Athena Template Mapping: Map Attend Sections to Athena
Template mapping determines where each section of an Attend note appears in Athena.
When a template is created or edited for an Athena workspace, every text section must be assigned an Athena destination or explicitly marked Do not send to Athena.
Supported Athena destinations
Attend can write to four Athena documentation sections.
History of Present Illness
Use for content such as:
Presenting concern
Symptom history and course
Interval history
Relevant subjective history
Review of Systems
Use for an explicit system-by-system review of symptoms.
Physical Exam
Use for clinician-observed or measured examination findings.
Assessment and Plan
Use for content such as:
Diagnoses
Clinical impression
Assessment
Treatment and follow-up plan
Do not send to Athena
Use this option when a section has no safe destination in the supported Athena fields. Common examples include:
Patient-facing instructions
Administrative content
Internal workflow notes
Content that should remain in Attend only
The section remains part of the Attend note but is omitted during Athena writeback.
Map a template
If you have permission to create or edit the template:
Open the template editor in Attend.
Review each section.
Use the Athena destination menu to choose the appropriate destination.
Choose Do not send to Athena for sections that should be omitted.
Confirm that at least one section is sent to Athena.
Save the template.
Mapping rules
Every text section needs a destination or an explicit Do not send choice.
At least one section must be sent to Athena.
Athena does not currently support separate Attend destinations for Plan, Medications, Orders, or Patient Instructions.
Multiple Attend sections may map to the same Athena destination.
When multiple sections share a destination, Attend combines them before sending.
Mapping is configured per template. Two templates can route similar content differently.
Example mapping
For a SOAP-style template, a common mapping is:
Subjective → History of Present Illness
Objective → Physical Exam
Assessment and Plan → Assessment and Plan
If your Objective section contains material that does not belong in Physical Exam, consider creating more specific Attend sections or choosing Do not send to Athena for content without an appropriate destination.
What happens when a template changes?
Review the Athena mapping whenever you:
Add a section
Delete a section
Rename or substantially change the purpose of a section
Duplicate a template
Change the type of content a section should contain
New sections need a destination or Do not send selection. Deleted sections should no longer be referenced by the mapping.
Mapping changes apply to future sends. They do not move or alter content already written to Athena.
Common setup messages
Athena Setup Required
The Send to EHR button may display Athena Setup Required when the template does not have a complete, valid mapping.
Open the template editor and confirm that every section has a destination or Do not send to Athena.
Choose an Athena destination or “Do not send” for every section
At least one section has not been configured. Assign a destination to each section.
At least one section must be sent to Athena
Every section is currently configured as Do not send to Athena. Route at least one section to a supported Athena destination.
This note template needs Athena destinations before it can be sent
The saved template mapping is missing or no longer matches the template. Review the template mapping or contact your workspace administrator.
If the template cannot be edited or the message continues after saving, contact [email protected].