Document the Patient's Mental Health and Risk Assessment Information
- Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and then in Patient History, select Open Templates.
The Select Template window opens.
- On the Medical Records tab, select All.
- From the list, select Comp Assess - BH Hx, and then select OK.
- To document the patient's medical and surgical details in the Past Medical/Surgical panel, select Add.
Note: To document the patient's mental and physical health details, you can select the corresponding links in the Past Medical/Surgical panel.
- In the Substance Use/Addictive Behavior History panel, document the details about the patient's addiction to substance use.
- In the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Service panel, document the patient's treatment details about the mental health and substance use.
- In the Medication Information panel, review and update the patient's medication details.
- In the Mental Status Evaluation panel, enter the patient's mental health details.
Note: To document the patient's mental health status systematically, you can select the Mental status exam link in the Mental Status Evaluation panel.
- In the Risk Assessment panel, complete the corresponding risk assessment templates.
- In the Past Risk and Alerts panel, document the patient's history of suicidal and self-injury risk.
- In the Screening Tools panel, complete the corresponding screening questionnaires for the patient's mental health and substance addiction.
- Document the Patient's Medical and Surgical Details
You can document the patient's mental health history, substance use, and risk assessment using various screening tools.