Document Patient's Fall Risk
You can document a patient's risk of falling.
- Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
- Open the Intake template.
- Expand the Vital Signs panel, and then select the Health Promotion Plan link.
The Health Promotion Plan template opens.
- Expand the Fall Risk panel.
- In Falls in the last year?, select the applicable option.
- If you select Yes, enter the number of falls.
- In Did the fall(s) result in injury?, select the applicable option.
- If you select Yes, then enter information about any injuries resulting from falls in the Details field.
- In Is the patient at risk for falls?, select the applicable option.
- To manage exceptions and view measure details on the Exceptions/Measures template, select Exceptions.
- In the Assistive devices field, enter the follow-up plan of care information.
- If the recommendations include an exercise program, enter the details in the Balance, strength, and gait training field.