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Add a Treating Diagnosis

As you review the ordering diagnoses for a therapy patient, the diagnosis you want to apply may not be listed. If the ordering diagnoses do not meet therapy treatment needs, you can add a different treating diagnosis.

  1. Under Treating Dx, select Add.
    The Inf Common Assessment window opens.
    Inf Common Assessment window

  2. Select the Common Assessments field to select the diagnosis codes page you want to use, and then select OK.
    The selected page opens.
    • Headers and categories are in bold font.
    • Items showing a code pull directly to the history.
    • Items with a plus sign open picklists to select a more specific diagnosis code.
  3. Select one or more diagnosis codes.
    The codes you select appear in the Treating grid at the lower left.
    Treating grid

  4. Select Save & Close.
    The diagnosis descriptions and codes enter the Treating Dx grid.