Edit Family History Details

You can update family history details on the Family History Details template.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. To edit the family history, do one of the following:
   • On the Histories template, expand the Family panel and select the row of a family member, and select Edit.
   • In the History Summary panel, in Family, select a family member, and select Edit.
   The Family History Details template opens.

   

3. Modify Name and Onset age.
4. To update the alive or deceased designation for a family member, do the following:
   1. Select Alive and well or Deceased.
   2. If you select Deceased then update the Age at death and if the person died with the same selected condition then select Cause of death check box.
      Note: When you edit the Alive and well or Deceased option for a family member and there are multiple family history records for that family member, you must manually delete the other records and re-enter the conditions with the updated designation for Alive and well or Deceased.
5. Save and close the template.