You can view data for children's height, weight, head circumference (0-2 years), and body mass index (2-19 years) within a growth chart. You can manually add or modify data within the growth chart.
When you save or sign an encounter, any vitals entered in the encounter's vital table are automatically added to the growth chart.
When you update the patient's height, weight, or head circumference in a Qnaire or Patient Data, those values are automatically updated in the growth chart.
Any data point saved in the growth chart that is more recent than the latest Patient Data > Vitals entry is automatically saved in the Patient Data section of the patient’s chart.
When using growth charts, you can view the data in a table or graph format.
In the graph format, if a value exceeds the chart, that value appears on the maximum or minimum measurement line.
Steps
1. From the patient dashboard (see Navigating the patient dashboard), navigate to the Growth Chart widget.
📌 Note: If this widget is not in the dashboard, add it. Refer to Customizing the patient dashboard.
3. To view details, click Open Growth Chart. Or, to add add the first measurements, click Start Growth Chart.
📌 Note: If a growth chart already exists, it shows the last five measurements.
4. To add a new measurement,
a. Click +Add.
b. In the New Weight or New Height window, select the date of the measurement
c. Enter the value and click Save. The new measurement appears in the table.
📌 Note: The patient's date of birth is used to determine what measurements are available. For example, if the patient is 3 months old, you can only add this measurement.
5. To change the units of measurement, in the top-right corner, select between Metric and Imperial.
6. To select a different age range, click the 0-24 months or the 2-19 years tab.
7. To edit an existing measurement, click it.
📌 Note: When editing data in a patient’s growth chart, these actions are reflected in the vitals table of saved or signed encounters and in Patient Data > Vitals.
8. To delete an exisiting measurement, click it and in the top right select the trash icon. A Delete permanently window appears. Select the Reason for deletion and click Delete.
📌 Note:
- When deleting data in a patient’s growth chart, these actions are reflected in the vitals table of saved or signed encounters, in Patient Data > Vitals.
- When you delete or edit a growth chart entry, you can now see the history of those changes in the Recent Activity widget, as well as in Patient Data > Vitals when you click the history icon and in the blue Revised on banner, click Open activity log.
9. To view data in a graph, in the top-right corner, click the print icon and select whether to graph the Height/Length/Weight, Head Circumference, or BMI for the child's age. The graph opens in a new window.
At the top left of the graph, a history table shows the date of the last eight entries, the patient's age, and the vital measurement.
💡 Tip: To make the graph bigger, in the top-right corner, click the maximize button and increase the zoom percentage in the top middle.
10. When you are done with the graph, click Close.
10. To add a PDF of the graph to the Patient Files section, from the growth chart, click the save icon and select Head Circumference or Length/Weight for Age for 0-24 months or Height/Weight for Age or BMI for Age for 2-19 years. A confirmation message appears when the growth chart is saved successfully.
📌 Note: Saving a PDF copy of the growth chart is very useful when you want to attach growth charts to outgoing referrals.
Updated May 29, 2024