Prescribe a New Medication

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Medication Interactions

A new medication prescribed to a patient or an existing medication being renewed can have a negative interaction with either an allergy or another medication previously prescribed. The medication can create a disease contraindication or be a duplicate of an already prescribed medication. The medication interaction process checks for all possible instances and displays a Drug Interaction window that lists all interactions, contraindications and duplications. The Drug Interaction window display of drug and allergy/drug interactions, disease contraindication, and geriatric and pediatric precautions is based on the display levels set for the system and a specific user. The medication interaction process does not perform checks on user-defined medications and allergies. If the DUR - Display alert on User Defined Allergies (UDAs) or DUR - Display alert on User Defined Medications (UDMs) Universal Preference is enabled, you are warned that "User Defined Allergy/ Non-Screened Allergy" or "User

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Prescribe Medication using Real-Time Prescription Benefit

In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, open the Medications module. Run the Rx Eligibility for the patient and then select Prescribe New. Search and select the medication using the formulary search option. The medication you selected appears under the Temporary status. Temporary Status Select the applicable pharmacy. Enter the medication quantity and day supply. The day supply value is calculated by dividing the prescribed quantity by the daily doses. The field supports up to three numeric values. Note: The estimated cost of the medication for the patient appears, and the Show Alternatives/Pricing Coverage link becomes available. Select Show Alternatives/ Pricing Coverage. The Alternatives/Pricing Coverage window opens which displays the alternative medication options. The window also displays the patient’s deductible and additional pricing coverage details. Alternatives/Pricing Coverage To view the pharmacy details for a specific coverage, hover over the coverage details. To view the entire name

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Patient Medication Trigger Overview

If you are using the Patient Medication trigger to prescribe a new medication to the selected patient, the trigger supports both the NDC ID and the Med ID. Contact your system administrator regarding the specific setup of your templates. The Patient Medication Renew trigger now displays a SIG dispensable message for a medication with weight-based dosing for a pediatric patient. The message requires you to confirm if you want to use the new dispensable SIG or the original SIG. To use the Patient Medication Education or External Reference trigger in NextGen® Enterprise EHR: You can enter the External Drug Reference Site URL under Medications preferences. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Layout and Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. In the Medications module, you can select an existing medication, and select External Reference from the Education drop-down. PRN is not a valid refill value. For existing records, 99 is the e

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

View Patient Medications

Before you begin You must ensure that you have the View access right enabled in MODULES > Medical Records > Medications in System Administrator. For more information on user access rights, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. You can view a quick list of the patient's active medications and also open the Medications module to add, update, or reconcile the patient's medications. A total count of the patient's active medications appears on the Medications button on the Quick Buttons panel. Note: The icon indicates that the patient account does not have any active medications records and the No Active Medications check box in Medication Module is not selected. The icon indicates that the patient does not have any active medications and the No Active Medications check box in Medication Module is selected. For more information on the Medications module, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download t

NextGen® Mobile Help

Prescribe and Send Medications to a Pharmacy

If the ambient assist note is available, you can select medications from the Suggested tab, otherwise you can select medications from the Favorites or Search tab. Open NextGen® Mobile. Open the Patient Chart view for your patient. Select Today's Visit. Note: You must select an unlocked encounter or create an encounter. In NextGen® Mobile, the Medications module is available for NextGen® Enterprise EHR 6.2021.1 and later versions. Select the open icon or View All next to Medications (Rx). In Medications, the patient's active medications appear. Note: The Prescribe New Rx option is available for default provider active encounters. Select Prescribe New Rx, and then do one of the following: To select medications from the ambient assist suggestions, select the Suggested tab, select the necessary medications, and then select Next. To select medications from favorite groups or the main list, on the Favorites or Search tab, search for and select medications, and then select Next. On the Sugges

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Document Medications

You can document the medications to prescribe to a patient using the Medications module. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake template. In the Medications panel, select Add/Update. The Medications module opens. Select Prescribe New. The Medication Search template opens. Search for and select a medicine from the list. Enter the Sig, Quantity, Refills, and Start date details. Select the Prescribed elsewhere check box, if applicable. Select Accept. Close the Medications module. Note: If applicable, you can select the Comment link to open the Medication Comment template. You must not use the Medication Comment template to list medications the patient is consuming. You can use the Medication Comment template as a temporary location to list all the unknown medications the patient is consuming along with the dosage and sig details. Parent topic: Viewing Patient Medications Parent topic: Cardiology Intake Staff Workflow

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