Decline a Goal

Ihs Patient Goals

Decline a Goal

Patients have the right to decline setting a goal when discussing it with their health care provider. Record the declined goal in the Patient Goal component of the patient’s record.

  1. Click Declined Goal on the Active Goals menu.

Active Goals Menu

The New Declined Goal pane displays.

New Declined Goal Pane

  1. Type the Goal Name.

Note:  The Reason Goal Declined field opens with the default statement Not interested in setting a goal today. This text can be overwritten.

  1. Optionally, highlight the automatic text in the Reason Goal Declined field and type a new description for why the goal is being declined.

  2. Click OK. The goal is moved to the Declined Goals pane.