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This is the basic information you need to create a simple form using the the Html_Form_Entry_Module.

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The htmlform tag

Your entire form must be wrapped in an htmlform tag<htmlform>
tag

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<htmlform>
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</htmlform>

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Required elements

A form is required to ask for the datetime, location, and provider, and it must have a submit button. For a complete reference on these tags see Tag Reference Page

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<htmlform>

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Date: <encounterDate default="today"/> <br/>

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Location: <encounterLocation/> <br/>

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Provider: <encounterProvider role="Provider"/> <br/>

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...stuff goes here...

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<submit/>

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</htmlform>

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Section Tag

The <section> tag lets you break your form, and corresponding form schema, into sections. For a complete reference on this tag see Tag Reference Page

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<section headerLabel="section1">

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</section>

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<section headerLabel="section2">

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</section>

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Obs Tag

The form wouldn't be much without being to enter observations. For a complete reference on this tag see Tag Reference Page

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<obs conceptId="5089" labelText="Weight" />

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<obs conceptId="5090" labelText="Height" />

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Velocity expressions

The lookup tag allows you to evaluate velocity expressions. For a complete reference on these tags see Tag Reference Page

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<lookup expression="patient.personName"/> to display the patient's name

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<lookup expression="patient.gender"/> to display the patient's gender

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<lookup expression="patient.age"/> to display the patient's age

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<lookup expression="patient.getPatientIdentifier(5)"/> to display the patient's identifier of the type with id=5

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<lookup complexExpression="#foreach( $addr in $patient.addresses ) $\!addr.cityVillage <br/> #end"/> to display the city/village of each of the patient's addresses

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Putting it all together

A very basic form to enter height and weight observations could look like:

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<htmlform>

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<section headerLabel="1. Encounter Details">

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Date: <encounterDate default="today"/> <br/>

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Location: <encounterLocation/> <br/>

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Physician: <encounterProvider role="Provider"/> <br/>

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<br/>

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</section>

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<section headerLabel="2. Demographic Info">

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<span>Nom du patient: <lookup expression="patient.personName"/></span>

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<span>No. Dossier: <lookup complexExpression="#foreach( $patId in $patientIdentifiers.get("PIH ID") ) $\!patId #end"/></span><br/>

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<span>Sexe: <lookup expression="patient.gender" codePrefix="gender_"/></span>

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<span>(a) Date de naissance: <lookup expression="patient.birthdate"/></span>

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<span>(b) Age: <lookup expression="patient.age"/></span>

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</section>

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<section headerLabel="3.  Vital Signs">

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<obs conceptId="5089" labelText="Weight" /> (kg)

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<obs conceptId="5090" labelText="Height" /> (cm)

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</section>

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<br/><br/>

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<submit/>

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</htmlform>

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Additional Information

See HTML_Form_Entry_Module_HTML_Reference for complete documentation on the tags listed above, additional information on the <obs> tag and the related <obsGroup>, and details on more advanced features like macros, repeating templates, and enrolling patients in programs.[edit]

Tips for making new forms

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