Clinicians can modify the way in which a problem label or name appears in lists. By selecting the "details" link next to a problem list item, a problem "display" becomes available and editable:
The same "details" area allows other problem properties to be set, such as whether the problem is chronic or not, what priority (high, medium, low) is assigned, whether the problem is active or principal and when the problem was first noted and/or diagnosed.
Clinicians should be careful when editing the problem "display" text. Small clarifications, as in the example above, are okay. But changing problem displays is not a a replacement for making a problem selection more precise (e.g., when a baseline ejection fraction becomes known, "Congestive Heart Failure" should be narrowed to "Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction" by selecting the more specific problem name). Display names persist only for the current encounter.
Accurate problem selections are important for decision supports and patient acuity and comorbidity burden estimates.