Delete Patient Encounter

• Step-by-step
• Deleting an Encounter that contains Elements associated with a Cataract Surgery Sheet
• Related topics

Step-by-step

To delete a Patient Encounter, do one of the following:

• From the Encounters window of the selected patient, click the Delete button on the row of the Patient Encounters tab for the Encounter you wish to delete.
• From the View Encounter window for the selected Encounter, click the Delete button in the Main toolbar.

A warning displays, asking you to confirm the deletion.

1. Click the Yes button to confirm.
2. The Encounter no longer displays on the View All Encounters window for the patient.

Note: The following types of Patient Encounters cannot be deleted:

• A Locked Encounter.
• An Encounter that has been transferred to a practice management software program, such as MaximEyes® Practice Management System (PMS).

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Deleting an Encounter that contains Elements associated with a Cataract Surgery Sheet

A warning displays if an Encounter is selected to be deleted and it contains one of the following Elements which is also associated with a Cataract Surgery Sheet:

• Cataract Surgery Request
• IOL Measurements
• Cataract Surgery

Deleting the Encounter will also remove some data from the Cataract Surgery Sheet. The User must consider this before confirming the deletion.

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Related topics

• View Patient Encounter
• View All Patient Encounters
• Edit Patient Encounter
• Print Patient Encounter
• Sign Off Encounter
• Lock Patient Encounter

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