This would help A LOT, and since it is already an option on the summary page screen, seems like an easy fix. It's Saturday and you notice a patient has syphilis and needs to come in Monday for a shot of Bicillin. You could then send a message (without the cumbersome nature of creating a message in Updox), and he or she could make an appointment first thing Monday morning. Currently care is delayed since we usually send a note, but that note is not sent by the staff until Monday through Updox.
The message would also need to be saved to AC. Not sure these are saved currently. And if they are not read, do we still get a "not read" message using the "Secure Message" button?
David Lee, MD
IM
Dallas, TX
