Edit an Allergy Reaction and Severity

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Add an Allergy Reaction and Severity

You can document an allergy reaction and severity for the allergy. Reaction-severity details appear wherever allergies display. Although allergy reactions and severities are SNOMED® codified, you can create user-defined reactions but not user-defined severities. Contact your system administrator for more information. From the Medication Allergies module, in the Reactions section, select Add. The Add Reaction (Severity) window opens. Reactions marked as common list first. Begin typing the name of a reaction or scroll through the list of reactions, and then select a reaction. Unknown is located at the top of the Common Reactions list. Specify a severity of the reaction. Select Add. The allergy reaction and severity appear in the Reactions section. You can add up to five allergy reaction and severity. The allergy reaction and severity also appear in the medication allergies grid. Select OK. Parent topic: Add a Medication Allergy to a Patient Chart

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Add a Criticality

You can document criticality values per allergy in the Criticality field. You can select Low, High, or Unable to Assess from the list. The selected criticality value displays in the Description (Criticality) column in the Medication Allergies grid. Open the Medication Allergies module for the selected patient. Select the High, Low, or Unable to Assess criticality value. The Criticality value appears in the grid. Note: If you select Unable to Assess the criticality value does not appear in the grid. Parent topic: Add a Medication Allergy to a Patient Chart

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Edit an Allergy Reaction and Severity

From the Medication Allergies module > Reactions section, select a reaction, and then select Edit. The Edit Reaction Severities window opens. Select a reaction, and then select a different severity. Note: Alert messages do not appear when you are updating the reaction severity. If the provider does not select a new severity value, the patient’s chart retains its current value. If necessary, select another reaction, and change its severity. An alert icon (asterisk) displays next to the allergy that contains the non-supported severity or hidden values. If applicable, select a new severity value for the unsupported severity. Select Cancel if you do not want to update to the new supported severity values. Note: The existing unsupported severity values are retained in the patient’s chart. However, they are mapped to the supported values while exporting to the C-CDA. Select OK to return to the Medication Allergies module. Select Update to save the changes. Parent topic: Add a Medication Alle

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Enter Patient Allergy Data

The Allergies panel on the BH - Nurse Note template is used to add or review allergy information. If no allergies are reported by the client, select the No known allergies checkbox. If the client indicates a new allergy has presented since the last visit, click Add and do the following: Select the allergen from the list. Enter a Reaction from the list that automatically launches or click on the top blank row to type a reaction. Repeat for any other new allergies. Click Save & Close. Select the Reviewed, updated option. Note: The severity of the reaction cannot be added on the Allergies panel. Go to the Medication Allergies module to add the severity of the reaction, where multiple reactions and severities can be selected. After the severity is added in the Medication Allergies module and updated, the severity appears in the Allergies panel grid under the Reaction (Severity) column. If a conversation with the patient reveals no new information for existing allergies, select Reviewed, no

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Enter Allergy Data

On the BH - Psychopharm template, expand the Medication Information panel. In the Allergies section, select No known allergies, Allergies added today, or Reviewed, no change. Click Add to add new allergies for the patient. The Adult Allergies or Pediatric Allergies template appears. Select the allergen reported by the patient. The Allergy Reaction list appears. Enter a Reaction from the list that automatically launches or click on the top blank row to type a reaction. Click Save & Close to close the template and enter the data into the grid. Select the Reviewed, updated option. Note: The severity of the reaction cannot be added on the Allergies panel. Go to the Medication Allergies module to add the severity of the reaction, where multiple reactions and severities can be selected. After the severity is added in the Medication Allergies module and updated, the severity appears in the Allergies panel grid under the Reaction (Severity) column. Parent topic: Document Medication Information

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Add an Allergy Reaction and Severity

You can document an allergy reaction and severity for the allergy. Reaction-severity details appear wherever allergies display. Although allergy reactions and severities are SNOMED® codified, you can create user-defined reactions but not user-defined severities. Contact your system administrator for more information. From the Medication Allergies module, in the Reactions section, select Add. The Add Reaction (Severity) window opens. Reactions marked as common list first. Begin typing the name of a reaction or scroll through the list of reactions, and then select a reaction. Unknown is located at the top of the Common Reactions list. Specify a severity of the reaction. Select Add. The allergy reaction and severity appear in the Reactions section. You can add up to five allergy reaction and severity. The allergy reaction and severity also appear in the medication allergies grid. Select OK. Parent topic: Add a Medication Allergy to a Patient Chart

Edit an Allergy Reaction and Severity

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