Opening the Mail Screen

Click on Mail in the toolbar to open the Mail Screen

Here you will view then file all incoming correspondence including:

Laboratory Results
Radiology reports
Electronic Discharge Summaries
Specialist Letters
Other scanned Documents
Online conversations (Patient Portal)

Viewing Mail

At the top of the screen, check that the patient associated with this report is matched correctly with a patient from your practice.
1. Un-match and match again if necessary.
Review the report.
1. Check the clinical note from the lab request if relevant.
2. Compare with previous results/reports
  - For lab results, click on the Table View or Side View tabs to compare the current results with previous results
3. Review the patient’s profile for context.
4. Review the patient’s regular medications.
Perform actions as required.
1. Update the patient’s problem list (profile) as appropriate
2. Reconcile/update the Regular medications
3. Update existing tasks or set any follow-up tasks
4. Notify the patient by txt or email or phone call as appropriate
5. Annotate the report
File if finished with this report
1. If you are not finished, mark as Viewed
2. The next report will be displayed

Patient Matches

Review the patient match

The name and other details accompanying the mail appear on the left
If matched with a patient in your practice, the details will be displayed on the right.
- If any discrepancies are noticed, they are highlighted in red.

Selected Reports

Finding reports for specific patients

A list of reports is displayed on the left.

Click on a patient in the list
Type part of the patient’s name in the filter row above the list [F2]

– Unmatched mail items are shown with a yellow background.

– RSD (referral, status and discharge) mail is in purple text.
– Labs are in blue text. Labs with abnormal flags are red.
– Scanned letters are in green text.
– NIR messages are in purple

Filter by the type of mail

Select from the dropdown list at the top left. [F3]

To find mail items containing specific text

Type that text into the Filter box and press [Enter]

Actions

Annotate the results (My Note)

Enter any comments you wish to make about the result in the field at the top right of the screen before you file the result. These will appear in the Clinical Notes and results table.
There are links for quick entries of common terms.

File the mail item

Once you have finished with the mail item, Press [File] in the Actions menu.
This marks the mail as viewed and records any comments added.
The mail item has a strikethrough in the patient list and will not reappear when the mail screen is reopened.

Match Patient

If the mail has not been matched to a patient, Click on [Match] then identify the patient.

If you cannot match the patient and do not expect this patient to register in the near future, you can File Without Id

Update the Problem list or regular medications

Right-click in the problem list , select from the menu

Create a task for yourself or a staff member

Select a preset Task (Make Appointment, Urgent Appointment, Script. Further tests or Referral)
Click on New Task to create a customised task

Mark as viewed but do not file yet

Click on Viewed, the item will appear bold in the patient list.
Click on Viewed again to change the status back or File when ready.

Create a document to print or email to the patient

Click on Document from the actions list
Select your document template.
Update the document if necessary before selecting Print or Email
A copy of this document is saved in the patient’s record

Send your patient a txt message

Click on Txt Message from the actions list (this is present if the patient has a mobile number)
Select your txt document template.
Update the document if necessary before selecting Send Txt
A copy of this document is saved in the patient’s record