Managing Medication Dispensing

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Medication Dispensing Functionality

Medication dispensing functionality is added to the Order Management template for documenting and managing inventory for medications that are dispensed in-house. Medication Dispensing Restocking fields allows you to indicate any changes to actual dispensing, or administering records. It allows documenting patient specific education and counseling regarding birth control methods, tracking medication dispensing with charge capture, refill tracking and patient-specific and location / practice-specific inventory. The medications configured in the Medication Configuration system template appears in the Order Management templates. You can search for medications using generic or brand name medications, change the display name of the medication, and manage the inventory of the medication per location. Parent topic: Intake Template

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Documenting Provider Test Action

You can enter and manage brief action details or notes and tasks for future encounters. You can open the Provider Test Action template through the Provider Test Action link. You can document actions to be taken after reviewing a patient's results, and view the patient's appointment and contact information. Open the Provider Test Action Template You can open the Provider Test Action template to document and view a patient's appointment and contact information. Sort Orders Details On the Order Management template, you can view changes made to orders created by different users. View Order Management Details You can view order details on the Order Management Details template. Managing Medication Dispensing With the medication dispensing functionality on the Order Management template, you can document and manage inventory for medications that are dispensed in-house. Parent topic: Viewing Template Links on the Home Page Template

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Configure Medications in the Medication Configuration System Template

The Medication Configuration system template provides instructions configure and document dispensing or administering medications to patients at the practice. You can track and document dispensing while remaining within their current workflows. Only medications set up in the Medication Configuration system template can be dispensed or administered on the Order Management template, provided they have also been placed in the patient’s Medication module. When you dispense or administer a medication in the Order Management template, the new inventory count is updated on the Medication Configuration template. Access Medication Configuration Template Parent topic: Medication Configuration System Template

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Medication Configuration

The Medication Configuration template allows you to configure and document dispensing or administering medications to patients at the practice. You can track and document dispensing while remaining within their current workflows Only medications set up in the Medication Configuration system template can be dispensed or administered on the Order Management template, provided they have also been placed in the patient’s Medication Module. The Medication Configuration template consists of three panels: Medication Dispensing Inventory Modify Additional SIG Instruction Categories Additional SIG Configuration Add Medication Inventory You can add medication inventory to a location. Manage Additional SIG Instruction Categories Panel You can add, update, and remove additional SIG categories. Add Additional SIG Configuration You can add additional SIGs and link them to the configured medications. Parent topic: Medication Configuration System Template

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Using NextGen® Medication Inventory Control

You can use the NextGen® Medication Inventory Control medical record templates to document the administration and dispensing of medications from your configured inventory. Documenting Dispensed Medications You can document medications that are dispensed and administered to the patient on the MICS Dispensing template. General Information Ordering and Administering Immunizations You can order vaccines, and document immunization information on the MICS Immunizations template. Documenting Injections and Aspirations You can document joint injections and aspirations for a patient. Documenting Ophthalmology Injections You can document ophthalmology injection procedures for a patient on the MICS MedAdmin OPH template. Managing Medications You can document the dispensing and administration details of ordered medications on the MICS Med Management template.

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Dispense Medications in the Order Management Template

The Manage Selected Order section is used to dispense, restock, and administer medicines and add additional SIGs. Highlight the medication in the grid.If you have not configured the selected medications in the Medication Configuration system template, an alert message appears. Order Management template If the medications are configured in the Medication Configuration template, it updates the Order, Lot number, Expiration date and other fields. Order Management template If there is an Additional SIG available, click the Additional SIG checkbox. Click the Additional SIG category and Additional SIG field and select an option from the list. Click the Dispensed option. Enter the Quantity dispensed. Enter Comments. Select a SIM code. Click the Diagnosis code field. Select a diagnosis code. Click Save & Task.The Select Task Recipients window opens. Click OK.An alert message displays if you want to task it to yourself. Click Yes.A task is sent to your Inbox and an alert message appears notifyi

Managing Medication Dispensing

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