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Add or Modify Diagnosis Severities

The Diagnosis Severities master file enables you to set up levels that indicate the severity of a patient's diagnosed condition. Diagnosis Severity is based on user-defined criteria. This master file should contain a comprehensive list of severities.
  1. From the Master Files - System list, select Diagnosis Severity.
    The Diagnosis Severities List window opens.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • To add a new item, select open menu , and then select New.
    • To modify an existing item, select the item in the list, select open menu , and then select Open. You can also double-click to open the item.
    The Add/Modify Diagnosis Severity Information window opens.

  3. Enter a full description of the diagnosis severity in the Description field.
  4. Enter any additional information for the severity in the Note field.
  5. If you want to hide the item in the list, select the Hide check box.
  6. Select Next to add another item or select OK to return to the Diagnosis Severities List window.