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Working With the EDM for Sun Master Patient Index

Deactivating a Patient Profile

If a patient profile is no longer active, you cannot delete the patient profile, but you can deactivate that profile. Deactivated profiles cannot be modified, and in some cases, cannot be viewed. If you deactivate a profile in error, you can reactivate it if needed.

Figure 51 View/Edit Page - Deactivate

Figure shows the Deactivate button on the View/Edit page.

ProcedureTo Deactivate a Patient Profile

  1. Using one of the search methods described in Searching for Patient Profiles, display the patient profile you want to update on the View/Edit page.

  2. In the EUID tree in the left portion of the page, highlight the EUID number of the patient profile.

  3. Click Deactivate EUID=EUID_number, where EUID_number is the EUID of the patient profile to deactivate.

  4. In the upper right section of the page, click Commit.

    The profile is deactivated in the database and the EUID appears in fuchsia with a tilde (~) next to it.