Tribal Affiliation Searchable Dropdown Added to Patient Demographics

What’s New

• The Tribal Affiliation field appears on the Demographics > Profile page when the Race field is set to either of these two separate values: “Alaska Native” or “American Indian or Alaska Native”.

• The field is a searchable dropdown that supports multiple selections.

• Dropdown values are sourced from the HL7 v3-TribalEntityUS CodeSystem.

• Each selection stores the code, code system URI, and display name in the backend.

• The field is reflected across Patient Portal, LEAP, Avalon, and the Patient Audit Trail.

• No default values are applied, even when mandatory-field rules are enabled.

How It Works 

• Navigate to Patient > Registration > Demographics.

• Select any one of the following as the patient’s Race: “American Indian or Alaska Native” or “Alaska Native.”

• The Tribal Affiliation field appears as a searchable dropdown.

• Begin typing to search the HL7 v3-TribalEntityUS dataset; matching tribes appear dynamically.

• Select one or more tribal affiliations (display name shown in the UI).

• Save the demographics.

• The system stores the selected code, code system URI, and display name.

Benefits

•  Improves accuracy and standardization of demographic data capture.

• Supports audit readiness by storing coded, traceable demographic values.

• Enhances usability with searchable, multi-select dropdowns for large datasets.

• Maintains consistency across clinical, portal, and audit-related modules.