The "Enable Patient Demographics Sex for Clinical Use" company setting allows a practice to add a Sex drop-down field within the Patient Demographics/Demographics tab. When set, Company Setting: Enable Patient Demographics Sex for Clinical Use will make the Sex field available, which will be displayed right below the gender field in the Patient Demographics screen. The user can then record the Sex for Clinical Use (this field is audited, with the audit record displaying the description of the sex selected) as required by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
Default Value: Off (not checked)
Options:
- Off (not checked) - the Sex fo Clinical Use field will not be available/visible on the Patient Demographics Screen.
- On (checked) - the Sex fo Clinical Use field will be enabled on the Patient Demographics Screen.