Overview

This guide explains how to look up Patients and view their details within the Medical Objects Explorer (Meridian).

If you require any assistance with the installation or configuration, or if you have any questions, please contact the Medical-Objects Helpdesk on (07) 5456 6000.

Looking up Patients

1. Open the Look up patient dialog by clicking the Patients menu and selecting Find Patient
   
   
   
   
2. You can also open this many by selecting the Find Patient Icon or using the shortcut Crtl + F.
   
   
   
   
3. To search for a patient, Type any part of the patients name. It is recommended that the few letters from both the surname and the firstname are used when searching to allow for potential variations in spelling. Press Enter to search, or click the Lightning Bolt icon.
    
   
   
   
4. The explorer client can search based on a number of fields, located under the Matching section.
   
   Exact – The results will match the spelling exactly.
   Soundex – A phonetic algorithm is used to return results that sound like the request.
   Partial – the results will include name where the request is partially included in the result. Clicking the Advanced button will allow a more detailed search.
    
   
   
   
5. Once the patient names are displayed, you will be able to select one by moving the mouse over a patient name. You can select the More Detail button to display further patient information.
    
6. Once you have found the patient, their chart will be displayed in the Available Results box and the most recent document will be displayed on the right hand side of the screen.