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Document Occupation of a Patient

You can document the occupation details of a patient in the Social History - Occupation template.

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. To open the Social History - Occupation template, do one of the following:
    • On the Histories template, expand the Social panel, select Occupation, and then select Add.
    • In the History Summary panel on Intake, select Occupation from Social, and then select Add.
  3. Enter the employment and employment status in the corresponding fields.
  4. Enter phone number and restrictions in the corresponding fields.
  5. Select occupation from the list in the Occupation field.
    • To clear and select another occupation, select Cl button and select occupation from the list.
  6. To select the retirement date, select the Retired field.
  7. Save and close the template.