Link Unmatched Rx Hub Requests to the Correct Patient Using GPS Search

What’s Newnew_symbol-1

  • Added the standard GPS patient search to the match section of unmatched Rx Hub requests
  • The search is available for unmatched:
    • Refill requests
    • Change requests
    • PAN requests
    • NewRx activity
  • When potential patient matches are available, GPS search initially appears collapsed as a Search icon.
  • When no potential matches are found, GPS search opens expanded and pre-filled so the provider can immediately begin searching.
  • Expanding the search automatically populates the patient’s inbound:
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Date of birth
  • Pre-filling the search does not automatically execute it; the provider initiates the search when ready.
  • Search results use the existing GPS patient search behavior, including its supported search parameters, ordering, patient banner, and empty state.
  • Selecting a patient from the GPS results immediately links the Rx Hub request to that patient’s chart without an additional confirmation step.
  • Dismissing the search collapses it without linking a patient and restores the existing potential-match list unchanged.
  • The same GPS search capability is available through the existing Remap Patient workflow.
  • + New Patient remains available when the correct patient cannot be located.

How It Works 

  • Open an unmatched request in Rx Hub.
  • Review any patients identified through the existing potential-match workflow.
  • If the correct patient is not listed, select the GPS Search icon.
  • The search expands and is pre-filled with the first name, last name, and DOB received with the inbound request.
  • Initiate the search to retrieve matching patients using the existing GPS patient search functionality.
  • Review the returned patient records.
  • Select the correct patient to immediately link the request to that chart.
  • Continue processing the prescription request using the existing Rx Hub workflow.24-RN-2-BB-1

When No Potential Match Exists

If the existing matching process does not identify any potential patient records:

  • GPS search is automatically expanded.
  • The search is pre-filled with the inbound patient’s first name, last name, and DOB.
  • The provider can immediately initiate a broader patient search.
  • + New Patient remains available if the correct existing record still cannot be found.

GPS Search and Potential Matches

The two matching mechanisms remain independent.

  • Running a GPS search does not recalculate the potential-match list.
  • GPS results are not filtered based on potential matches.
  • GPS results are not re-ranked against the potential-match list.
  • Duplicate results are not removed simply because the same patient appears within the potential-match list.
  • Closing GPS search returns the provider to the unchanged potential-match list.

Benefits

  • Helps prevent duplicate patient charts by allowing providers to locate and link an existing patient even when inbound demographics do not produce a definitive match.
  • Allows unmatched requests to be resolved without leaving Rx Hub to search for the patient’s chart.
  • Pre-fills GPS search with inbound patient information to reduce repetitive data entry.
  • Uses the familiar existing GPS patient search functionality and result presentation.
  • Preserves existing potential-match, Select Patient, Remap Patient, and + New Patient workflows.
  • Provides the same patient-search capability across applicable unmatched Rx Hub request types.