For clinical users
Clinical users can search for patients in the Provincial Client Registry (PCR), in one of three ways.
To search by Ontario Health Card Number (HCN), select By HCN, enter the patient’s health card number and select Search.
To search for a patient by Hospital Medical Record Number (MRN) select By MRN, enter the patient’s hospital medical record number and select Search.
To search for a patient by name, select By Name and enter the patient’s first and last name. Then, enter either the patient’s date of birth or their address and postal code, and select Search.
For Lab Validation users
Lab validation users can search for patients in the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS), in one of two ways.
To search by Ontario Health Card Number (HCN), select By HCN, enter the patient’s health card number and date of birth, and select Search.
To search by OLIS Medical Record Number (MRN), select By MRN. Enter the medical record number, issuing facility name or ID (start typing name or ID in the search field) and the patient’s date of birth. Then select Search.
For Meds Validation users
Meds validation users can search for patients in the Digital Health Drug Repository (DHDR), in one of two ways.
To search by Ontario Health Card Number (HCN), select By HCN, enter the patient’s health card number, and date of birth. Then select Search.
To search by DHDR Medical Record Number (MRN), select By MRN. Enter the medical record number, issuing facility name or ID (start typing name or ID in the search field) and the patient’s date of birth. Then select Search.
Patient Search Results
Patient Search results will be displayed based on patient query. Select the desired patient and select Continue.
Patient Confirmation
Previously if one patient was selected, users will be presented with a patient confirmation screen. You can Continue with the same patient selected, or search for a new patient by selecting Change Patient.
