# Notifications Tab (Tools | Options)

This tab allows you to change your notification option s. Click the check box if you wish to have MailMan send you a bulletin for flagged orders.

Remove Pending Notifications...

WARNING: When a provider is identified as a surrogate for another user for a designated period of time, notifications from the original user are sent to the surrogate. If a surrogate user chooses to use this button to remove pending notifications, all alerts are deleted, even if they are for actions such as requiring signature. The alerts are deleted not only for the surrogate but also the user they are a surrogate for. The alerts are permanently deleted for the surrogate, never to be regenerated, even if they have not been processed. However, if the alerts have not been processed by the surrogate, some may be returned to the original user based on a certain set of rules implemented in the Kernel.

The following are the set of rules. When the surrogacy period expires and unprocessed surrogate alerts have not been returned yet, the alerts sent to the surrogate(s) for the user are checked.

· If the surrogate has processed an alert, it is ignored.

· If the surrogate has not processed an alert originally intended for the user, it is returned to the originally intended recipient.

· If the unprocessed alert was also sent to the surrogate as an initial recipient, then the alert is also retained by the surrogate.

· If the alert was forwarded to the surrogate, but meant only to be sent to the original user, then the alert is electronically removed from the surrogate's notification list.

· Any unprocessed alerts that are retained by the surrogate will require manual intervention to remove them.

There is no difference in how informational vs. action notifications are managed with respect to surrogacy. The above rules are applicable regardless of the type of notification.

Please use care when using this button to remove pending notifications, especially if you are designated as a surrogate for another user, as patient care may be delayed until the original provider returns.

To remove pending notifications, if necessary, use the following steps:

1. Select the Remove Pending Notifications button and then on Yes on the Warning dialog to clear all of your current pending notifications. (This button is enabled only if you are authorized to use it.)

2. If you are sure you want to remove the pending notifications, select Yes.

Display Sort

Select on the Display Sort drop-down field to select the sort method for your notifications. Choices include Patient, Type, and Urgency.

Notifications list

Select the check box next to any notification to enable or disable it. Notifications with "Mandatory " in the Comment column cannot be turned off or disabled. Click the heading to sort notifications so that you can see which are turned on and which are turned off.

Processed Alert Settings...

Using this feature will enable you to set the date range and maximum number of alerts to show. Users can change these settings from either the Processed Alerts tab on the Patient Selection screen or the Tools | Options dialog on the Notifications tab.

Tools | Options method: To specify the date range for processed notifications and the maximum number of processed alerts to display, use these steps:

1. Select Tools | Options.
2. Select the Notifications tab and then select the Processed Alerts Settings button.
3. On the Processed Alerts Preferences screen, enter a value in the Show Log Data for (days) and/or Max # of records to show field and select OK.
4. Select OK on the Notifications tab.

This shows the dialog where users can set the Processed Alert values

Processed Tab of the Patient Selection screen method: To specify the date range for processed notifications to display, use these steps:

1. If you want to edit the date range for processed alerts, select the Date Range button on the bottom of the Processed tab.
2. On the Range Selector screen, select a value from the Start and/or Stop Date dropdown and select OK.
3. To set the values back to the defaults, select the Reset button.
4. Select OK on the Notifications tab.

Processed Tab of the Patient Selection screen method: To specify the maximum number of processed alerts to display, use these steps:

1. If you want to change the maximum number of alerts that will display on the Processed tab, select the Max # of Alerts button on the bottom of the Processed tab.
2. On the Processed Alerts Preferences screen, enter a value in the Enter Max # of Alerts to Review field and select OK.

The Processed Alerts tab where settings can be configured

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