Unmerge two patient records
Records merged in error may have events and images which need to be re-assigned to the correct patient.
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Search for the patient.
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From the Search screen click the record which is to be the primary record.
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Click the Select button.
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Select Tools > Server > Unmerge Patients.
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Enter the Cris number, of the record to be removed from the primary record, in the Cris No field.
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Press the Enter key.
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Click to select the record to be removed.
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Click the Unmerge button.
- Click the Close button.
The Unmerge tab opens.
The unmerged record is blue again.
Warning:
There is no unmerge HL7 message. If a patient record is unmerged or unlinked on Cris this will not unmerge the studies on PACS. They must be corrected manually. Events entered on the merged record will need to be corrected manually. See Event Correction.
Note:
All original events will be correctly restored to their respective patient records.
Tip:
In newer versions of Cris you can use Right-click > Unmerge (instead of Tools > Server > Unmerge).
System Administration: Patient Records
Opening and saving a hospital (PAS / HIS / EPR) record in Cris creates a radiology record.
Every radiology (Cris) record must be linked to a hospital (PAS / HIS / EPR) record.
Unlink records when a hospital (PAS / HIS / EPR) record and radiology (Cris) record have been linked in error, before events have been added.
There should only be one radiology record for a patient in a Cris system (i.e. a group / consortium), and that record should be used by all sites in the group. Merging joins two radiology records from different hospitals.
Records merged in error may have events and images which need to be re-assigned to the correct patient.
When PAS is down, Cris will not be able to send or receive any demographic or event information.
