Scan documents

 

Attach relevant patient documents by scanning them into the workstation and assigning them to the associated patient record.

 

Some patient data pages and popup windows contain specific fields for attaching scanned documents. In these cases, the Scan button, , appears on the screen next to a label describing the document. Click the button to start the scanning user interface. Refer to workstation settings for additional details on configuring and selecting the scanner.

 

To retrieve a document previously attached to a patient record, open the patient record from the Patients table using the Edit button, , and scroll to the Attachments section. You may need to expand this section using the Expand button, . In the section listing the file you want to open, click on the Open Attachment button, . The file is downloaded to your workstation and opened in a new window.