SynapseDirect

Undocumented feature .... If searching for a surname with a space it in in the quick search popup, use an underscore to separate them.  Otherwise Synapse will treat them as first name and then surname eg: Looking for "Jason Le Strange" - type "Jason Le_Strange" Note that if you use the top row "Surname:" field ...

The popup is already the most powerful search method.  The Search Tab is quite a bit of extra work to get there.  You don't use it, I've never used it. .........

CCHIT mandates multiple search criteria ... so yes, will do those too

On the topic of Pt Search,  here are some other good search keys Social Security #   9 digits Phone # Birthdate Some Internal Patient Chart ID,   always unique. The internal chart id is necessary so that when information is passed back to a Practice management billing system, there is no ambiguity

ste:When I click search to list out patients it only shows me 21 patients (we have about 100 in the system).   Patients that don't show up in the list can still be found if I narrow down the search (by typing in the first or last name).  I just read your question more carefully ! Here's the current behaviour  Search ...