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Document the Medication Administration Details for the Patient

Before you begin

You must have additional security rights assigned in System Administrator to add or modify the client's medication inventory. If you do not have security rights to access the Patient Medication Inventory (BH) window, contact your practice administrator.

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and then in Patient History, select Open Templates.
    The Select Template window opens.
  2. On the Medical Records tab, select All.
  3. Select MAR Administration (BH), and then select OK.
  4. Select the program, specialty, and visit type.
  5. In the Medication Scheduling panel, schedule the patient's medications from the active medication list.
  6. In the Medication Administration panel, process the patient's medications scheduled for the current date.
    The processed medications appear in the Meds Administered Today grid.
  7. To reverse a medication for any error rectification, select the medication in the Meds Administered Today grid, and then select Reverse.
    The MAR Admin Reverse window opens displaying the status as Reversed and the updated quantity. Also, the Medication Inventory grid displays the updated quantity for the reversed medication.
  8. To see the complete list of the patient's medication history, select Full Medication Hx.
    The Medication Administration History window opens. You can select filters to refine and print the list for the administered and reversed medications.
  9. Generate the document of the complete medication administration history.
  10. In the Medication Inventory panel, select Update Inventory to modify the patient's existing medication inventory.