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Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR) & Soap Notes

Ryan Emery

Created on January 9, 2023

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Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR) & Soap Notes

Electronic health records are structured using the Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR) method of record keeping. While the names of these components vary, what they contain does not. POMR has five components (Click each component to learn more):

Disposition

Database

Initial Plan

Encounter Progress Note

Problem List

Click the following button to learn what SOAP stands for:

SOAP Note Format

Encounter notes are structured using the SOAP note format.

Subjective

Objective

Assessment

This includes the patient’s chief complaint and the history of present illness, emphasizing elements that contribute to the differential diagnosis.

Plan

This includes the pertinent objective data related to the patient’s presentation, including vital signs, a pertinent physical examination, and pertinent testing (lab, radiology, pathology, etc.).

This summarizes the working diagnosis, rationale, and other possibilities that need to be addressed. The assessment should guide the plan.

The plan includes further diagnostic investigations, therapeutic interventions such as medications or interventions, and appropriate counseling and patient education.

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