Immunization
Immunization stores the patient’s vaccine history for preventive care—vaccine name, code, age at vaccination, date, and description. Open it from the saved patient chart. It is not the Medications list and not Lab/Imaging Orders.
What Immunization Is For
Keep a clear record of vaccines the patient received so clinicians can see what is done, what may be due, and what came from other clinics. The list is labeled Immunization Records and is meant for vaccine history management—not for prescribing daily medicines.
Where and When to Use It
Open chart → Immunization when documenting a vaccine given in clinic, updating history from an outside record, or reviewing series completion before a visit. Use Medications for ongoing drug therapy; use Orders for lab/imaging orders.
How the Screen Works
The table shows Vaccine Name, Code, Age at Vaccination, Date, Description, and Actions. Search by vaccine name, code, or description. Filter with All Vaccines or a specific vaccine name; Clear resets filters. Rows from another clinic may show Other Clinic and Read Only so you cannot edit or delete them. Pagination appears when the list is long.
Fields on Add / Edit
Vaccine Name (required): typing searches standard vaccine (CVX) codes and shows choices like code — short description. Vaccine Code (optional) can also search CVX. Age at Vaccination (optional). Vaccination Date (required; often defaults to today). Description (optional notes). Cancel closes; Submit or Update saves (you may see Saving… while it works).
How to Add an Immunization
Click Add → type the vaccine name and pick from the CVX suggestions when possible (best for standard coding) → set Vaccination Date → add age or description if useful → Submit. Prefer picking from the search list so codes stay consistent across the practice.
How to Edit or Delete
Edit: pencil on a row you own for this clinic → change fields → Update. Delete: trash removes the row (confirm carefully—some deletes happen immediately). Other Clinic rows stay read-only. You need Add, Edit, or Delete Patient Immunization permission for those actions, plus the Immunization tab to see the screen.
Empty States and Filters
No Immunizations Found means none recorded, or none match your search/vaccine filter. Clear filters if you expected to see older vaccines. Use the vaccine dropdown to focus on one series (for example all COVID or flu entries).
Common Issues
Tab missing: Immunization permission or patient not saved yet. Cannot edit a row: Other Clinic / read-only. Vaccine not in dropdown: type the name and still save, or ask clinical lead which CVX name to use. Entering blood pressure here: use Vitals. Entering home meds: use Medications.