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How to add and manage diagnoses in iPrescribe

Purpose: Use iPrescribe to add and manage diagnoses in a patient's record or while prescribing. You can search by ICD-9 or ICD-10 code, save favorites for quick access, and update diagnosis status at any time. 
Audience: Active iPrescribe users

You can add and manage diagnoses to patient records in iPrescribe. Once you add a diagnosis, you can view it in the patient record and reference it when creating prescriptions. You can also switch the coding system from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in the patient's Diagnoses section.

Add a Diagnosis

Add a new diagnosis in the patient profile

1. Open the patient profile.

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iPrescribe patient profile, demographics

2. Scroll down to the Diagnoses section and tap Add.

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iPrescribe patient profile page with diagnoses

3. On the Diagnoses screen, tap a Diagnosis Codes tab to select the appropriate ICD coding system. Your settings determine which coding systems appear.

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Diagnosis Codes selection

4. Type a diagnosis in the search field and select the appropriate diagnosis code. If you don't find the diagnosis you're looking for, select a different diagnosis code tab and the list updates to show the new search results. Select the diagnosis from the results.

  • Green checkmark: Indicates that the diagnosis is already assigned to a patient in the system.
  • Yellow star: Indicates that the diagnosis has been selected as a favorite and shows in the Favorites tab. 
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Diagnosis Codes search

5. On the 'Diagnosis Details' screen, enter an Onset Date if applicable, then tap Create Diagnosis.

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Enter onset date and tap Create Diagnosis

6. A confirmation message appears, and the new diagnosis displays in the patient's Diagnoses section.

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Confirmation message, new diagnosis displays
Add a diagnosis while prescribing

You can also add a patient's diagnosis while writing a prescription within the Rx Details screen.

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Rx Details screen with Diagnosis options

1. Select the + sign in the Primary Diagnosis field and select a diagnosis with the correct diagnosis code on the Select Primary Diagnosis screen. 

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2. View the diagnosis and diagnosis code on the Rx Review screen, then select a secondary diagnosis or continue prescribing.

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Diagnosis code on Rx Review screen

The new diagnosis displays in the patient's Diagnoses section.

Manage an Existing Diagnosis

You can resolve, deactivate, reactivate, or delete a diagnosis from the Diagnosis Details screen.

Open diagnosis details

1. In the patient profile, tap on an existing diagnosis in the Diagnoses section.

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Select existing diagnoses

2. The Diagnosis Details screen displays management options.

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Diagnosis Details screen
Resolve a diagnosis

Use this when a condition has been treated or is no longer active.

1. On the Diagnosis Details screen, tap Resolve Diagnosis.

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Diagnosis Details > Resolve Diagnosis

2. The diagnosis moves to Inactive Diagnoses and shows a "resolved" status.

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Show Inactive / Resolved Diagnoses
Deactivate a diagnosis

Use this to temporarily remove a diagnosis from the active list without deleting it.

1. On the Diagnosis Details screen, tap Deactivate Diagnosis.

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Diagnosis Details > Deactivate Diagnosis

2. A confirmation message appears: "Diagnosis has been deactivated."

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Confirmation message, diagnosis deactivated

3. The diagnosis moves to the Inactive Diagnoses section.

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Inactive Diagnoses
Activate a diagnosis

Use this to restore a resolved or deactivated diagnosis to the active list.

1. In the patient profile, tap Show Inactive / Resolved Diagnoses.

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Show Inactive / Resolved Diagnoses

2. Tap on the inactive diagnosis to open the Diagnosis Details screen.

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Diagnosis Details > Activate Diagnosis

3. Tap Activate Diagnosis.

4. A confirmation message appears: "Diagnosis has been activated." 

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Confirmation message, diagnosis activated

5. The diagnosis returns to the active Diagnoses section.

Delete a diagnosis

Use this to permanently remove a diagnosis from the patient's record.

1. On the Diagnosis Details screen, tap Delete Diagnosis.

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Diagnosis Details > Delete Diagnosis

2. A confirmation dialog appears. Tap Delete to confirm or Cancel to go back.

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Delete Diagnosis > Delete

Note: Deleting a diagnosis is permanent and cannot be undone.

Manage Diagnosis Favorites

You can save frequently used diagnoses as favorites for quick access.

1. After searching for a diagnosis, tap the star icon next to the diagnosis you want to favorite.

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Diagnosis Codes

2. The star fills in to indicate the diagnosis has been added to your favorites.
Favorited diagnoses appear in the Favorites tab for rapid selection.

3. To un-favorite a diagnosis, select the yellow star, then confirm in the pop-up that you want to remove it from the favorites list.

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Remove favorite confirmation button

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