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Version 20.18
About
A patient's sexual orientation, when provided, should be recorded in the Basic Information (Demographics) of their chart. This is not a mandatory field and defaults to Don't Know. The patient's orientation should only be populated if the patient has declared to identify as one of the options in the drop-down list.
Selecting Sexual Orientation
- Navigate to Basic Information in the patient's chart.
- Click the Orientation field drop-down.
- Select the appropriate sexual orientation as it relates to the patient's declaration.
Note:
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Including Sexual Orientation in Reports
Orientation is not an included field when the patient's demographics are printed and is not included in the Demographic Analysis and Recall report. However, practices can choose to include this information in Interoperability documents and exchanges by selecting the checkbox to do so in the Special > Medical tab in Global Preferences. This checkbox defaults as deselected.
Version 20.17
Overview
A patient's sexual orientation, when provided, should be recorded in the Basic Information (Demographics) of their patient chart. This is not a mandatory field and defaults to Unknown.
It should only be populated if the patient has declared to identify as one of the following:
- Lesbian, gay or homosexual
- Straight or heterosexual
- Bisexual
- Other
- Declined to specify
Selecting Sexual Orientation
- Navigate to Basic Information in the patient's chart.
- Click the Orientation field drop-down.
- Select the appropriate sexual orientation as it relates to the patient's declaration.
Note:
|
Including Sexual Orientation in Reports
Orientation is not an included field when the patient's demographics are printed and is not included in the Demographic Analysis and Recall report. However, practices can choose to include this information in Interoperability documents and exchanges by selecting the checkbox to do so in the Special > Medical tab in Global Preferences. This checkbox is defaulted as unchecked.
