Prescribing (Physician)Chapter 17

Objective Place dispensed and prescribed medications orders

Key Concepts Dispensed medications Prescribed medications ePrescribing

Prescribing Medications Dispensed medications are those that the medical facility has

on hand to provide to the patient Prescription medications are those for which the patient

needs to have a prescription filled at a pharmacy Meaningful Use Core Objective 4 is ePrescribing which calls

for physicians to electronically generate and transmit prescriptions and prescription-related information

Do This! Pg. 215

Ordering Medications using The Problem-Focused Method Place cursor in Medications field on Visit Documentation screen

(Figure 17-1) At top of screen MedTrak displaces patients allergies to

medications which complies with Meaningful Use Core Objective 11 Two ways for physicians to prescribe medications are the same two

ways the physician uses to place orders for x-rays or treatments Click Medications button on Visit documentation screen(Figure 17-

2) Use plus and minus signs to navigate to correct medication hen

click green cross to select medication Do This! Pg. 217

Ordering Medications using The Order Code Method Second way to place order for medication is to use order code Order code can be entered directly in Medication Field on Visit

Documentation screen Enter order code in Medication field Press ENTER key This method is faster because you just type the name of

medication rather than locate it on the medication tree Order by Code screen appears which reads the code and

displays the related order (Figure 17-4) Click SUBMIT button to confirm this is the correct medication

Order By Code Next screen is order details screen for the medication displaying

number to dispense and directions for taking the medication MedTrak populates the standard way a physician writes the

prescription to save time This can also be standardized by the medical facility or individual

physician The physician can type over the prescribed amount to change

the directions This screen has the same functionality as Open Orders screen If wrong medication was ordered click CANCEL ORDER button Do This! Pg. 221-222

Printing The Patient’s Chart You will need to print and turn in the patient documentation

for the patient you completed in the electronic health record Do This! Pg. 222

For Prescription Medications MedTrak includes two questions about samples: 1. How many samples did the physician dispense? 2. What is the lot number of the sample medication? If there was a recall on the sample medication given to the

patient the facility could run a report and see which patients received that lot number of the sample and notify the patients about the recall

To finish ordering click Submit Answers button MedTrak refreshes Order by Code screen displaying addition

of the medication chosen to the right(Figure 17-7)