Hello there,
I am trying to try OpenEMR platform for patient management. This version is 7.0.2.
I can not write some Vital parameters about a patient when create a new patient. So, The patient’s dashboard does not show any vital signs. And I don’t see a place to write down these vital signs for the patient (not including the “pen” icon for adjustments).
Please show me where to add this information. Thank you!
hi birdy,
it looks as though one can record vitals via an encounter. select an encounter for a patient, or record a new encounter and save it, then use the ‘clinical’ drop down menu, scroll to the bottom to find the ‘vitals’ form - and fill it in. one can come back to this form to edit the values.
if you can’t see any of these options or menus let me know and i can guide you through the process in more detail
Thank you, ruth moulton.
I created a new encounter and saw Vitals form.
I fixed this problem, thanks again!
a pleasure, glad i could help.
Ruth
Hi Ruth, after inserting the data into the patient_data table, where can I add the vitals and lab details?
@Arun_V
Welcome to the OpenEMR forum and community!
It’s best to add the vitals to the Vital Signs form as @ruth described above. OpenEMR keeps various associated references when you let it manage the data entry instead of directly entering it into the database.
As far as lab results are concerned, many practices will print the results page as a PDF then upload them to the patient’s Documents tree for Read- Only storage.
But if you want a fully functional lab ordering and results capability you can follow these instructions. Some were written for older versions of OpenEMR but they still apply.
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Sample_Create_and_Use_Procedure_Orders_4.1-4.2
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Procedure_configuration_%26_order_process
Best- Harley
A huge thank you to the OpenEMR team for your prompt support and dedication in resolving my issue! Your expertise and commitment to improving healthcare technology are truly appreciated. I’m grateful for the hard work you put into making OpenEMR such a reliable and powerful platform. Keep up the great work
Hi @Arun_V
Thanks for your effusive praise of the OPenEMR organization; thus is the nature of a good FOSS project!
Also- I see I forgot to send links that describe the Documents usage I mentioned:
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO:_Create_a_New_Patient_Record_v7-_Dashboard_Links#Documents
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Document_Categories
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO:Associate_A_Document_Attachment_To_An_Encounter
Best of luck- Harley
