Patient Details Merge

Patient Details Merge

Patient Details Merge

Duplicate Patients may have their demographic and financial detail merged together using the Merge Patient Details option.
The Master Patient should be the patient that either has the most Patient details and Accounting History attached to it, or where both patient details have been populated, the patient details with the most current patient information
  1. On the top taskbar of the main screen of Impulse
  2. Select Patient | Merge Patient Details.
  3. In the Merge Patient Window Click Find Master Patient
  4. Enter the Patient surname,first-name and select the master patient. Click OK
  5. Then Click  Search Secondary Patient, the database will search for matches based on Name, DOB, Address and Medicare card number.
  6. When correct Secondary Patient is identified
  7. Select Merge to have the secondary patients information merge into the master patient.
  8. The Merge window will close once the merge is complete.


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