You can document medication dispensed to a patient in your practice by scanning the barcode printed on the medication package.
- On the MICS Dispensing template, expand the Medication Dispensing panel.
- Select the sub-location, if enabled.
- Select the Scan Barcode button.
- Scan the medication barcode printed on the medication package.
Note: If the inventory contains multiple medications matching the scanned barcode in the inventory, a list of medications appears, where for you tocan select the requirednecessary medication.
The
Source,
Medication,
Lot Number,
Unit Type,
Exp. Date and
CPT Code fields fill in. The system also runs a DUR Check for the medication.
- Select the interactions you want to acknowledge, enter the reason, and select Acknowledge.
The Number Pad window opens to select quantity.
- Select the quantity being given in the Qty field.
Note: For single dose medications, if you enter a quantity lesser than the vial amount, a confirmation message appears to confirm wasting the remaining quantity. You must select
Yes.
If you are giving multiple injections to a patient from a single dose vial, document the total quantity in single row. You can enter the location, side, and number of injections in Notes field.
- Select the administration, location, and side in the corresponding fields.
- Enter your notes in the Notes field.
- Select Add/Update.