Did the following:
-Separated the issues edit/add screens to avoid confusion.
-Added an issues link at top of patient summary in case still
want to see all issues on one screen.
-Added a mechanism to allow selection of none for an issue category.
This is for AMC rulesets. Note that when a user adds first entry or
clicks the None radio button, then a irreversible entry is places in
the lists_touch table. This allows computation of rules that require
use of certain categories (Problems, Meds and Allergies).
1) Could we have an option in globals to change “Issues” to “History” (I have enough issues in my life). Seems like a more conventional terminology in a medical record.
2) Entries made under Summary -> History -> General could perhaps have an option to add to problem list (e.g. Hypertension) unless we want to specifically indicate it is a past history of HTN.
3) Likewise procedures like colonoscopy could be entered with a discreet date and be included in the rules computations. Otherwise we have redundant options for entry that may lead to omissions or lack of clarity.
“History” already means something else in OpenEMR. Issues are more like problems or conditions. But if you want to change terminology around you can enter English-to-English translations for that.