Add a Family History Button to a Template

The Family History button allows you access to the Family History dialog where you are able to add and modify medical history for the patient’s relatives as structured data. All applicable family history data will be represented as SNOMED CT or HL7 Pedigree Standard per ARRA 2014/Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements.

When structured Family History data is configured for a patient, it will counted toward any applicable ARRA 2014/Meaningful Use Stage 2 objectives and/or measures. Do note, however, that  legacy data from previous versions (4.7 and lower) will be converted as unstructured data and will not count toward  any ARRA 2014/Meaningful Use Stage 2 objectives or measures. Likewise, when family history is entered, the information will appear in the Face Sheet under the Family History List, as well as be tracked in the History tab.

Use the following steps to add a Family History button to a template.

1. Open the Template that you want to add a Family History button to.
    

2. In the Template Editor, click Family History.
    

3. Position the cursor where you want the Family History button to appear in the template.
    

4. Click the button. The Family History button will then appear in the template.
    

5. Click the button to configure the note heading.
    

6. In the Misc. Note Heading dialog, enter the Heading for the Family History button you are adding, and then click the OK button. The heading text will then appear to the left of the Family History button in the chart note.