How to Manage Patient Allergies
Patient allergies are recorded in the Patient Allergy window, accessed from the Clinical Summary tab.
- Open a patient record and navigate to the Clinical Summary tab.
- Select the Allergies button on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Click New.
- Enter allergy details such as Allergy Type, Code, Severity etc.
- Enter any relevant Notes about the allergy.
- To alert staff when this patient's record is opened, tick the Alert checkbox.
- Click Save.
When Alert is ticked, the Alert List dialog opens automatically each time any user opens this patient's record. Click the ... button next to an alert entry to open the full Patient Allergy window for that entry. The alert remains active until manually cleared.
The allergy alert also appears in the bottom-right corner of the patient's Demographics screen.
When at least one allergy is recorded, the Allergies button displays a green tick.
