The secretary should select "go to: Message board" from under the scripts menu bar or click on the blue "Messages" button which is located on most layouts. He/she should then select your name from the drop-down list which is located under the "go to message board of:" button. Then click on the "go to message board of:" (top right corner, in light blue.) In the bottom right corner is a yellow field with a red border, for "STAT messages." Your secretary should type in a one-line note.

On the computer at which you are working (assuming you logged-in under your own name) the black and yellow "ComChart" button will change to red and yellow and the first few words of the secretary's STAT message will be displayed. If you click directly on the STAT message, you will be taken to your message board where you can read the message. You must completely delete the message before the black and yellow "ComChart" button will cease displaying the STAT message. Clicking on the "Delete STAT message" button allows you to do this. To return to your patient, click on blue button that contains the name of the patient whose chart you want to return to. If you want to reply to the message, go to your secretary's message board and enter a STAT message for her to read.