Navigate the Message Center

Access the Message Center

A red circle displays on the envelope icon when a new message is waiting in your inbox.

1. Click the envelope icon. The messaging summary window opens.
2. Click See All Messages. The Message Center opens.

Navigate the Message Center 

1. Messages Settings — click to enable message notifications.
2. Click New Message to create a new message.
3. Search messages by patient name or keyword.
   Note: this feature does not support search for messages between staff members.
4. Click on a tab to see messages in your Inbox.
   • Staff: Interoffice messages and reports
   • Patient Portal: Secure messages sent through the patient portal
   • Patient Replies: Messages sent from the patient responding to emails, surveys, and text
   • Other: New Appointment request, messages from Kareo Support, other reports, announcements, and task follow-ups
5. Click on a tab to view messages that are Flagged, Queued to send, Sent, or Archived.
6. Click on a tab to create, view, edit, or delete Message Templates and Patient Groups.
7. Click on a message to read more and reply.
8. Click the flag icon to flag the message as important. Flagged messages display on the Dashboard under Outstanding Items.
9. Click the file box icon to archive your message. Messages cannot be deleted, but archiving them removes them from your Inbox and saves them under the Archived tab.
10. Click to open any documents included in the message.
11. If a patient is referenced, click the patient's name to open their record.
12. Enter a reply to the message.
13. Add Reference: Attach documents (up to 10MB in size) or reference one or more patients in your reply​.
14. Click Send to reply to the message.
15. Click the left and right arrows to navigate to additional pages of messages.