Patient Details - Smoking Assessment

Recording a patient’s smoking status is an important part of capturing their lifestyle and risk factors in MediRecords. A smoking assessment helps providers document whether a patient currently smokes, has smoked in the past, or has never smoked, along with details such as frequency and duration. This information is valuable for preventative care, ongoing treatment plans, and identifying potential health risks.

In this article, you will learn how to complete a smoking assessment step by step, ensuring the patient’s record is accurate and up to date.

Follow these steps to perform a smoking assessment:

1. Open the patient record
2. Make sure you are in the "Details" tab
3. Click Tobacco
4. Click Assessment Date and enter the date.
5. Update the patient's record with all related smoking details
6. Click Save to apply the changes.