To add or edit custom fields on a per patient basis

Geneticist Assistant Online Help : Managing Patients and Runs : Accessing and Reviewing Patient Records : To review existing patient information on the Patients tab : To use the context menu for a patient (Patients tab) : To add or edit custom fields on a per patient basis

You use the Import Patients process to batch import patients in to the Geneticist Assistant database. If the batch import file has custom fields in it and you opt to add these fields to the database, then all the same custom fields are imported for all the patients in the batch file. To add or edit custom fields on a per patient basis, you must edit the patient from the Patients tab.

1. If you have not already done so, open the Patients tab.

2. Right-click any selected patient, and on the context menu that opens, click Edit Patient.

The Edit Patient dialog box opens. The top pane of the dialog displays the read-only identifying information for the patient and the Custom Fields (bottom) pane displays all the custom information (fields) for the patient and their values.

3. Do any of the following as appropriate:

Option	Description
To edit a custom field value	1. Double-click a value to select it, and then edit it as necessary. 2. Click Add/Save.
To clear a custom field value	1. Right-click the value, and on the context menu that opens, click Clear. The current value is deleted.* 2. Click Add/Save.
Note: *If you have imported custom field in to the Geneticist Assistant database through a Patients batch file, then you can leave the value field blank. If you have added a custom field to a patient through the Edit Patient dialog box, then you cannot leave the value field blank. After clearing the field, you must enter another value; otherwise, if you leave the value field blank, and then save the edited patient, when you open the Edit Patient dialog box again for the patient, the custom field is no longer displayed in the Custom Fields pane.
To add a custom field and value	1. Right-click anywhere in the Custom Fields pane, and on the context menu that opens, click New. An Add New Patient Field dialog box opens. 2. Enter the new custom field name and then click OK. The Add New Patient Field dialog box closes, and the field without a value is displayed in the Custom Fields pane. 3. Double-click in the Value field for the new custom field, and then enter its value. 4. Click Add/Save.