Managing Medication Dispensing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Restock and Administer the Medications in the Order Management Template

The Restock Medication check box and Administered option enables you to indicate any changes to actual dispensing, or administering medication records. Verify the medications in the grid. Select the medication from the grid. Medication information appears in the fields above with a Restock Medication section. If a patient needs to restock the medication, click the Restock Medication check box. Order Management template Enter the quantity in the Quantity field. Enter Comments. Click Save. An alert message appears that the medicines are restocked and the refills left for the medication. The Quantity entered will add to the Refills Remaining and will subtract from the Dispense Quantity. This update the Units used and Available units fields in the Medication Configuration template. If you click Print Label, it launches a crystal report. This report shows the remaining refills. The refills remaining are also updated in the Medications Module. Select the medication from the dispensed grid. C

Managing Medication Dispensing

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