Is there any way to have variables inserted into AC templates?

For example, in the HPI:

He/she complains of (sore throat, cough, runny nose, fever) for __ days duration.

I would like to be able to "click on" the symptoms I want within the parenthesis (like Praxis). And insert a number before days without word processing. I would like branching templates that would open new choices when a new symptom is selected.

Now, I don't use any HPI templates, just boiler plate FamHx, SocHx, Exam, Assess, Plan.

More powerful templates would make charting in the exam room more facile.


Toby Lindsay, MD
Family Practice, Cashiers NC