Patient > Patient Details
To record the basic Patient information -
- Main Menu > Patients.
- Select Insert on the Summary, Details or Carer Requirements Information tabs.
- The Edit Patient screen will appear. This screen collects all the information required for the Patient Details and Carer Requirements Information tabs.
- First Name – Patients First Name
- Surname – Patients Surname
- Active Patient – Tick if active; remove tick when no longer active.
- Patient Identifier – Assigned by Venus.
- Date of Birth – Patients Date of Birth
- Age – Calculated by Venus.
- Gender – Male, Female or Not Specified
- Ethnicity – The Patient’s Ethnicity if appropriate
- Religion – The Patient’s Religion if appropriate
- Living Alone – Tick if appropriate
- GST Exempt – Tick if appropriate
- Address
- Suburb, State, Postcode
- Base Location – This suburb is used to calculate the distance the Carer or Nurse must travel from to attend a Patient visit.
- Patient Rating – the internal rating applied to the patient (only on the tab screen, not Edit Patient screen)
- Department of Veterans Affairs – Tick if appropriate.
- DVA Type – Select if appropriate.
- DVA Number – Complete if appropriate.
- Case Manager – Enter the name of the Patients Case Manager
- Patient Type – Select the appropriate Patient Type i.e. One Off, Short Term or Ongoing.