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 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.