Important medical information relating to a patient is highlighted by a medical alert on the patient's record.

Medical Alert Indicators

Three different icons can be set to draw your attention to important medical information.

	Red Cross	Indicates a medical condition the clinician needs to be aware of.
	Yellow Cross	Indicates a patient has a potentially infectious disease or condition.
	Red Cross with a Document	Indicates that the medical record needs updating.

Medical Condition Alert

The 'red cross' will be displayed if the Med Alert checkbox within the ‘Medical’ tab has been ticked.

💡Tip: Hover your mouse cursor over the icon to display a tooltip with the patient's medical information.

💡Tip: If both the medical condition alert and infectious alert are set on the patient's record, and the user's settings are configured to flash alerts, the alert will flash alternately in yellow and red.

 

Infectious Condition Alert

The ‘yellow cross’ is displayed if the Infectious Alert has been ticked in the ‘Medical’ tab.

💡Tip: Hover your mouse cursor over the icon to display a tooltip with the patient's infectious condition information.

💡Tip: If both the medical condition alert and infectious alert are set on the patient's record, and the user's settings are configured to flash alerts, the alert will flash alternately in yellow and red.

Medical Update Overdue Alert

The 'red cross with document' will be displayed when a patient's medical record is overdue and requires updating. You can update this by:

1. Open the Medical tab on the patient record.
2. Click Update Medical History to access your practice medical history questionnaire.