Enter an Active Problem

Q: How do I enter an active problem?

1.  Open the Patient Chart

Open the patient's chart using the Chart Rack.

2. Open the Summary

2. Open the Summary

Click the Summary tab to view the patient's Summary.

*Note: If the Summary tab is not visible in the chart, open it using the Chart Navigator.

3.  Place Cursor

3.  Place Cursor

To begin entering information into a field, click on top of or next to the Active Problems field header.  When the bold green brackets appear (as shown above), the field is active and OK to begin entering data.

4. Enter SMARText Diagnosis

4. Enter SMARText Diagnosis

1.  Type the name of the diagnosis.  Leave the cursor directly behind the last letter that was typed.

2.  Press the Shift + the F11 key on your keyboard.

3.  Double-click the appropriate diagnosis.

4.  The SMARText diagnosis has been entered into the patients Active Problems field.