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Screen for Future Fall Risk

  1. Open the Histories template.
  2. In the Social panel, select Lifestyle and click Add/Edit.
    The Social History – Lifestyle template opens.
  3. In the Home Environment/Safety section, in Falls in the last year?, select the applicable option.
    1. If you click Yes, enter the number of falls.
  4. In Did the fall(s) result in injury?, select the applicable option.
    1. If you click Yes, then enter information about any injuries resulting from falls in the Details field.
  5. In Is the patient at risk for falls?, select the applicable option.
  6. Click the Fall Risk Plan link to access the Fall Risk section of the Health Promotion Plan template, if needed.
  7. To open CQM - Falls Risk , click the Quality button.
  8. Click Save & Close.