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Confidential Information

You can use the confidential history templates to document a patient's confidential information.

You can open the confidential history templates by selecting the following links.
  • The Confidential History link in the Social panel on the Histories template.
  • The Confidential link in the History Summary panel on the Intake template.
The links enable you to document the following confidential information of the patient.
Alcohol and drug use
On the Confidential - Alcohol/Drug template.
Psychiatric history
On the Confidential - Psychiatric template.
Abuse or domestic violence and incarceration
On the Confidential - Abuse/Incarceration template.
Sexual practices and STI details
On the Confidential - Sexual Practices/STIs template.

With the patient's permission, you can generate the documented confidential details in the social history document. You need to select the Include all confidential information in the social history document with patient permission check box at the top of the templates to include the details in the social history document.

You can also document confidential information related to abuse or sexual practices using the Confidential or Confidential History links. The Abuse/Incarceration or Sexual Practices/STI's link on the Confidential - Alcohol/Drug template enables you to document the confidential information related to abuse or sexual practices, respectively.