User-Defined Medications

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User-Defined Medications

In compliance with the requirements of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), NextGen® Enterprise enables you to add User Defined Medications (UDM). You can add a User-Defined Medication through File Maintenance or in the Medications module. A user-defined medication can be added only if that medication does not exist in your database. All user-defined medications are assigned a generic sequence number (GSN). The GSN uniquely identifies a product and formulation specific to its agent, dosage form, strength, and route of administration. The GSN is not unique across manufacturers or package sizes. It is strongly recommended you add only a single User Defined Medication. All users should select that one user-defined medication. After a Medication Update is performed, it is recommended that you run a report on all user-defined medications and whenever possible, select the recently added medications. To add a new user-defined medication using the Medicat

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Add User-Defined Medications from the Medications Module

You cannot delete a user-defined medication. The Add UDM button is available only if the Allow Entry of User Defined Medication universal preference is set to True. Open the Medication Search window. Medication Search Select the search type from the Search list. Enter a full or partial name of the medication in the Find field. If the medication does not exist in your database, select Add UDM. The Add User Defined Medication window opens. The Brand Name and Generic Name fields are required. Add User Defined Medication Enter the medication information, including: Form DEA Class Strength Route Add Defaults information, including: Quantity Refills Generic OK Default SIG For Generic Source select one of the following: Single Multiple Unspecified For Status select one of the following: Prescription Only Over the Counter For DEA Regulations, select or clear the Do not allow faxing check box. Select a State DEA Class from the list. Add User Defined Medication Select Add. Parent topic: User-Def

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Add User-Defined Medications

You can add additional medications to the list of company-specific and provider-specific medications. You can add a user-defined medication only if it does not already exist in your database. CAUTION: If you add a user-defined medication, you cannot delete it. To add a user-defined medication, do the following: From the Master Files - System list, select Medication Tasks. The Medications Task window opens. Under Medications Tasks, select Add User-Defined Medication. The Add User-Defined Medications window opens. Enter information for the medication. Select Save. Add User-Defined Medications Field Descriptions Parent topic: Medication Tasks

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise

Add User-Defined Medications

You can add additional medications to the list of company-specific and provider-specific medications. You can add a user-defined medication only if it does not already exist in your database. CAUTION: If you add a user-defined medication, you cannot delete it. To add a user-defined medication, do the following: From the Master Files - System list, select Medication Tasks. The Medications Task window opens. Under Medications Tasks, select Add User-Defined Medication. The Add User-Defined Medications window opens. Enter information for the medication. For more information, refer to Add User-Defined Medications Field Descriptions. Select Save. Add User-Defined Medications Field Descriptions Parent topic: Medication Tasks

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Add User-Defined Medications from the Medications Module

You cannot delete a user-defined medication. The Add UDM button is available only if the Allow Entry of User Defined Medication universal preference is set to True. Open the Medication Search window. Medication Search Select the search type from the Search list. Enter a full or partial name of the medication in the Find field. If the medication does not exist in your database, select Add UDM. The Add User Defined Medication window opens. The Brand Name and Generic Name fields are required. Add User Defined Medication Enter the medication information, including: Form DEA Class Strength Route Add Defaults information, including: Quantity Refills Generic OK Default SIG For Generic Source select one of the following: Single Multiple Unspecified For Status select one of the following: Prescription Only Over the Counter For DEA Regulations, select or clear the Do not allow faxing check box. Select a State DEA Class from the list. Add User Defined Medication Select Add. Parent topic: User-Def

NextGen® Medication Inventory Control Help 10.6.3.0

Prescribe/Manage Prescriptions

You can launch the Medication module from this template to prescribe and manage medication. Select the Medications button. The Medication module opens. Select Prescribe New. The Medication Search template opens. Type the medication name in the Find field. As you type more letters of the name, the search is refined to match what you have entered. When you find the medication, double-click on it to add it to the Selected Medications grid. If the drug has any counter indications or interactions with other medications, or specifics of how it can be purchased or prescribed, a window opens for you to acknowledge those. When you have added all of the medications you need to the Selected Medications grid, click Select. The medications display in the Medication module. If the selected medication does not have defaults for the required Sig, Quantity, Refills, and Start date, click those fields and enter the information. If applicable, select the Prescribed Elsewhere check box and enter the sourc

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