You can document allergies in the patient chart that have been reported by the patient or have been diagnosed by the provider. To learn how to add allergies in an encounter, refer to Add Allergies to an Encounter.
Navigate to Allergies
In a chart, click the Allergies tab.
Contents
No Known AllergiesAdd an AllergyEdit an AllergyView HistoryDelete an Allergy
To document that the patient has no known allergies, click No Known Allergies.
- Click Add Allergy Status.
You can select from Common Allergies (set up in Administration: Allergies) or use the search box. To add an allergen to Common Allergies, click Save as Favorite.
- Select the allergy type: Allergy, Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Drug Intolerance, or Food Intolerance.
- Select adverse reactions:
- Click the system-provided button for the Adverse Reaction to select it and enter the Onset Date.
- Search for, and select, other adverse reactions that are not system-provided in the Additional Adverse Reactions section and enter the Onset Date.
Note: The onset date is optional.
- To save, click Back to Allergy List.
You can edit an allergy from within the Allergies section or within the specific allergen.
Within Allergies
You can edit the Severity, Source, Type, and Status.
- Make your changes.
- Click Save Changes.
Date Added date and Last Reviewed date and time update.
Within the Allergen
- Click the allergen name.
- Make your changes. To remove the adverse reaction from the allergen, click the adverse reaction's button to deselect it.
- To save, click Back to Allergy List.
Date Added date and Last Reviewed date and time update.
You can view the patient's history of the allergen.
Under Options, select History from the Action menu.
The patient's history of the allergen shows.
- Within the Allergies section, under Options, select Delete from the Action menu.
- In the confirmation window, click Proceed.
See Also: Add Allergies to an Encounter
