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Use this menu item if you wish to send a form letter to a select group of patients. This is the window that come up.
On the left, a complete listing of patients appears. On the top right hand side, under Filtered Patients, there is a field listing all the patients who are to receive a letter. By using the Filter button, it is possible to control which patients will receive a letter. By using the Clear button, you will clear the list of patients on the right hand field.
This is the window that appears when the Filter button is clicked.
[Filter]
After all patients who are to receive the letter appear in the Filtered Patients field, choose the letter template to be sent to them from the field, Letters. (For more information about letter templates, see LETTER TEMPLATE.) When this is complete, select the output format under the "Output" options.
When ready to send the letters, click on the "Print" button. This will create a letter addressed to each filtered patient with the contents of the selected letter template. If you have chosen "Printer" or "Fax" then the letters will be automatically outputted through the selected medium. Otherwise, the letters are simply shown as previews on the computer screen, with no actual printed materials produced.
When outputting, the program automatically appends the patient's name and address to the beginning of the letter, followed by the greeting, "Dear (Patient's First Name),". This is an example of the output.
This contains information pertaining to the Letters menu.
Professional letters are sent to colleagues, laboratories or suppliers. They may contain patient record information, business arrangements or other things necessary for maintaining normal operations.
These are form letters. Use them when it is necessary to send the same message to a number of recipients.
Use this feature to export patient information for use in another application, or to print mailing labels.
