Since our e-mail system is not HIPAA compliant, the best way to communicate task related information within the college regarding a patient is through our password protected, certified EHR. If you need to ask someone to complete a task for a patient such as signing off on a record or send a referral letter, you can assign them an “action item” or a “ToDo” in Compulink. These are two different methods of sending an intern, attending, or staff member a patient related message. You can even assign yourself a ToDo to serve as a reminder to follow up on a task for a specific patient. Every time you login to Compulink, any action items that have been assigned to you will be highlighted in red in the “Current User Action Items” section of the patient demographic screen. For a step-by-step review of how to use the ToDo/patient action item, please visit I:\CLINIC\EHR USER GROUP\EHR Attendings & Interns Tid Bits.