Allergy Record Alert

Patients coming for care should be questioned about any allergies that might affect that care. If there is none, the Medical History screen (under the Patient Folder) or the Medical History tab (available in the Clinical Work Area) should have a record for NKA (no known allergies) or there should be a memo entry saying NKA or None. If there is an allergy record other than NKA or None, SYSTOC will provide an alert. The alert consists of an image of a red stop sign with a white hand and a red plus sign . The alert appears in several places in the Clinical Work Area (and under the Medical History menu option in the Patient Folder), and it will flash once when a new allergy is added. You can turn the alert off, if desired, by checking the field Suppress Allergy Alert. The button labeled Alert Med History can be used as a way to jump to the Medical History tab from any other tab in the CWA.

When upgrading from earlier versions, SYSTOC will automatically check the Suppress Allergy Alert if NKA, None, No Known Allergies, No allergies, or Unknown are found as entries. While this may help to prevent alerts that are unnecessary, it also can mean that the alert may not be appropriately set in all circumstances. Users are advised to review historical data and make corrections as needed.

Note: Users will need to manually uncheck the Suppress Allergy Alert, and remove the old NKA record (or memo), if they add an allergy for a patient who previously was registered with NKA or None.

Information contained on this screen may also appear on a PDF form. When forms are created properly, data entered and saved in the form will flow into the appropriately-linked fields in SYSTOC, and vice versa. Using this tab may be preferable if the provider wishes to view historical information while entering current data, or if the data entry fields on the form are not conveniently located. That determination should be made when developing work flows for use with SYSTOC.