Custom Patient Fields

This article is part of the systems administration guide. You will require administration access to view the pages mentioned in this article.

You have the ability to add any number of custom fields to the patient record. For example, if you would like to collect the patient's sleep patterns and dietary restrictions  fields that are not standard in CareRight you can add them as custom fields. 

These custom fields will appear in the patient's record and can also be included in any assessments you create.

Add a Custom Patient field

1. Click Administration.
2. Select Patients menu. 
3. Select Custom Patient Fields menu.
4. Select the New Button.
5. Identify what Section of the patient the new field should appear.
6. Add a Name for the field (keeping the c_ prior to the name).
7. Select the Value Type (String - Normal Text , Integer - Whole Number (no decimals) , Number - Number , Boolean - True/False, Generic Code). 
8. Add a Label to the field (this is what the field name to the user will appear as).
9. Type in the Position (this is the order of the fields as they appear).
10.  Select Enabled.
11. Select Create Person detail setup.

Add the  Custom Patient field with drop down value

1. Click Administration.
2. Select Patients menu. 
3. Select Custom Patient Fieldsmenu.
4. Select the New Button.
5. Identify what Section of the patient the new field should appear.
6. Add a Name for the field (keeping the c_ prior to the name).
7. Select the Value Type  Generic Code.
8. Select the relevant Generic Table Name from drop down.
9. Add a Label to the field (this is what the field name to the user will appear as).
10. Type in the position (this is the order of the fields as they appear).
11. Select Enabled.
12. Select Create Person detail setup.

Publish Custom Patient field

Upon clicking Create Person Details Setup, the custom field will be created. The new field will be added to the list of fields under the Custom Field Setup section.

You will have the following options for the field:

Edit the field

Delete the field

Publish the field

Selecting Publish will finalise the field.

Once published, the field will appear in the patient's summary screen.