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Epic: Avoiding Repeated Allergic, Hypersensitive, and Intolerance Reactions

A patient who suffers from an allergic, hypersensitive, or intolerant reaction or disposition with a known cause should be protected by the healthcare providers from any repetitions of these episodes.

Healthcare professionals at the point of care should have access to known allergic, hypersensitive, or intolerant reactions or dispositions in the clinical record. Health information systems should share this information and implement systems to alert the healthcare team of possible risks automatically.

Allergic, hypersensitive, and intolerant reactions can be avoided by preventing the prescription or administration of known trigger substances. The proper documentation of known allergic, hypersensitivity, or intolerance episodes is critical to making this knowledge available at the point of care and supporting decision-making that would prevent these future situations. Information needs to be recorded with the right level of detail and context to support these processes.<Add description to clarify the overarching goals/ use cases> 

Use Case 1: Documentation of Information Related to Allergy, Hypersensitivity, and Intolerance

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