Medications Preferences

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View User Preferences

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From the Tools menu, select Preferences. The Preferences window opens. The window contains the following tabs: General (displays by default when you open the Preferences window) Main Toolbar Medical Records Templates Medications Formulary Reference Quality Reporting Documents Parent topic: User Preferences

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User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables system settings to be customized according to user-defined preferences. View User Preferences Copy User Preferences Change User Preferences General Preferences Medical Records Preferences Templates Preferences Medications Preferences Set up Formulary Browser Preferences Set up Reference Preferences NextGen HQM Quality Reporting Preferences Documents Preferences Parent topic: Using Layout and User Preferences

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DUR Preferences

The Drug Utilization Review (DUR) preferences enable you to create a predefined list of the override reasons required for acknowledging all DUR interactions. If you have the necessary user rights and permissions, you can set the following display levels: Interaction Display Level Condition Interaction Display Level Pediatric Precautions Display Level Geriatric Precautions Display Level Allergy Interactions Display Level Note: The interaction default value should be equal to or greater than the interaction minimum value for all interaction settings in Universal Preferences. For more information on the DUR, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Medications and Medication Allergies User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Create a List of Drug Interaction Override Reasons Drug Interaction Display Level Condition Interaction Display Level Pediatric Precautions Display Level Geriatric Precautions Display Level Allergy Interactions Display Level Parent topic: Medication

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Allergy DUR Preferences

This section outlines the preferences that can be used to perform an allergy interaction DUR: Setting up the Medications Operations Right for Interaction Display Level. You can select User Group in Enterprise Practice > Rights > OPERATIONS > Medications. Setting up the applicable Medication Universal Preferences including: Allergy Interaction Level Display Default Allergy Interaction Level Displayed MinimumYou can select View > Universal Preferences > NextGen Preferences Tools > Medication. For more information on setting up preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator Guide for NextGen® Enterprise, File Maintenance Guides for NextGen® Enterprise, and Layouts and Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. In NextGen® Enterprise EHR: Setting up the applicable DUR Preferences for override reasons and allergy interaction display level: You can select Tools > Preferences > Medications > View/DUR > DUR Preferences/Allergy Interacti

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Medication Universal Preferences

The Medication Universal Preferences control various elements in the Medications module and the Medication Allergies module in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Preference Description Allergy Interaction Level Display Default Sets the default display levels for allergy interactions for all users in the system. Allergy Interaction Level Display Minimum Sets the minimum allowed display level that a user is able to set in the User Preferences in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. The following display levels are available: 3 - All significant and cross sensitivity allergy alerts 2 - All significant allergy interactions 1 - Most significant allergy interactions 0 - Disable allergy alerts Setting the minimum display level determines the level of allergic interactions displayed. For example, setting the preference to display Level 2 displays both Level 1 and Level 2 alerts whereas setting the value to Level 3 displays Level 1, 2, and 3 alerts. Allow Entry of User Defined Medication When set to True, the Add UD

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Prescribe a New Medication

You can prescribe a new medication to a patient from the Medication Search window. Note: NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically checks a new prescribed medication against the patient’s other prescribed medications and displays an alert if a drug interaction exists. NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays an alert for inactive ingredients with the associated allergic reactions and the percentage of available formulation that contains the inactive ingredients. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open Medications module. Select Prescribe New. The Medication Search window opens. Search for a medication. Note: If you select a medication that is a duplicate of an active or a pending medication for the patient, or if you select a medication that has contraindications to an existing patient's diagnosis, NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays a warning message. Enter the medication's details. Select a SIG and enter additional medication information. Perform a manual drug interactions check. Save the prescribed med

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