# Patient Highlights
The **Patient Highlights** feature alerts medical professionals to critical information about a patient, such as allergies or notes from previous users that require attention before treatment. When a doctor or medical professional opens or refreshes a patient’s file on the **Medical Records** screen, an alert pop-up appears, displaying high-priority highlights. To view all highlights, use the **PATIENT HIGHLIGHTS** icon on the right panel.
The same alert pop-up also appears on the **Scheduler, Patient Register, Patient Queue,** and **Invoice** screens to notify staff the critical issues, such as communicable diseases or other serious conditions, ensuring appropriate precautions and care.
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### Accessing the Patient Highlights:
* Open the **Medical Records** screen.
* Select either the [**Diagnosis**](/uniteemr/application-modules/medical-records/diagnosis.md), [**Casesheet**](/uniteemr/application-modules/medical-records/casesheet.md), or [**Medication**](/uniteemr/application-modules/medical-records/medication.md) tab.
* In the **More Actions** menu, select the **Patient Highlights icon** to open the Patient Highlights pop-up.
### Steps to Add Patient Highlights:
* Click the **ADD** button in the **Patient Highlights** pop-up.
* Select the severity level (**Low**, **Medium**, or **High**).
* Choose the **Type of Highlight** from the dropdown menu.
* Enter the specific highlight details in the **Add Highlight** text box.
* Click the **SAVE** button to save the new highlight or **CANCEL** to discard it.
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### Steps to View Existing Highlights
* **Diagnosis tab**: The last added highlight will appear in the Allergy/Highlights Notification Panel within the **Diagnosis** tab, highlighted in orange. You can expand or collapse this section to view all existing highlights.
* **Patient Highlights icon**: Click the **PATIENT HIGHLIGHTS** icon on the left panel to view all highlights, which will include details like Severity, Type, Highlight, Reported Date, and Time. You can sort highlights by severity and use the **EDIT** or **DELETE** icons to modify or remove entries.
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### Steps to Sort, Edit and Delete Highlights
* Highlights can be easily sorted to enhance usability; options for sorting include **LATEST** to view the most recent highlights, **SEVERITY** to prioritize based on the seriousness of the information, and **TYPE** to categorize highlights by their nature.
* To edit a highlight, hover over the entry to reveal the **EDIT** and **DELETE** buttons. Click **EDIT** to open the **Edit Highlight** pop-up, where necessary changes can be made. After editing, click **UPDATE** to save the changes.
* To delete a highlight, hover over the entry again to see the **EDIT** and **DELETE** buttons. Click the **DELETE** button to open a **Delete Highlight** pop-up screen. Confirm the deletion by clicking **DELETE**.
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The **Patient Highlights** feature is available in the **Scheduler** and **Patient Register** modules.
* In the Scheduler, for more details, navigate to the [Existing Patients](/uniteemr/application-modules/scheduler/appointment-booking/existing-patient.md) in Appointment Booking.
* In the Patient Register, refer to the **Highlights** section in the [Register a New Patient](/uniteemr/application-modules/patient-register/register-a-new-patient.md) and [View or Modify Patient Information](/uniteemr/application-modules/patient-register/view-or-modify-patient-information.md) topics.
Highlights are synchronized across modules, allowing users to add, edit, or delete them as needed.
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