Streamlining Clinical Documentation with Text Blaze and Data Blaze Integration

Introduction

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a Text Blaze snippet I created that integrates with a Data Blaze table to streamline clinical history documentation. This setup helps pull structured data for common conditions directly into my EMR notes, reducing typing and ensuring comprehensive documentation.

How It Works

  1. Select the Complaint/Diagnosis – A dropdown menu pulls a list of complaints from my Data Blaze table.
  2. Pre-Filled History Components – Based on the selected complaint, the snippet loads:
    • Symptoms
    • Aggravating & alleviating factors
    • Associated symptoms
    • Red flags
    • Treatments tried
    • Other relevant history
  3. Customizable Sections – The snippet allows selection of which history components to include, keeping notes relevant to the case.
  4. Editable Fields – Pre-populated options from Data Blaze can be selected, edited, or additional custom inputs can be added dynamically.

Example Use Case

If I select Cough, the snippet auto-fills:

  • Symptoms: Cough (auto-selected), fever, dyspnea, sputum production
  • Aggravating Factors: Cold air, lying flat, exercise
  • Red Flags: Hemoptysis, weight loss, persistent fever, severe dyspnea
  • Treatments Tried: OTC cough syrup, inhalers, antibiotics

Cough is auto-selected as a primary symptom, while other symptoms are available for selection. I can then modify or add additional details as needed before inserting the finalized history into my note.

Snippet + table

Here is the bundle + link to the snippet and data blaze table

Benefits

:white_check_mark: Saves time by reducing manual typing
:white_check_mark: Ensures standardized, structured documentation
:white_check_mark: Customizable to individual patient presentations
:white_check_mark: Easy to expand with new conditions

Would love to hear feedback from others using Text Blaze for medical documentation. Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvement!

Cheers!

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Fantastic work on this. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks, still refining it so that it is a little more user friendly. I'm also working on a similar one for the exam and assessment/plan section but it I'm not happy with them yet.

Note: Updated the snippet so that the selection boxes (i.e. the formmenu's) stay at 10 characters wide. This way they act as selection boxes and don't keep expanding as more items are selected (which resulted in the other elements / buttons / text boxes being moved further down / right as more items were selected).

Link to snippet bundle

Again, open to any suggestions for improvements