Patient Flags and Symbols

The following patient-related flags may appear to the right of the patient's name at the top of the screen:

Flag

Notes

Patient is on precautions due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria or Enhanced Precautions. Precautions may be noted for the following:

  • MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
  • VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci)
  • MDR-Gram Neg (Multiply Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms)
  • C. difficile (Clostridium difficile)
  • Cystic Fibrosis

Holding the mouse pointer over the P icon displays a tool tip. The tool tip shows the dates and precaution types for the patient.

Clicking the P icon opens a PMRN (Partners Enterprise Medical Record Number) tab with one or more links corresponding to each type of precaution. Clicking a link displays additional information, including steps for taking appropriate contact precautions and instructions for removing the patient from contact precautions (if applicable).

Patient has enrolled to use the Patient Gateway application. This application allows patients to communicate with their primary care provider and staff for routine requests, such as medication refills and referral authorizations.

Patient is registered to an investigational oncology protocol. Please use the Research Protocol icon in the Epic header to obtain the patient's protocol information.

Patient is active with the anticoagulation clinic (Anticoagulation Management Services) at MGH, BWH, DFCI, or NWH . Click the icon to access additional information, including medication information, INR range, name and phone number of the primary AMS nurse or location, and links for emailing and paging AMS.

Patient is an active patient of Partners Population Health Management (PHM). Partners has implemented PHM as part of its role as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). PHM patients are active in one of the PHS contracted health plans and may be eligible for PHM services, such as high risk ambulatory care management or for some health plan program/requirement exemptions, such as the ACO SNF (skilled nursing facility) 3-day waiver. Clicking the icon indicates the patient’s PHM designation (i.e. Commercial, ACO, Medicaid, etc.).

Click the icon to access the patient's Care Team History, before the implementation of Partners eCare. See Viewing and Printing Care Team History.