Configuring History of Present Illness

To configure history of present illness:

1.From the left menu items, click Administration > Configuration > EMR > HPI. The HPI Configuration screen is displayed.
2.Select the System from the drop-down list. The systems configured in the Clinical Setup section are displayed in the drop-down list. This field is mandatory.
3.Select from the drop-down list the Symptom for which you want to configure HPI. The symptoms configured in the ROS & Chief Complaint section are displayed in the drop-down list. This field is mandatory.
4.The gray star icon INSYNC~1_img614is displayed next to the Symptom drop-down menu. Click the icon to configure the symptom as a customized HPI. Clicking the start icon turns it into yellow color INSYNC~1_img615 which indicates that the symptom is considered in customized HPI list.
5.Scroll down the screen and type the history of present illness in the Text field provided below the HPI column. This field is mandatory.
6.Select the “Default?” check box to add the HPI to that symptom. When you set this HPI as default, it is added in all the Systems and their corresponding Symptoms automatically. This is to avoid adding the same HPI in each System. Based on the selection, the Default column is displayed as True or False.
7.Click the INSYNC~1_img616icon. The HPI is added as the last row.
8.On the HPI Configuration screen, do the following:
•To edit the HPI details, click the INSYNC~1_img617icon.
•To inactivate the HPI, click the INSYNC~1_img618 icon.
•To reactivate the HPI, select the Active check box and click the INSYNC~1_img619icon.
•To change the HPI sequence, click the INSYNC~1_img588 or INSYNC~1_img589icon to move the record up or down.

 

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