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Document a Retina Reason for Visit

You can document the history of present illness for the retina reason for visit on the Retina History of Present Illness - OPH template.

  1. From the Reason for Visit panel, do one of the following to open the Retina History of Present Illness - OPH template.
    • Select retina from the left pane.
    • Select retina listed in the Reason for Visit/History of Present Illness grid.
    The Retina History of Present Illness - OPH template opens.
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  2. For a follow-up visit, complete the Follow up reasons and Eye fields for up to two reasons and do the following:
    1. Click the Referred for field and select a condition from the list. Select the top blank line and enter a reason that is not listed.
    2. Click the corresponding Eye and select affected eyes.
  3. In the left side column of HPI questions, click each field to select a value and enter the affected Eye
  4. For certain details, select a value to identify the Eye in the corresponding field on the right.
  5. Complete the appropriate Medical questions.
  6. Click Build Note in the lower left of the template.
    • To clear out the HPI note after you have generated it, click Clear above the Note field on the right.
    • To clear out all HPI fields, click Clear All in the top right corner of the template.
  7. If you are a technician, select the Technician conversation entered by check box at the bottom of the template.
    The name of the current user appears in the corresponding field.
  8. If you are signing off on the HPI, select the History of present illness completed by check box.
    The name of the current user appears in the corresponding field.
  9. Click Save & Close.
    The retina HPI note appears in the Reason for Visit panel.
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