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Document the Reason for Not Screening a Patient for Vaping

You can provide the reason for not screening a patient for vaping, in the Vaping Use panel on the Social History – Tobacco template.

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. To open the Social History – Tobacco template, do one of the following:
    • On the Histories template, expand the Social panel, and select Add/Edit.
    • In the History Summary panel on the Intake template, select Social, select Tobacco/Vaping Use, and select Add/Edit.
  3. Expand Vaping Use.
  4. For Screened for vaping, select No.
  5. In Vaping comments, enter the reason for not screening the patient for vaping.
  6. To document the passive vaping exposure details, enter the details in the Passive Exposure panel.
  7. Select OK.