JTU, just like every other damn thing in the world of microsoft you have to find out the 'features' the same way you play a game of Mario Brothers, stumbling around until you 'discover' something new. So forgive me if you already have this down, but when you open the patient chart, type "Control - N" and you will get a new note, the CC, HPI, ROS, PE, A/P all being cleared. For most of us, having the PMedHX, FAM, Soc, ALLERGIES, and Meds stay populated is an advantage.
I agree with the Need to set Surgeries in one spot, my work around is type, "SURGERIES" first thing in the PMedHx box and then after listing or updating the list of surgeries, I have the Medical Hx listed. (I rarely type the word "MEDICAL HX" because HTN or DM type II are self explanatory and I am lazy.)
As for a check list, the best I could offer would be a template that says, "SURGERIES: The patient has had: (type the whole damn list). and then, "The patient denies: (cut and paste the whole damn list)
To use the template I would right click to bring up the templates in the Past Medical History box and click this template, then delete all that do not apply, and at the end of the first list, append any unusual surgery that the patient had which is not on the list. Then drop to the second paragraph and delete the surgeries from 'denied' that the patient did have. Cumbersome, but I think it would go pretty fast.
