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Define allergens and hypersensitivities

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Define known and suspected allergens for a client.

  • When clinical screening is enabled, this information is used to check for potential allergic reactions to medications, and for Contraindications.

Prerequisites:

  1. Go to: Avatar CWS > Other Chart Entry > Allergies and Hypersensitivities
  2. In the Select Client screen enter the client name, click Select Client. Click Ok.
  3. In the Include Allergies on Report field, select the appropriate allergy status to include in the report: Active, Inactive, or Both.
  4. Click Display to generate the Client Allergies / Hypersensitivities report, which details allergy and hypersensitivity client information, as well as allergy review information (if appropriate).
  5. In the Allergies/Hypersensitivities Reviewed field, select Yes to display the time, date, and user who entered the information, in the Client Allergies / Hypersensitivities report.
  6. Click Update to display the Allergies and Hypersensitivities screen.
  7. In the Known Medication Allergies field:
    • Yes indicates there are active allergies associated with medication allergies.
    • No indicates no active allergies are associated with medication.
      Note: For systems with OrderConnect, this will pass a No Known Drug Allergies (NKDA) indicator to OrderConnect.
  8. Click Submit.
► Registry Settings
► See Also
► SQL Tables
  • SYSTEM.cw_client_clinical_info
  • SYSTEM.cw_hist_client_allergies
► Test Scripts

For implementing new systems or new functionality, download the following standard test script for this feature. Please contact your Netsmart representative for more information about Test scripts.