Definitely agree about the need for a better/easier search function. As for searching messages, The only way I've found to do that is with SQL Server Mgmt Studio on the main computer.
If you have access to that, here's the query I use:
SELECT Date, PatientName, Body FROM PatientMessages
WHERE PatientName LIKE 'LastName, FirstName%'
AND Body LIKE '%message%
(where 'LastName, FirstName' is the patient's name and 'message' is the word or phrase you're searching for. Don't delete the % signs.)
It will list the date, patient, and message text. You can use that info to pinpoint where the message is in the patient's chart.
