Document Deceased Patients

This topic describes how to use the external deceased patient process workflow when you are informed of the death of a patient that has occurred outside of your facility.

Search for Patient

Search for and select the patient to open the patient profile. See Search for Persons.

Manage External Deceased Patients

To document a patient as deceased:

1. Select Patient Information.
2. Select the Deceased? checkbox. The Deceased Date field becomes enabled.
3. Optionally, enter a date of death and select Save. Any future appointments are canceled and a deceased badge is displayed in the patient panel.