Ican,
It's interesting to me that you should ask this question, especially as your first post; it was
my first post about three years ago.
I got a bunch of answers from posters who are still often here (Bert's response was a brief "You can't.") and from some who are not (Travis probably gave the most helpful, to the point response).
I was taught about SOAP notes in medical school, and have tried to use them almost exclusively since then for follow-up visits. I find it interesting that so few people (at least those on the board here) find that format to be useful.
In retrospect, this question provides some interesting insight into AC and how it works. While some surveys show that AC ranks very highly in terms of "flexibility" and "adaptability"...at least as compared to other EMR's...it has its limitations. So Bert's answer is correct, in one sense. You cannot change the headings in notes (CC, HPI, PMH, etc.) nor can you change their order.
On the other hand, if you want to send SOAP notes to others, you can do so. The "print notes and letters" box (which can be defaulted to show up as you sign off every note) allows you to print each note in SOAP format, if you choose to. When the box comes up, under "2. Select header for note", there is a drop-down menu, and the choices include a SOAP note.
Another aspect of AC that this reveals is that you can often access or do things in several different ways with the program, sometimes with varying results. For example, you can view or print notes in different ways at different times with various appearances of the note.
I hope I didn't confuse you with that. Welcome to AC and the board.
