The History section allows for documentation of any pertinent medical history for the patient, as well as any surgical, family, and social history. Once updates are made or if no updates are needed, the history may be Marked as Reviewed.

Resources

The following resources provide information on patient history documentation and review functionality.

  • Copying Family History Between Siblings - (Handout) Fill a pediatric patient's blank family history with information from their pediatric sibling's chart in just a few clicks from the Family History and the Pedigree activity.

  • Updating Patient History - (Handout) Easily update the details of a patient’s history, including medical, surgical, family, and social elements. Keeping these sections up to date is important as it often impacts treatment decisions and is included in many note templates.

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