Patient Demographics – Add a Temporary Address
Quick Guide
- From the Conversation tab, in PM Office, select Person Correction Manager
- Search for your patient using their MRN or NHS Number (If you don’t have a number, use the patient initials and DOB), Click OK once you’ve located the patient
- In the Organization window, enter the first letter of the hospital site where the patient will be seen (eg. r for RVI) and click OK
- Select the Temporary item in the Address Organizer field, followed by +Add Additional Temporary
- Select Residence (eg UK Residence) from the dropdown Address Type list
- Click Address Search
- Type the patients temporary Postcode and press the Select button
- Highlight the relevant house range then press Select to open up a list of house numbers, again Select the correct address
- Press Accept – DO NOT CLICK OK AT THIS POINT
- Scroll to the Begin Effective and End Effective Date fields. Temporary addresses should have an end date added so that correspondence will revert to their permanent address
- Click OK
- Click OK to update and close the patient record
- The temporary address will display until it reaches it’s end date (following which it can be found under Previous)
Updated: 2 October 2024