Problem List 8-3: There is a new way to manage problems in 8-3

The Problem List gives you the ability to mark problems as chronic, as secondary conditions or as problems you wish to track (such as otitis or strep).

You can first access the Problem List in the Summary section (remember the little house)

You can see that the little house is selected & using the cycle command I have opened the Problem List.

There are a number of columns for each problem & you can drag them across the top grey heading bar to set them the way you prefer

For example, here I have made the Notes column larger & hidden the other columns. They are still available if you scroll to the right.

You can see 2 small boxes above the grey heading bar on the left. If you click either of these the Problem List will only show you problems that you have marked as chronic or as tracked.

Below the Problem List you can see that you can Add or Edit information. Clicking on the Add button takes you to the Problem Template.

From the problem template you can add new problems, resolve old problems & make notes on current active problems. You can also send problems to the billing ICD9 side.

Here you can see that I highlighted a problem then I pressed the View/Add Notes button. This opens a dialogue box and I can add a note for today. It keeps the previous notes so you can review past comments.

More to come...