Use barcodes to track patient records and appliances. Once you assign a barcode, you can print it and attach the printout to the folder or appliance. When you scan a patient barcode, the associated patient folder is opened for you; when you scan an appliance barcode, you are prompted to flag the associated appliance as "received".
Barcode Scanner, Printer, and Format - Use the Barcode fields of your Scanners user options to select the type of barcode scanner you have, which format to generate, and which printer to use to obtain a hard copy of the codes. See "Set Up Scanner Options" for details.
Open patient > Patient ribbon bar > Other Actions > Select a Barcode action.
Manage Barcodes - Use barcodes to track patient records and appliances. Once you assign a barcode, you can print it and attach the printout to the folder or appliance. When you scan a patient barcode, the associated patient folder is opened for you; when you scan an appliance barcode, you are prompted to flag the associated appliance as "received".
Assign / Print Barcode - Select Print Barcode to obtain a hard copy of the currently assigned barcode. You can then attach the print out to the corresponding record, appliance, or other item you are tracking. If no barcode exists, Edge prompts you to generate one before printing.
Save Barcode Assignment - If you have a printed barcode that you want to assign, select Save Barcode, then scan the printout. If no barcode exists, the code is assigned automatically. If a barcode is already assigned, you can either overwrite it with the newly scanned code, or cancel the action and keep the original barcode.
Copy barcode - Select Copy Barcode, then choose the format you want to save the barcode text or image to your clipboard. You can then paste the copied code into another application, such as a word processing document or label.
Barcode Indicator - After you save a barcode for an appliance, an icon appears in the barcode column of your Milestones panel and your Appliance tracker,
Scan Barcode to Receive Appliance - If you have assigned barcodes to your appliances (described below), when you scan an appliance barcode you will be prompted to flag the associated appliance as received.
Save Changes Click
Save in your Quick Access toolbar or File ribbon bar (or press Ctrl+S on your keyboard) to save any changes you have made.
Scan barcode - When you scan a patient barcode, the associated patient folder is opened for you.
Use appliance barcodes - You can assign unique barcodes to patient appliances to facilitate appliance tracking. See "Manage Patient Appliances" for details.
Print Barcode Labels - Run a Patient Barcode quick label to generate a label that includes the patient's name and associated barcode.The quick labels are formatted to print on single-column label paper with an approved printer. See "Patient Barcode Labels" for details.
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