ThoroughCare allows it's AWV product users to record additional information regarding the patient's opioid and substance use within the Heath Risk Assessment (HRA). Continue through this article to learn about these questions, so you are equipped the next time you are completing an AWV with a patient!
Navigate to the Patients History of Tobacco Section:
Once in patient's AWV assessment, Click on the "History of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use" section as shown in the screenshot below. This is where the new questions will be.
Note: Expect there to be 6 questions at the end of the "History of Alcohol" AWV assessment section.
When the "History of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use" section appears, the "History of Alcohol, tobacco and drug use" header should appear at the top of the HRA, similar to what is displayed in the below screenshot.
The user will have to scroll down to view the rest of the 6 questions within this section until they are presented with the "Opioid" questions.
Once the user reaches first question in the "Opioid" question set, it will ask the patient "Do you take any opioid medications?". Select "Yes" or "No".
Note: If "No" is selected for the first opioid question, the next questions in this new question section will not appear below the first opioid question. For this example, we are making sure to select "Yes".
If "Yes" is selected in the previous question, users should see the following question appear as shown below. Have the patient answer "What opioid medication(s) are you currently on", and record their answer within the provided text box.
Once finished, continue scrolling down to answer the rest of the opioid questions. Below will be images of the following questions.
The second question will ask, "Do you have any personal history of any of the following". Click to select any answers that may apply.
The following question will ask, "Do you have any family history of any of the following". Click to select any of the patient's answers.
The second to the last question will ask, "Do you have any history of taking opioids/other pain and/or anxiety medications for longer than 3 months, including your childhood". Select one of the possible answers.
The last question should read, "Are you unable or refusing to answer, or is the provider unable to answer one or more of the above questions", click to select the answer that applies. Once answered, that is the end of the "History of Alcohol, tobacco and drug use" section of the AWV HRA.
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