Changing the Patient Name in an Exam

This section tells you how to change the name of a patient in an exam in the standalone version of ExamWRITER (without OfficeMate). You may need to change the name of a patient in an exam if you accidentally recorded an exam under the wrong patient name.

1. On the Administration main window, click Activities and select Change Patient on Exam.

   The Change Patient on Exam window opens.

2. Type the exam number of the exam in which you need to change the patient’s name in the Exam Number text box.
3. Place your cursor in any other text box in the window.

   The exam date, current patient’s number on the exam, and current patient’s demographic information is automatically populated in the top half of the window.

4. Click F2-Find and search for and select the correct patient under whom the exam should be recorded.

   The correct patient’s demographic information is automatically populated in the bottom half of the window.

5. Click Save.