Flash alerts can be designed for important information staff members should know about a
patient. Flash alerts can be uniquely designed for individual patients, or can be designed to
appear in conjunction with patient types.
To design a unique flash alert, click the word “Patient”. Choose the “Flash Alerts” option from the
drop-down box. Click the Add New button. Type the desired text in the Message field. The user
can choose to prevent the posting of additional charges to a patient’s ledger through the Block
Charges field. Likewise, the user can choose to indicate if the flash alert is Active for the patient
record. Click the Save button to finish. The flash alert notation is recorded on the Flash Alerts
screen. When the patient record is accessed, the Flash Alert will appear.