To record a patient consent in itBioPath:

• Select Edit-Patient Consents in the application menu. The Search Patient Consent window will appear.

• Enter appropriate search criteria in the fields and click Search to view available consent records. (An identifying patient alias such as the patient’s MRN or HCI Person ID will find all consents for that specific patient.) The Patient Consents area of the window will be populated with consents matching the search criteria.

• Verify the consent has not previously been added to the database.
• Clickabove the Patient Consents list to add a new consent record. The Add Consent dialog window will open.

• Enter the information about the consent on the top half of the dialog window.

• Enter a Patient ID such as the patient's MRN or HCI Person ID and clickto associate a patient to the consent. The fields in the Patient area will autofill if a record for the patient already exists in the database.

• If the patient was not found, enter the missing patient record information in the Patient area.

• Clickto save the new Consent record. The Consent window will open. Add additional information about the consent and/or upload a scan of the consent form to the database.

• To upload a scanned consent form, see Uploading a Consent Form for instructions on how to do so.