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HTML

<form action="/Hospice/TabPatientTrackingPost" id="formTabPatientTrackingPost" method="post">

    <div class="pull-right">
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-brand" id="btnSave" name="btnSave">Save</button>
        <button type="reset" class="btn btn-brand" id="btnCancel">Cancel</button>
    </div>
</form>

JavaScript

function triggerSave(d) {
    alert("triggerSave test alert");
    $("#formTabPatientTrackingPost").submit(); 
}

triggerSave();