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Physician Management

Authorized users can add, edit and delete physicians, as well as import and export them, from the Physician List page. To open the page, click the General Configuration > Physician Management menu link.

The Physician List page displays the current physicians stored within the application. The list of physicians can be sorted by clicking on a column header. Under the list of current physicians, the number of physicians displayed on the page is listed (for example, Showing 1 to 100 of 8,292 entries) and on the right side of that line are previous and forward arrows; click the arrows as needed to display additional physicians.

To add a new physician, click the Add or Import button, depending on your method of adding the information. See the Add/Import New Physicians section below for more information.

To export the list of current physicians, click the Export button at the top of the page.

The columns and options on the Physician List page are as follows:

Column/Option Description
Show ___ entries Select from the drop-down list the number of entries to display on the page: all, 10, 25, 50 or 100.
Search Enter a few characters of the physician's last or first name, title or facility in the Search field. The list automatically filters based on what is entered in the field.
UID The physician's UID number.
Last Name The physician's last name.
First Name The physician's first name.
Title The physician's title.
Facility The facility to which the physician is associated.
Valid Whether or not the physician is valid within the system (Yes/No).
Edit Click this link to edit the physician information. See Edit Physicians.
Delete Click this link to delete the physician from the application.

Add/Import New Physicians

There are two ways to add one or more physicians to the application. The first is to add them manually and the second is to import a file containing physician information. For either method, go to the Physician List page by clicking the General Configuration > Physician Management menu link.

Manually Add a New Physician

To manually add a new physician, click the Add button located at the top right of the Physician List page. The Add Physician pop-up window opens. Enter at least the required fields (in red text and marked with an asterisk) and click Submit.

The available fields on the Add Physician pop-up window are as follows:

Field Description
UID This is a read-only field that displays the physician's UID number once the physician has been entered.
* Last Name Enter the physician's last name. This field is required.
* First Name Enter the physician's first name. This field is required.
Title Enter the physician's title. Examples: M.D., D.O.
Facility If the physician is associated with a facility, enter the facility's name.
Street1 Enter the first line of the physician's street address.
Street2 Enter the second line of the physician's street address, if applicable.
State Select the physician's state from the drop-down list.
City Enter the physician's city.
County Select the physician's county from the drop-down list (select the state first).
Zip Enter the physician's zip code.
Valid This is a read-only field indicating whether or not the physician is valid. Displays after the physician has been entered into the application.
Email Enter the physician's email address.
Phone Enter the physician's phone number.
Ext Enter the physician's phone number extension, if applicable.

Import a List of Physicians

To import a list of multiple physicians, first make sure the CSV file has the information in the correct field order and separated by commas. Click the Import button located on the top right of the Physician List page. The Import pop-up window opens. Click Upload a File, navigate to the CSV file, and select it. If the CSV file is not imported, an error message displays at the top of the page.

Edit Physicians

To edit a physician, first click the General Configuration > Physician Management menu link, then search for the physician and/or locate him or her in the search results list. Click the Edit link for the physician in the list. The Edit Physician window pops up with that physician's details pre-populated in the fields. Make any necessary modifications and click Submit when finished. To cancel without saving any changes, click Cancel.

The available fields on the Edit Physician pop-up window are as follows. Required fields are red and have an asterisk after them.

Field Description
UID This is a read-only field that displays the physician's UID number.
* Last Name Enter the physician's last name. This field is required.
* First Name Enter the physician's first name. This field is required.
Title Enter the physician's title. Examples: M.D., D.O.
Facility If the physician is associated with a facility, enter the facility's name.
Street1 Enter the first line of the physician's street address.
Street2 Enter the second line of the physician's street address, if applicable.
State Select the physician's state from the drop-down list.
City Enter the physician's city.
County Select the physician's county from the drop-down list (select the state first).
Zip Enter the physician's zip code.
Valid This is a read-only field indicating whether or not the physician is valid.
Email Enter the physician's email address.
Phone Enter the physician's phone number.
Ext Enter the physician's phone number extension, if applicable.