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2 MINUTE PEARLS
Add a Latex Allergy
• Adding a latex Allergy to your patient’s
allergy profile is essential to maximize
patient safety and healthcare quality.
• This allergy should be in both the AHLTA
Allergy Module as well as the CHCS I
Allergy Module.
• The synchronization between the two
systems will automatically enter the
information in the other system
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Access the allergy
module
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1. Click on the Add
allergy button to
open the bottom of
the screen.
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2. Click on the Allergen button to
bring up the Allergen search
screen.
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1. To find the latex allergy in AHLTA, you
have to enter the percent sign (%) both in
front and behind your search criteria.
This searches for any phrase with LATEX
in it.
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Click on Latex natural rubber (first item)
and click OK.
OK
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1. Add your Reaction and other
information and click on Save.
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After successful Allergy Sync, this allergy
will appear in the host CHCS I system. If
the allergy doesn’t sync, you should add
in CHCS I also.
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During CHCS I Order Entry, the allergy
will display as well as in the Patient
Medication Module in AHLTA.
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For More Information…
• AMEDD AHLTA Homepage
– https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/406 (AKO password required)
• AHLTA Video Tutorials
– Currently: https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/406 (AKO password required)
– Future: http://www-nmcp.mar.med.navy.mil/AHLTA/AHLTA%20Training%20Tools/index.html
I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions you have
for future AHLTA 2 Minute Pearls. Please contact me at
the following:
–
LTC Ron Moody, MD (AHLTA Program Office)
Email: [email protected]
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