Document Contraception Information
- Open the Intake template.
- Expand the Reason for Visit panel.
- Select Contraception as the reason for the current visit.
The Contraception – HPI template opens, and contraception appears in the Concern field.
- To indicate a follow-up visit for contraception, select the Follow Up check box.
The Concern field is updated to Follow-up of contraception.
- Document the following information:
- Current and desired birth control method
- Reason for no birth control (at Intake)
- Desired birth control method
- Pros and cons of the current method
- Secondary conditions the patient is hoping to improve with birth control
- Previous methods, the age when the methods were used, and their responses
- Methods the patient does not consider and why
- If the patient is currently pregnant
- If the patient would like to get pregnant in the next year and the time frame
- If the patient has had unprotected intercourse within last five days or since LMP
Note: The data for previous methods, the age when the methods were used, the methods' responses, and methods patient does not consider and why carries forward for future visits. - To include all confidential information in the social history document with patient permission, select the corresponding check box.
- Document the intimate partner violence screening, menses details, and possible contraindications.
- To document the social history and suicidal or homicidal risk of the patient, select Tobacco/Vaping/Alcohol and Suicidal/Homicidal screening respectively.
- For review of systems, indicate presence or absence of the symptoms.
You can use check boxes to indicate any associated symptoms, pertinent negatives, or others negatives.
- To include additional information, manually enter your comments or use My Phrases.
- Select Save & Close.
The saved record appears in the Reason for Visit panel.