Managing Patient Alerts

Patient alerts will pop up on users screen when they are processing a dispense to a patient. Alerts can be used for any reason a site decides, but most commonly is used for subjects with similar names.

1. Adding a Patient Alert
2. Editing a Patient Alert
3. Deleting a Patient Alert

Permissions Needed

AdminMain – Access the application administrative menu

EditPatientMaster - Ability to edit a patient master record 

Adding a Patient Alert

Adding a Patient Alert can be done two ways.

Adding a Patient Alert from the Patient Master Record in Application Administration

1. Hover your mouse over Main at the top right of the screen and click on Application Administration
2. Click on the Patient Master under Client and Facility
3. Search for your patient by entering their name or by Medical Record Number (MRN)
4. Click the corresponding Search button
5. Click on Edit for the participant you want to modify
6. Expand the Alert section
7. Click Add New
8. Enter the information that you want to be present on the screen when the alert pops up
9. Click Save

Adding a Patient Alert from the at the Patient/Subjects Tab on the protocol

1. Navigate to the protocol where the subject is enrolled
2. Click on the Patients/Subjects Tab
3. Click on the Medical Record Number for the subject
4. Click on the Alerts link in the subject information
5. Click on Add New
6. Enter the information that you want to be present on the screen when the alert pops up
7. Click Save

Editing a Patient Alert

Editing a Patient Alert can be done two ways.

Editing a Patient Alert from the Patient Master Record in Application Administration

1. Hover your mouse over Main at the top right of the screen and click on Application Administration
2. Click on the Patient Master under Client and Facility
3. Search for your patient by entering their name or by Medical Record Number (MRN)
4. Click the corresponding Search button
5. Click on Edit for the participant you want to modify
6. Expand the Alert section
7. Click Edit for the alert
8. Update the information that you want to be present on the screen when the alert pops up. Vestigo keeps the original information to allow users to add on to the original if needed. If information is removed, it will no longer show on the alert.
9. Click Save

Editing a Patient Alert from the at the Patient/Subjects Tab on the protocol

1. Navigate to the protocol where the subject is enrolled
2. Click on the Patients/Subjects Tab
3. Click on the Medical Record Number for the subject
4. Click on the Alerts link in the subject information
5. Click Edit for the alert
6. Update the information that you want to be present on the screen when the alert pops up. Vestigo keeps the original information to allow users to add on to the original if needed. If information is removed, it will no longer show on the alert.
7. Click Save

Deleting a Patient Alert

Deleting a Patient Alert can be done two ways.

Deleting a Patient Alert from the Patient Master Record in Application Administration

1. Hover your mouse over Main at the top right of the screen and click on Application Administration
2. Click on the Patient Master under Client and Facility
3. Search for your patient by entering their name or by Medical Record Number (MRN)
4. Click the corresponding Search button
5. Click on Edit for the participant you want to modify
6. Expand the Alert section
7. Click Delete for the alert you want to delete

Deleting a Patient Alert from the at the Patient/Subjects Tab on the protocol

1. Navigate to the protocol where the subject is enrolled
2. Click on the Patients/Subjects Tab
3. Click on the Medical Record Number for the subject
4. Click on the Alerts link in the subject information
5. Click Delete for the alert you want to delete