Assign a Patient to a Document

Creation date: 6/10/2026 1:17 PM    Updated: 6/10/2026 2:05 PM

Overview

This article helps you link a document to the correct patient. You may need this when a document arrives without a patient match or when the system suggests more than one patient.

Steps

  1. Click Inbox.
  2. Open the document.
  3. Click the patient name in the header, or click Click to assign patient.
  4. Search for the patient in the patient search panel.
  5. Click the correct patient in the results list.
  6. Review the updated patient name in the document header.

Troubleshooting

  • If you cannot find the patient, then search by a different name variation or medical record number.
  • If the patient does not exist, then click the option to create a patient.