Which statement about Patient Lookup is true?

• A. It locates the chart but does not open to the current encounter.
• B. It opens the chart to the current encounter.
• C. It cannot locate charts.
• D. It only works for admitted patients.

Answer: (A)

Patient Lookup is the tool you use to find a patient’s chart quickly. It locates the chart so you can access the patient’s information, admissions, and encounters, but it does not automatically open you into the current encounter. You must open the chart and then navigate to the current encounter (or select the current encounter) if that’s what you need to view. This is why locating the chart but not directly opening to the current encounter is the correct statement.

The other options don’t fit: it does locate charts, so it’s not unable to locate charts; it isn’t limited to admitted patients, so it can be used for various encounter types; and it doesn’t automatically open to the current encounter, so opening to the current encounter isn’t inherent to the lookup action.