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Enable Gender Neutral Physical Examination

The gender-neutral PE option allows a provider to easily toggle between the male and female tabs during physical exams, regardless of a patient’s birth sex.

When the gender-neutral PE option is turned on, the application can open the gender-neutral One Page – Physical Exam template for providers and allow them to easily toggle between the male and female tabs during the physical examination, regardless of a patient’s birth sex.
If the Enable Gender Neutral PE option is turned on, the One Page – Physical Exam template opens with the following additional links:
  • Genitourinary – Opens the Genitourinary Female– Physical Exam template with tabs to open both Female and Male templates
  • GYN Exam - Opens the GYN – PE template
  • Rectal - Opens the Rectal - Physical Exam template
    • When Enable Gender Neutral PE checkbox is selected the Prostate and Seminal Vesicle(s) fields will be displayed.
    • When Enable Gender Neutral PE checkbox is unselected the Prostate and Seminal Vesicle(s) fields will be hidden for a female patient.
    • If the patient sex is "O" or "U", the Prostate and Seminal Vesicle(s) fields will be displayed irrespective of the configuration.
  1. On the Practice Configuration template, scroll down to the SOGI/Transgender section.
    SOGI/Transgender section

  2. Select the Enable Gender Neutral PE option to turn on the Male and Female tabs on the Genitourinary PE template.
  3. Scroll up and then select Save and Close.
Enable Gender Neutral Physical Examination