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Document Past Medical History for Fracture Care

You can document the pre-operative information for fracture care of patients.

You can use the FC Past Med Hx template in the fracture care workflow to document a patient's history and pre-surgical checklist for fracture care procedures.
  1. On the FC Past Med Hx template, click the Chief Complaint field, and select the reason for visit from the list.
    The lists open for selecting side of the body, body part, and complaint.
  2. Select the affected side of the body, body part, and complaint from the corresponding lists.
  3. Add or update the pharmacy, as needed.
  4. Make the desired changes in the following sections.
    • Diagnosis
    • Orthopedic Surgical History
    • Allergies
    • Medical History
    • Surgical History
    • Medications
    • Social History
    • Family History
    • Review of Systems
  5. To add details of the patient's employer, click Add below the Employer field.
  6. In the Pre-Surgical Checklist section, select the applicable options.
  7. If the details are documented by clinical staff and need to be sent to the provider for review, select the Reviewed by Clinical Staff check box, and add a task for the desired provider on the Add New Task window that opens.
    The name of the clinical staff, and the current date and time are automatically filled in the corresponding fields.
  8. To sign off the pre-operative information as a provider, select the Provider Reviewed check box.
    The name of the provider, and the current date and time are automatically filled in the corresponding fields.