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Document Administered or Dispensed Medications Manually

When a medication is prescribed or ordered from Medications module or Procedure Orders template, it appears in the Medication Management grid. You can document the dispensing and administration of that medication.
  1. On the MICS Med Management template, expand the Medication Management panel.
  2. In the top grid, select the prescribed or ordered medication.
    The details of the medication appear in the Manage Selected Medication section.

  3. If sub-locations are turned on for the practice, select the sub-location the medication is pulled from, and select OK.
  4. To add the diagnosis codes for selected medication, select diagnosis codes in the Diagnosis and Second Dx fields.
  5. Select Dispensed or Administered for non-injectable or injectable medications respectively.
    The corresponding fields are available.
  6. In the Source field, select the source of medication.
  7. In Lot number field, select a lot number.
    The system runs a DUR Check for the medication. If the system cannot complete the DUR Check, a message appears and a note is added to the bottom of the template notifying you that a manual DUR Check should be completed.
    • The Amount field fills in with 1.
    • The Expiration date field fills in for the lot number selected.
    • The Date Administered field fills in with today’s date.
  8. If more than one unit is being dispensed or administered today, select the Amount field and change the quantity.
  9. For administered medications, enter the sequence, administration type, body part, side, position, and reaction.
  10. Enter your comments in the Comments field.
  11. Select Submit.