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Updating your user personal information
Updating your user personal information
Updated over a week ago

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You can modify your name, credentials, email address or other user profile information in the Profile area of TELUS Collaborative Health Record (CHR).

๐Ÿ“Œ Note: Users with administrative permissions in the CHR can also update some of this information for you. Refer to Updating a user's general profile information and settings.

Steps

1. At the top of the main menu, click your avatar image.

2. Click Profile. Your Personal information window opens.

3. In the Profile Information area, using the following table, modify your information and settings as needed.

Field

Description

First name

Type your first name as you want it to display in the CHR and in letters, referrals, prescriptions, etc.

Middle name

Type your middle name as you want it to display in the CHR and in letters, referrals, prescriptions, etc.

Last name

Type your last name as you want it to display in the CHR and in letters, referrals, prescriptions, etc.

Title

To have a title (for example, Dr.) display in front of your name in the CHR and in letters, referrals, prescriptions, etc., in the list, select the title.

Display name

Type your name as you want it to display in the CHR and in letters, referrals, prescriptions, etc.

Credentials

To have your credentials (for example, MD) display beside your name in the CHR and in letter/prescription headers, type your credentials.

To have these credentials appear in letter and prescriptions footers as well, select the Include credentials in footers check box.

Email

Type your email address.

๐Ÿ“Œ Note: This is the email address you use to log into the CHR. Also, if you reset your password, the CHR sends the reset link to this email.

Gender

Select your gender.

Position

Type your role or position in the clinic. For example, Physician.

๐Ÿ“Œ Note: Using variables, your Position can be pulled into electronic forms, letters and other templates. Also, if you're a provider, and you allow patients to book appointments with you online, patients can see your position when choosing a provider to book with.

Phone number

To have a phone number that is different from the clinic's default phone number display in your electronic forms/requisitions, letter headers, prescriptions, referrals, etc.

Fax number

To have a fax number that is different from the clinic's default fax number display in your electronic forms/requisitions, letter headers, prescriptions, referrals, etc.

Tax number

If you bill patients or third parties directly for services or products, and want your GST/HST number to display on your invoices, in this field, type your default tax number.

License number

Type your professional license number.

Billing or reference number

Type your billing or reference number.

Biography (for eBooking)

To have your biography or a welcome message display to your patients when they book appointments online or fill in Qnaires, type your bio or welcome message.

Spoken languages (for eBooking)

To specify the languages you speak:

a) Under Spoken languages, click + Language(s), and then choose a language.

b) Repeat for each language you speak.

๐Ÿ“Œ Note: If you're a provider, and you allow patients to book appointments with you online, patients can see what languages you speak when choosing a provider to book with.

4. Click Save profile.
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5. Refresh your browser for the changes to take effect.

Updated June 30, 2023

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