Editing a Patient’s Social History

This section explains how to record the details of the patient’s social history and how to mark the patient’s social history as reviewed.

To edit a patient’s social history

1. Open the patient’s Clipboard.

   For more information on opening the Clipboard, go to Accessing the Clipboard.

2. Click the Social History button.

   A list of questions appears.

3. Answer the social history questions.

   While there are no required questions, answering Smoking Status is important for supporting MIPS Merit-based Incentive Payment System. A program that incentivizes healthcare providers to improve the quality of care they deliver to Medicare patients. quality measures.

4. Click Save.

   Want to watch a video tutorial on documenting a patient's history? Check out our series on Documenting Patient Information.