Plan Narrative encounter section is available to document a plan narrative regarding the visit within an encounter.
Add a Plan Narrative - Free Text
Plan narrative encounter section utilizes a free text box configuration functionality out of the box. Click anywhere on the Plan Narrative encounter section title bar to expand open the section.
Add a Plan Narrative - Flowsheet
The plan narrative encounter section can instead point to a specific flowsheet configured in the system. A configured flowsheet named Plan Narrative in the flowsheet editor will display in the encounter Plan Narrative section if desired. Using a Plan Narrative flowsheet allows your system to capture unique or custom information for your practice to document in an encounter within the Plan Narrative encounter section.
To utilize a flowsheet method in Plan Narrative, a flowsheet named Plan Narrative must exist with contents.
Macros
If utilizing a Plan Narrative flowsheet, library macros offered in the Plan Narrative encounter section are a way to quickly insert predefined text with minimal user input depending on what library your encounter is set to or the Plan Narrative section library that is set to.
For additional information on configuring and utilizing macros that can be utilized within the Plan Narrative encounter section, please see separate guide Macros and/or Libraries.
Chief Complaint Protocol
The Plan Narrative encounter section can also change to reflect specific questions/fields/contents to prompt a clinician to document, being related to a chief complaint protocol selected within the chief complaint encounter area.
For additional information on configuring and utilizing Chief Complaint protocols that can be utilized within the Plan Narrative encounter section, please see separate guide Encounter Protocols.