To Add a Chief Complaint

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To Add a Chief Complaint

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The Chief Complaint data set allows a free text chief complaint to be added to a patient's account. Once the chief complaint has been updated from within notes, it will also update the chief complaint within the patient's chart.

 

1.Select the plus_iconplus icon next to the Chief Complaint data set or select the plus icon within the filter of the note field.

 

2.Enter the new chief complaint in the text field.

 

3.Select Save to add the chief complaint to the patient's account. Selecting Cancel will exit the chief complaint screen without saving.

 

4.Select the X icon to exit the chief complaint screen.

 

5. If the plus sign icon was selected from within the filter on the note field to edit the chief complaint, select refresh filter to display the updated information within the note.