Document a New Family History

You can add the family history of a patient from the Family category in the Family panel on the Histories template.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. Open the Histories template and then expand the Family panel.
3. In the Family panel, select Add.
   The Family Health History template opens.

   Note: NextGen® Enterprise EHR fills Specialty field with the current specialty. The available conditions for the specialty appear alongside a checkbox on the Family Health History template.
4. To indicate that the patient does not have any family history, select the No family history of checkbox.
5. In the Relationship field, select a description from the Family relation list.
6. In the Family member name field, enter the name of the selected family member, and do one of the following:
   • If the family member does not have any condition that can be reported, select the Alive and well option.
   • Select the conditions reported for the family member.
     • If the family member has died due to the selected condition, select the Deceased option, and enter the age at death.
   • To add conditions that are not available on the template, select Other.
7. Select Save to Grid.