Updating Patient Status

EMR Ghana helps you track the final status of a patient's visit or lifetime record.

1. Marking a Patient as Deceased (Died)

To record a patient's death:

1. Open the patient's active Consultation.
2. Navigate to the Outcome tab.
3. Select Died from the outcome options.
4. Fill in the date and time of death and any required notes.
5. Save the consultation outcome.

2. Left Against Medical Advice (AMA/LAMA)

If a patient choose to leave the facility against clinical advice:

1. Open the patient's active Consultation.
2. Navigate to the Outcome tab.
3. Select LAMA (Left Against Medical Advice).
4. Document the reasons and the patient's refusal of care in the notes.
5. Complete the consultation outcome.

3. General Status Updates

For other status changes (e.g., active, inactive), please contact your system administrator for profile-level record modifications.

[!CAUTION] Marking a patient as Died is a permanent status update on the patient's profile. Ensure the data is verified before saving the consultation outcome.

[!IMPORTANT] Both cases require official documentation and should only be performed by authorized medical or administrative personnel.