Filtering Problems in the Problem List

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Problem List Toolbar

The problem list toolbar is located above the problem list. Problem List The problem list toolbar provides the following options: Refresh: Updates all information that you entered and accepted in the Problem List tab. Preferences: Displays a list of settings for: The data display area for column display. Grouping problems. Enabling selections for SNOMED searches. Deleted Items: Displays the Deleted Items window which lists all deleted problems from the Problem List tab. Status Selection: Enables you to specify whether you want the data display area to only show the problems with Active status. Show My Tracked Problems Only: Displays only those problems that you added to your tracked problems list. Show Chronic Problems Only: Displays only those problems you specified as Chronic. Parent topic: Problem List Related concepts Multiple Selections Setup for Problem Search Related tasks Mark a Problem as Chronic Add a Problem to the Tracked Problems List Filtering Problems in the Problem List

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Add a Problem to a Patient Chart

Open the Problems Module. On the Problem List tab, select Add Problem. The Problem Search window opens. To search for the patient's problem, do the following: In the search field, enter the problem description in full or in parts. Select Search. The problem search results appear. Problem search results Select a problem, and then select Select to add the problem to the patient's encounter. Close the Problem Search window. The selected problem is added to the Unresolved group in the problem list. Note: By default, the Problem Status of the new problem is set to Active. Note: For a new problem created from a template trigger, the Problem Status is set to Active and Verification Status is set to Confirmed by default. Modify the problem list data entry fields. To add the problem to patient's record, select Save. Modify the Problem List Data Entry Fields Indicate that a Patient Has No Active Problems You can view the patient chart which has no active problems for the selected patient. Parent

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Filtering Problems in the Problem List

You can set criteria on the problem list toolbar to specify the problems you want to view in the problems list. You can view active, tracked, and chronic problems. Open the Problems Module.. In the problem list toolbar, select the Status Selection list, and do one of the following: To view all active and resolved problems, select Show All Statuses. To view only the active problems, select Show Active Problems Only. To view the problems that you added to your tracked problems list, select the Show My Tracked Problems Only check box. To view the problems that are specified as chronic, select the Show Chronic Problems Only check box. Parent topic: Problem List See also Mark a Problem as Chronic Add a Problem to the Tracked Problems List Open the Problems Module

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Delete a Problem in the Problem List

Open the Problems Module. Select the patient's encounter that contains the problem you want to delete. Note: You can delete a problem from a patient's problem list if the problem is not assigned to a locked encounter. Select the problem in the problem list. Do one of the following: Right-click the problem, and then select Delete. On the problem list data entry area toolbar, select Delete. The Delete Problem message prompts you to confirm if you want to delete the problem. Select Yes to delete the problem. If the problem was not entered in error, clear the Entered in error check box. Select Refresh in the problem list toolbar to view the updated problem list. Note: All deleted problem list entries are displayed in the Deleted Items window. To view deleted problems, from the problem list toolbar, select Deleted Items. Parent topic: Managing Problems and ICD Codes Related tasks Open the Problems Module

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Categorize a Problem

You can categorize a patient's problems as Resolved, Inactive, or Unresolved. Each newly added problem is automatically listed as Active. Select the patient's encounter to specify a status. Open Problems module. Select the problem in the Problem List data entry area. Note: If there is more than one instance of a Problem, select the top level displayed for the Problem to resolve all of the listed instances or select a specific Onset Date of the problem to resolve the particular instance. If you are resolving multiple instances of the same Problem, a warning message displays. Select the Yes button. Select the Problem Status list in the Problem List data entry area and select Active, Inactive, or Resolved. If you are setting the status to Resolved, enter a resolved date by using the Resolved Date calendar. Select the Accept button. If you try to close the Problem module without saving your changes, a message prompts you to save or cancel the changes. NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically

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Problem List

The top half of the Problem List tab displays all the problems in a patient's chart. You can modify certain details associated with each problem. The patient's problems appear based on their statuses in a tree-view format. The problems are categorized as active, inactive, recurrence, relapse, remission and resolved. You can expand or collapse the tree view using the and buttons. Problem List Problem List Toolbar The problem list toolbar displays options to modify the list of problems. Problem List Columns Select the problem list columns to display the details of the problems. Filtering Problems in the Problem List Set a criteria for the problems displayed in the problem list. Ungroup and Group the Problems in the Problem List You can group problems in the problem list according to the preferred description, and also ungroup them when required. Multiple Selections Setup for Problem Search Activate selection of multiple problems on the problem search window. Parent topic: Problem List

Filtering Problems in the Problem List

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