Patient Pronoun Flags in Template Patient Flag Picker

What’s New

• Three new pronoun flags are available in the Patient flag picker:

  • <patient_subject_pronoun>

  • <patient_object_pronoun>

  • <patient_possessive_adjective>

• Pronoun flags automatically populate when generating notes or letters from templates.

• Population is based on the patient’s Preferred Pronouns setting.

• A fallback logic uses the Gender field if Preferred Pronouns are not selected or set to “Other.”

• Existing <preferred_pronouns> flag functionality remains unchanged.

• Pronoun values only populate when the flags are explicitly inserted into the template.

How It Works 

1. Navigate to either:

   • Settings > Reports > Letter Templates, or

   • Settings > EHR > Templates > Notes.

2. Edit or create a template.
3. Open the Patient flag picker and insert one or more of the following flags:• <patient_subject_pronoun>

   • <patient_object_pronoun>

   • <patient_possessive_adjective>

4. Save the template.
5. When generating a note or letter:• If Preferred Pronouns are set to He/Him, the system populates:

   – he / him / his

   • If set to She/Her, the system populates:

   – she / her / her

   • If set to They/Them, the system populates:

   – they / them / their

6. If Preferred Pronouns are not selected or set to Other, the system uses Gender as fallback:• Male → he / him / his

   • Female → she / her / her

   • Unknown → they / them / their

7. Templates without these new flags behave as before and are unaffected.

Benefits

• Ensures consistent and accurate pronoun usage in generated content.

• Reduces manual edits and pronoun-related errors.

• Supports inclusive documentation practices.

• Maintains backward compatibility with existing template flags.

• Enhances clarity and professionalism in patient communications.