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Epic Training
Use Patient Lookup to Find Specific Encounters
If you need to look up a patient and view information about a specific encounter (such as a hospital admission
or visit at a hospital-based clinic), you can use the Patient Lookup feature to open a view-only version of the
patient’s chart after selecting the appropriate encounter.
Try It Out
1. Click Patient Lookup in the Epic toolbar.
2. In the Patient Lookup window, enter the demographic information needed to find the patient.
You can enter Name, Sex, Date of Birth, however the fastest way to find the correct patient is to
use the MRN
3. Click Find Patient to search based on the criteria that you entered.
If you have looked up a patient recently, use the Recent Patients tab to find those patients.
4. Confirm you have the correct patient in the Patient Select window, and then click Select.
