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Prerequisites: Configure custom measurement fields and groups before recording measurements that are not already set up.
Measurements track patient values over time, such as vitals, body composition, lab results, range of motion, or assessment scores.

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Where measurements appear

Open a patient chart to view measurements in two places:
  • Overview — the Measurements section shows the latest values in each group.
  • Medical Notes & Data — the Measurements section gives more room for tables, charts, goals, and editing.
If a value is recorded for a field that is not in a group, it appears under Other Measurements. If Show Measurements is enabled in Settings > Patient Experience > Patient Portal, patients can also see measurements in the patient portal.

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Record measurements from a patient chart

1

Open the patient chart

Open the patient and go to Overview or Medical Notes & Data.
2

Start a measurement entry

In Measurements, click Add.
3

Choose what to record

In Add Measurements, select a measurement group or open Individual Fields and choose one field.
4

Enter the measurement date

Set Measurement Date to the date the values were taken.
5

Enter values

Fill in the fields you want to record. Required fields are marked with an asterisk.
6

Save

Click Save. The values appear in Measurements on the patient chart.
If a field already has a value on the selected date, Decoda shows Last: with the existing value. Leave Keep existing selected to avoid adding another value, or switch to Record new to save a new entry. Each measurement group can be viewed as Table, Cards, or Chart. The available view depends on how the group was configured in Settings > Clinical > Measurements. In the Table view, a date row that contains more than one set of values shows an expand chevron. Click it to see each individual entry, with its own time, listed under that date. For fields recorded many times a day — steps, glucose, water — use the grouping menu at the top of the group to collapse them into one row per period. Pick a period under Group by: No grouping, Day, or Week. Then pick how several readings in the same period combine under Combine with: Sum, Average, or Latest. With Sum or Average, the row is labelled with the rule and how many readings it stands for; Latest shows the most recent reading as it was recorded. Either way, expand the row to edit an individual reading. If the same field belongs to more than one group, Decoda shows one chart pill for that field instead of repeating it. Use the pill to show or hide the field in the chart. Some calculated scores show a Score donut chart. The ring shows the parts of the score, their weight, and how much each part contributed. A calculated value may show a Warning label. Open the warning to see why it appears. For example, Decoda may have used an earlier value because the current measurement date was missing one of the needed fields. For numeric fields, use Set Goal or Edit Goal to track a target. Goals can appear on cards, tables, and charts. Calculated goals may appear automatically when Decoda can calculate them from related field goals. To change a recorded value, use Edit Value on that entry. Calculated values cannot be edited directly; update the values they are based on instead.

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Values from forms and notes

Measurements can also come from forms and clinical notes:
  • A form that includes Measurements or Measurement Groups saves those answers to the patient chart when the patient submits the form.
  • A note template that includes Measurements or Measurement Groups saves those answers to the patient chart when the provider clicks Save.
  • An AI Scribe note can fill measurement fields from the visit conversation. Review the values before clicking Save.
These values appear in the same Measurements sections as values entered directly from the patient chart. Values submitted by patients through a form show a Patient or Patient reported label in measurement tables, cards, patient portal widgets, and chart details. Values recorded by staff or saved from provider notes do not show this label.

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What can be recorded

Measurement fields can collect:
  • Numbers, such as weight, pulse, or A1C.
  • Text, such as a clinical score label.
  • One choice from a fixed list.
  • Multiple values from a list or typed in by staff.
Calculated fields, such as BMI, BMR, and custom scores, are filled in by Decoda after the needed values exist. A calculated score may combine several related measurements. Lower section scores can help point staff to the area that needs review.