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Enable Gender Neutral Physical Examination

When the gender-neutral PE option is enabled, the application can open the gender-neutral One Page – Physical Exam template for providers and allow them to easily toggle between the male and female tabs during the physical examination, regardless of a patient’s birth sex.
If the Enable Gender Neutral PE option is enabled, the One Page – Physical Exam template opens with the following additional links:
  • Genitourinary – Opens the Genitourinary Female– Physical Exam template with tabs to access both Female and Male templates
  • GYN Exam - Opens the GYN – PE template
  • Rectal - Opens the Rectal - Physical Exam template
    • When Enable Gender Neutral PE check box is selected the Prostate and Seminal Vesicle(s) fields will be displayed.
    • When Enable Gender Neutral PE check box is unselected the Prostate and Seminal Vesicle(s) fields will be hidden for a female patient.
    • If the patient sex is "O" or "U", the Prostate and Seminal Vesicle(s) fields will be displayed irrespective of the configuration.
  1. On the Practice Configuration template, scroll down to the SOGI/Transgender section.
    SOGI/Transgender section

  2. Select the Enable Gender Neutral PE option to turn on the Male and Female tabs on the Genitourinary PE template.
  3. Scroll up and then click Save and Close at the top right.