Task Editor
Creating a New Task For A Patient
  1. Click the Clinician Dashboard perspective or the Nurse Dashboard perspective on the HealtheVet Desktop perspective selector.
  2. Click the name of the patient for whom you want to create a task and select Action | Create Task
    or
    click an icon adjacent to the patient’s name on the Clinician or Nurse Dashboard and click the Link Task link at the bottom of a box
    or
    click an icon adjacent to the patient’s name in the Task column (or a blank area where a Task icon would appear) and click the New Task link.
    The Create Task dialog box appears (graphic).

    Note: If the
    Link [item] to Task dialog box appears (graphic), select the task to which you want to link the item or select Link to new task.
  3. In the Subject field, enter the subject of the new task.
  4. Enter a due date for the task in the Due field (the default is today).
    Note: This field does not support relative date notation (T-20, for example).
  5. Enter a priority for the task (the default is low).
  6. Select Save.
    The task is created.

    Note: Icons do not appear on the dashboard until the task is due.

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