--- title: Automatically saving questionnaire responses to the patient record description: Enable Autosave in Abtrace to automatically write eligible patient questionnaire responses directly to EMIS or SystmOne. --- [Skip to content](https://help.abtrace.co/automatically-saving-questionnaire-responses-to-the-patient-record#main-content) [![abtrace-logo-colour@2x-3.png\]](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/abtrace-logo-colour@2x-3.png?width=124&height=60&name=abtrace-logo-colour@2x-3.png)](https://help.abtrace.co/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Go to abtrace.com](https://www.abtrace.com/) [Go to abtrace.com](https://www.abtrace.com/) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Abtrace Support Portal](https://help.abtrace.co/?hsLang=en) 2. [Patient Engagement](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en) 3. [Questionnaires](https://help.abtrace.co/patient-engagement?hsLang=en#questionnaires) # Automatically saving questionnaire responses to the patient record Abtrace can automatically save selected patient questionnaire responses directly to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). When Autosave is enabled, eligible questionnaire responses are written directly to EMIS or SystmOne without requiring your team to manually review and accept each response. ### Which questionnaires support Autosave? Autosave is currently available for the following questionnaires: - **Lifestyle** - Smoking status - Alcohol use (AUDIT-C) - Physical activity - **Patient details** - Weight - Height - BMI - Ethnicity - **Vaccination preferences** - Flu vaccine - COVID vaccine ### How to enable Autosave 1. Log in to the [User Management Portal](http://portal.abtrace.com/). 2. Select your organisation. 3. Go to the **Patient Portal** section. 4. Search for and select the questionnaire task you want to enable Autosave for. 5. Select **Gather information**. 6. Turn on **Autosave** for the questionnaire. **![](https://help.abtrace.co/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-22-2026-12-45-16-6658-PM.png?width=670&height=436&name=image-png-Sep-22-2026-12-45-16-6658-PM.png)** Once enabled, all subsequent patient responses submitted for that questionnaire type will automatically be written to EMIS or SystmOne. [💡 Click here to find out more about how questionnaires work](https://help.abtrace.co/questionnaires?hsLang=en) ### What happens when a response is saved? The patient's questionnaire responses and relevant clinical codes will be written to the consultation notes in the usual way. Automatically saved responses will be labelled: **“Response recorded automatically”** Your practice will also receive an email confirming that the response has been successfully saved to the patient record. ### What happens if Autosave is unsuccessful? Autosave requires an active connection between Abtrace and EMIS or SystmOne. If the response cannot be written to the patient record for any reason, it will **not be lost**. Instead, an email will be sent to your practice's nominated inbox so your team can review and manually accept the response in the usual way. ### Can I stop successful Autosave emails from appearing in my inbox? Autosave confirmation emails cannot currently be turned off. However, you can create a rule in Outlook to automatically move them into a separate folder. 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