Select a Supervising Physician

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Supervising Physician

A provider enrolled with Surescripts and eligible to ePrescribe patient medications may need a supervising physician. The Additional Prescription Detail tab of the Medications module provides a list of supervising physicians. To enable the Supervising Physician list, you must select the Supervising Physician Required check box on the ePrescribing tab of the Providers master file in File Maintenance. The Supervising Physician list enables you to select the default supervising physician, rendering provider, or any other provider who does not require a supervisor. The following conditions apply when selecting a supervising physician. Condition Selection Prescribing physician of the active medication does not require supervision. The Supervising Physician list is disabled and displays <Not Set>. Prescribing physician of the active medication requires supervision and the default physician is selected in File Maintenance. The Supervising Physician list is enabled and displays <Default Provid

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Select a Supervising Physician

If a provider who requires supervision attempts to submit a patient prescription electronically and the supervising physician is not selected or is an invalid selection, an error message appears. Select Close and Fix and select the appropriate supervising physician or fax the prescription. Note: When renewing and ePrescribing multiple medications, if a medication needs supervision and has a default supervising physician selected in File Maintenance, the default supervising physician is assigned during send. With a patient in context and a medication selected, do one of the following: Select the Additional Prescription Detail link. Select the Additional Prescription Detail tab. The Additional Prescription Detail pane opens. Additional Prescription Detail Select a valid physician from the Supervising Physician list. Parent topic: Supervising Physician

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Electronic Prescriptions

You can electronically submit a prescription directly to a selected pharmacy. The ePrescribing feature uses the Surescripts retail and mail-order networks of pharmacies and must be set up through File Maintenance and System Administrator. You should remember the following points before submitting prescriptions electronically: Any medication you submit electronically must have a valid patient's Rx eligibility request, a valid SIG, a numeric quantity value, and a unit type. When resubmitting (including responding to refill requests) a medication previously prescribed without a valid unit type, you must update the unit type to a valid value. You can submit controlled substances electronically only if ePCS is set up. User-defined medications are not supported with Surescripts. You cannot send a medication that is not DEA Schedule 0 without the required setup. If you need supervision, you cannot send a prescription without selecting the appropriate supervising physician. Electronically Subm

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Electronic Prescriptions

You can electronically submit a prescription directly to a selected pharmacy. The ePrescribing feature uses the Surescripts retail and mail-order networks of pharmacies and must be set up through File Maintenance and System Administrator. You should remember the following points before submitting prescriptions electronically: Any medication you submit electronically must have a valid patient's Rx eligibility request, a valid SIG, a numeric quantity value, and a unit type. When resubmitting (including responding to refill requests) a medication previously prescribed without a valid unit type, you must update the unit type to a valid value. You can submit controlled substances electronically only if ePCS is set up. User-defined medications are not supported with Surescripts. You cannot send a medication that is not DEA Schedule 0 without the required setup. If you need supervision, you cannot send a prescription without selecting the appropriate supervising physician. Electronically Subm

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Supervising Physician

A provider enrolled with Surescripts and eligible to ePrescribe patient medications may need a supervising physician. The Additional Prescription Detail tab of the Medications module provides a list of supervising physicians. To enable the Supervising Physician list, you must select the Supervising Physician Required check box on the ePrescribing tab of the Providers master file in File Maintenance. The Supervising Physician list enables you to select the default supervising physician, rendering provider, or any other provider who does not require a supervisor. The following conditions apply when selecting a supervising physician. Condition Selection Prescribing physician of the active medication does not require supervision. The Supervising Physician list is disabled and displays <Not Set>. Prescribing physician of the active medication requires supervision and the default physician is selected in File Maintenance. The Supervising Physician list is enabled and displays <Default Provid

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Configure an eRx Supervising Physician

In File Maintenance, from Master Files > System, select Providers. The Providers List window opens. Double-click a provider. The Modify Provider Information window opens. Select the ePrescribing tab. Select Supervising Physician Required. Modify Provider Information Do one of the following: Select a provider from the Supervising Physician list. For no default provider, clear the Supervising Physician list. If you want the rendering provider to be the supervising physician, select Rendering Provider. Select OK. Parent topic: Role of the eRx Supervising Physician

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