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Enter Ophthalmic Chief Complaints

Technicians can document HPI details in the Technician Conversation section of the Generic HPI - OPH template for ophthalmic complaints except for retina.
  1. On the Reason for Visit panel, do one of the following to open the Generic HPI - OPH template:
    • Click a chief complaint in the left pane.
    • Select a chief complaint in the Reason for Visit/History of Present Illness grid.
    The Generic HPI - OPH template opens with the chief complaints appearing in the Chief complaint details grid.
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  2. Select a chief complaint in the Chief complaints details grid.
    The chief complaint fills the Concern(s) field. The CC details completed by field displays the current user's name.
  3. In the Technician Conversation section, click one or more of the following HPI details links and select a value from the list.
    • Location
    • Duration
    • Frequency
    • Onset
    • VA affected
    • Timing
    • Severity
    • Quality
    • Context
    • Assoc Sx
    • Pertinent neg
    • Previously TX
    The system builds a summary statement in the Chief complaint details field and automatically selects the HPI detail link's corresponding check box to indicate data is present.
  4. Enter additional details in the field or click My Phrases to edit the summary statement.
  5. Click Update.
    The Chief complaint details for the selected chief complaint are uploaded to the CC Details column of the Chief complaint details grid.
  6. Repeat steps 2-5 for all remaining chief complaints listed in the Chief complaint details grid.
  7. To add a complaint, click the Concern(s) field, select a chief complaint, and repeat the steps above.
  8. Click Close.
Enter Ophthalmic Chief Complaints