Entering alternate contacts
An alternate contact can be added to a patient's file for correspondence or billing purposes.
Entering an alternate contact
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
Click the Details tab.
Click the Alternate contact tab.
Enter the alternate contact's Title, First name, Last name, Relationship to patient, and Telephone (home) number.
Click Update.
Using alternate address for billing
From the patient Details tab, click the Alternate contact tab.
If an alternate contact's Title, First name, Last name, Relationship to patient, and Telephone (home) number have been entered, alternate address information can be stored. Enter a Street, City, Country, State/Province, and Zip/Postal Code.
Check the Use alternate contact for billing box.
Click Update.
Updating alternate contact information
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
Click the Details tab.
Click the Alternate contact tab, and adjust any of the alternate contact's information.
Click Update to save the changes.
Deleting an alternate contact
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
Click the Details tab.
Click the Alternate contact tab.
Click Delete at the bottom of the screen.
Close and reopen the patient's file to view the change.