This is probably my least favorite part of AC. First the drop down box on the encounter screen gets too crowded. I want my work flow to have three branches here - Acute new problem, Chronic existing problems, Previous problem.
For previous problems, I really want to start typing and have it bring up a matching diagnosis from the drop down list. I would like the drop down list populated by the last 6 months of dx, not the chronic problem list. Then I would like the option of selecting whether the problem should be added to the chronic problem or self resolve in 2 weeks.
When I am doing management of chronic medical problems I would like to see a display of chronic medical problems so I can click a radio button to choose which ones I am addressing at the visit.
For new problems, it should work like it does now, except it really needs the option of self resolving or not getting added to the chronic problem list. I don't think we should have to go back and state that a 465.9 has resolved. The big issues is I and my staff don't have time to go back to the Summary screen and organize the list of problems, it has to be included in the work flow or it won't get done. Currently, since I have been using AC since 2006, some of my patients have a hundred different diagnosis codes on this list. Searching the entire universe of ICD codes is a separate issue and should come up
