Helix User Guide
Family History

A patient may inform the practitioner about a family medical condition. This can be recorded in the Family History section in the Health Summary panel.

Add a Family Condition

1.      Within the patient's record, locate the Health Summary panel.

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2.      Locate the Family History section within the Health Summary.

 

o      If the patient has one or more current conditions listed, add a new one by clicking within this section to activate edit-mode.


3.      Enter the condition name. A list of matching conditions is presented. Select one from the list provided.

 

4.      Indicate which family member shares the condition with this patient.

5.      Optionally;

o      Record the patient's age at which the condition first presented.

o      Record any comments about the condition.

6.      To save the family condition, click away from the Conditions section.

Edit a Family Condition

1.      Within the patient's record, locate the Health Summary panel.

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2.      Locate the Family History section within the Health Summary.

3.      Click within this section to activate edit-mode.

o      Make the necessary changes, and then click away from the Conditions section to save the changes.

o      You can also use this method to add a new family condition.

Delete a Family Condition

1.      Within the patient's record, locate the Health Summary panel.

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2.      Locate the Family History section within the Health Summary.

3.      Click within this section to activate edit-mode.

4.      Locate the condition you want to delete, hover your mouse over it, and click