New messages can be created from several points within the software, including the Referral screen, Scheduling screen and the Messaging screen.

• To create a new message from the Messaging screen, from the main menu, click Messaging.  Click the New Message button.  This screen will appear:
• Recipient, subject and message text are required, the chart number is optional.  Uncheck "Active Patients Only" to search for discharged patients. 
• Send To options will include One or more employees or a Team of employees that has been setup under codes.  See Employee Team Codes article on how to setup teams. 
• Messages can be sent and delivered at a future date.  This is particularly useful for visits or reminders that need to happen in the future.  To create a message that will send in the future, uncheck the box that says Messages should be delivered immediately.  Then fill in the date and time that the message should be delivered.
• Select how the message should be sent to the user; Barnestorm Message, Email, or Text Message.  See the attached article on how to setup Email and Text.  
• To send the message, click Send.
• *Point of Care users will have to sync to send their messages.
  

Receiving Messages
Once a message has been sent to you, a notification will pop up in the lower right-hand corner of your screen and across the Messaging button from the Main Menu.  It will look like this:

• Clicking the text at the bottom that says Click to confirm receipt of this message will mark the message as Read and it will not pop up anymore.
• The message will continue to pop up until you mark the message as Read or delete it from the messaging screen.
• Clicking the text that contains the sender and the subject will display the message for you in this window:

• This window is a read-only view of the message that you just received.
• To mark this message as Read and discontinue the notifications associated with this message, click Mark as Read.
• To discontinue receiving future messages, click Turn Off Alerts.
• *Point of Care users will have to sync to receive and send new messages.
  

• Click on New Reminder at the top of the Messaging screen.
• Patient is optional, enter a Subject and text message.
• Select a date and time to receive your pop-up reminder. 
• Click on Save. 
• Your reminder will pop-up at the bottom, right corner of your screen on the date/time it was setup to remind you. 
• Double click your reminder pop-up to Dismiss, Snooze, Print or Delete the reminder.