Click Select pt (ALT+S) in the upper left corner of the CAS to open the Partners Patient Lookup. The left pane of this dialog box displays existing patient lists—Med Team Groups, Care Unit, Service, Physician, and Personal Lists.
If necessary, select MGH from the Site field.
Click folders, as required, to "drill down" to the list containing the patient you want to select.
Double-click the list to display patients from that list in the pane on the right.
Click the patient name, then click OK (ALT+O) to select that patient.
The next time you access Partners Patient Lookup, call up this same list by clicking Last List. The button label will include the abbreviated name of the list.
You can display the all of the patients from the selected list in place of the default unit census. See Setting the UCM to a Selected Patient List.
To create or manage patient lists, use the PEPL application. Access this application by clicking PEPL from the CAS application button bar. See Overview of PEPL.
Associated lists are not available when you select a patient list from the patient lookup and set the display to the selected patient list. See Switching the Patient List Between Associated Care Units.
See also: Patient Selection Options