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Record Asthma History of Present Illness

You can document the Asthma - HPI details for a patient.

The reason for visit added by the intake staff on the Intake template appears on the SOAP template. A value is filled in the Introduction field in the Reason for Visit panel. The introductory line displays any reason for visit selected during the current encounter.
  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. On the SOAP template, in the Reason for Visit panel, do one of the following:
    • From the grid, select the asthma reason for visit.
    • From the left pane, select asthma.
    The Asthma - HPI template opens.
    Asthma - HPI

  3. Select the patient's first time Asthma encounters in the Onset field.
  4. Select the patient's duration suffered from Asthma in the Duration field.
  5. Enter the year when the patient first time experienced Asthma in the Symptoms began field.
  6. Enter the severity level in the Severity field.
  7. Select the patient's frequency suffered from Asthma in the Frequency field.
  8. To document the classification of asthma severity, select Classification.
  9. Select the current status of the disease.
  10. Select the necessary options in Context, Aggravated by, Relieved by, and Associated Symptoms/Potential Negatives.
  11. Add any additional information in the Comments field.
  12. Select Save & Close.
    The entered details appear in a concatenated paragraph format under the History of Present Illness column in the Reason for Visit panel.