type column identifies which kind of entry each row is.
This table’s columns and relationships are shown in the Hosted Database schema.
For reporting on but not limited to:
- Health maintenance notes recorded in the chart
- Family history by relative, including the condition recorded against each one
- Smoking status per patient
- Past medical and past surgical history
- Who recorded each entry and when
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type values overlap with dedicated tables. Maintenance rows are health maintenance notes typed into the chart; completed preventive care measures, with their measure codes and result flags, are in health_maintenance. Likewise Immunization rows are free-text notes, not administered vaccines - those are in patient_immunization.Entry types
Family entries come from two places. Structured family history entries populate relationship_type, plus icd9_id or snomed_id where the clinician selected a code. Free-text notes filed under family history leave relationship_type null. Filter on relationship_type is not null when you want only the structured entries.
Deleted entries are retained with deletion_time set. Filter on deletion_time is null for the entries currently visible in the chart.
Health maintenance notes
For reporting on but not limited to:- Health maintenance notes per patient, in the order they appear in the chart
- Which clinician recorded each note and when
Family history
For reporting on but not limited to:- Conditions recorded against each relative
- Family history prevalence across your patient panel
Entry volume by type
For reporting on but not limited to:- Which parts of the history section your practice uses most
- How many patients have any entry of a given type