What item in the General Tab indicates the urgency of an appointment?

The item in the General Tab that indicates the urgency of an appointment is related to "Priority." In the context of the EpicCare Referrals Module, the Priority setting helps to classify and communicate how quickly the referred patient needs to be seen by a specialist or for a specific service. This ensures that higher urgency cases are managed and addressed in a timely manner, thus facilitating better patient care and workflow efficiency.

By assigning a Priority level, healthcare providers can make organizational decisions regarding scheduling and resource allocation based on the immediacy of the patient's needs. For example, a higher priority might indicate that the patient requires immediate attention due to the potential for worsening health conditions or urgent interventions.

Other items, like Class, Referral Reasons, and Status update, contribute to the overall context of the referral but do not explicitly convey the urgency. Class may categorize the type of appointment, Referral Reasons informs about why the referral is necessary, and Status update reflects the current state of the referral process, but none of these items directly communicate how quickly the appointment needs to be scheduled compared to the Priority designation.