Enter the Smoking Status

Q: How do I enter the smoking status?

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 the field, click on top of or next to the Tobacco field header.  When the bold green brackets appear (as shown above), the field is active and ok to begin entering data.

4. Insert Smoker Status Pick List

4. Insert Smoker Status Pick List

To enter the pick list for Tobacco, type tobmu into the Tobacco field then press the spacebar. The Tobacco pick list is used to record past and present tobacco use. This list is prepared by SOAPware to record the Meaningful Use requirements for Smoking Status: Stage 1 & Stage 2.

Click the Smoking Status pick list. A list of smoking status options will appear in the SMARText Quick Access window.

*Note: If the pick list is not entered into your Tobacco field, type "tobmu", then press Shift + F11 on the keyboard.  Double click on the item named "Tobacco Issues for Meaningful Use - 2014", with a shortcut code of TOBmu, to insert it.

5. Select Smoking Status from SMARText Quick Access

5. Select Smoking Status from SMARText Quick Access

Place a check mark in the Selected box next to the appropriate smoking status for the patient.