Allergy History Element

• General information
• When a new Encounter is created
• Element description
  
  
  • No Known Allergies?
  • Reviewed By
• Open Data Entry Screen
  
  
  • Edit an Allergy in the grid
  • Delete an Allergy in the grid
• Allergy History Element grid buttons
• Related topics

General information

The Allergy History Element displays all the Allergy data from Patient Encounters dated before the date of the current Patient Encounter.

• This Element is usually found on the Chief Complaint & HPI page of an Encounter.
• Allergy history data can be manually entered by the user, or it can be imported from a practice management program such as MaximEyes® Practice Management System (i.e., taken from the Welcome Form).
• The user can indicate that the patient has No Known Allergies.
• The user can indicate which user has reviewed the Allergy History.

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When a new Encounter is created

Depending on how the System Preferences are configured, the following categories of Allergies are copied to the Allergy History Element when a new Encounter is created:

• All previous Allergies.
• Only Allergies that do not have a Status of Inactive (i.e., the Status is Active, Acute, Chronic or Controlled).

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Element description

Allergies are displayed in a grid from which the user can add, edit or delete an Allergy for the patient.

No Known Allergies?

If this check box is checked when there are Allergies displayed in the element, an error displays and the check box cannot be checked.

If this check box is checked and an Allergy is added later to the Encounter, the check box is automatically unchecked.

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Reviewed By

When the Reviewed? check box is checked, MaximEyes SQL records the current date as the Reviewed Date.

• The By field defaults to the logged-in user name. Select a different reviewer from the drop-down box, if desired.
• When the check box is checked, the Reviewed date displays when the mouse hovers over Reviewed?

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Open Data Entry Screen

Click this icon to display the Allergy History - Data Entry screen.

By default, the list for the Allergy field displays Drug Allergy values (see the screen shot below). Select Non-Drug Allergy to view the Non-Drug Allergy list for the Allergy field.

• The cursor is in the Allergy field.
• By default, the Source field displays EHR and the EHR field is checked.
  
  Note: This value can be changed.
• Required fields are marked with a red asterisk. *

2. Complete the appropriate fields. As a field is selected, it is highlighted in light green.
   
   Note: When the Reaction field is selected, it is highlighted in pink.
3. To edit the Value List for a field, click the Edit List link for that field.
4. Click the Add button above the grid at the bottom of the window to add the Allergy to the grid.
   
   
   • If any required fields are missing, a warning displays.
   • Click the Cancel button above the grid at the bottom of the window to clear the fields without adding the Allergy to the grid.
5. Repeat Steps 2 - 4 above to add additional Allergies to the grid, as desired.
6. To add the Allergy(s) to the Allergy History Element, click the OK button.
7. To close the Allergy History - Data Entry screen without adding an Allergy to the Allergy History Element, click the Cancel button.
   
   If data has been entered in the fields and/or an Allergy has been added to the grid, a warning displays; click Yes to close the Allergy History - Data Entry window without saving or click No to continue adding Allergies.

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Edit an Allergy in the grid

1. Click the Edit button in the row of the Allergy you wish to edit. The Allergy History - Data Entry screen updates to display the details for the selected Allergy.
2. Make changes as desired.
3. Click the Update button above the grid at the bottom of the window to update the Allergy record.
4. Click the Cancel button above the grid at the bottom of the window to clear the details for the selected Allergy from the Allergy History - Data Entry screen.

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Delete an Allergy from the grid

Note:This also deletes the Allergy from the Patient Record.

1. Click the Delete button in the row of the Allergy you wish to edit. A warning displays.
2. Click Yes to confirm the deletion. The Allergy no longer displays in the Allergy History - Data Entry screen and is deleted from the Patient Record.
3. Click No to cancel the deletion and return to the Allergy History - Data Entry screen.

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Add Alert

1. Click the Add Alert button in the row of the Allergy you wish to add as an Alert. The Add Patient Alert for [Patient Name] popup displays.
   
   
   • The cursor is in the Alert field.
   • Required fields are marked with a red asterisk. *
   
   
   
   
2. Enter a brief description of the Alert.
3. From the drop-down list, select the Alert Type. To edit this list on-the-fly, click Edit List.
4. Select whether the Alert is Private or not.
   
   
   • When a Private Alert is added to a Patient Record, (P) displays on the left end of the Alert bar.
   • Alerts marked as Private do not display in the Alert bar.
   • After an Alert is added, its Private status can be changed using the Manage Alert option.
5. Enter an Expiration date, or click one of the displayed date options to have the system automatically calculate the expiration date.
6. To add the Alert, click the Save & Close button.
7. To close the Add Patient Alert popup without adding an alert, click the Cancel button.

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Allergy History Element grid

The following information is displayed for each Allergy:

Field	Description
Allergy	Allergy name.
Reaction	Reaction type (anaphylaxis, itching, nausea, etc.).
Allergy Type	Drug, Food, Environmental or Other.
Status	Active, Acute, Chronic, Controlled or Inactive.
Source	EHR, EHR - Dr., EHR - Tech, Patient, PMS (Practice Management Software) or Welcome Form.

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Buttons

These buttons display at the right end of each Allergy row in the lower section of the Allergy History Element. Click the following buttons in the corresponding row of a Allergy to perform these actions:

Button	Action
	Open the Allergy History - Data Entry screen with the fields populated with the data for the selected Allergy. Make changes as desired. Click the Update button above the grid at the bottom of the window to update the Allergy record. Click the Cancel button above the grid at the bottom of the window to clear the details for the selected Allergy from the Allergy History - Data Entry screen.
	Delete the Allergy. A warning displays. Click Yes to confirm the deletion or Click No to cancel the deletion.

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Related topics

• Add Patient Alert
• Manage Patient Alerts
• Edit Patient Encounter
• Edit Encounter Element

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