapid Select. The Standard Search is provided for those who are new to SpringCharts and expect traditional conventions in working with selecting and activating functions. The Rapid Select is for users who have been through this tutorial and are interested in saving keystrokes and time during the patient selection process.The use of one approach or the other can be easily set as a user preference. |
| Standard Search |
| A patient search can be initiated in many different ways from many different parts of SpringCharts. For this example, from the Main Window, select Actions > Open a Chart and the following dialog appears: |
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To Choose a Patient, click in the upper box, enter the first letter or two of the patient's last name and then click  . The patients matching the search criteria appear on the screen: |
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| Click the proper patient and the patient's chart opens. Standard Search is the SpringCharts default. |
| Rapid Select |
| A faster method of searching is the Rapid Select feature. The Rapid Select feature can be set as default by changing User Preferences as shown at the end of this Tutorial.Once the preferences are changed, from the Main Window, select Actions > Open a Chart and the following Choose Patient screen opens: |
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| Do not select or tap anything, just type the first letter or two of the patient's last name and pause. In this example, an 'a' was keyed and the dialog looks as follows: |
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| Click the name you wish to select and the patient chart opens. |
| User Preferences |
| Each user can select their own personal preference for patient selection. To do so, from the Main Window, select File > User Preferences > Edit User Preferences. |
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| This screen appears: |
| To switch from the default Standard Select to Rapid Select, click the Use Rapid Select button. In the Selection Type screen, select Rapid and the Rapid Select feature is set for this user. |
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