Document On the Fly Medications

You can document dispensing or administration of on the fly medications that are ordered from Medications module or Office Procedures template.

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.
   Note: Sub-Location is a required field, if turned on.
4. To add the diagnosis codes for selected medication, select diagnosis codes in the Diagnosis and Second Dx fields.
   Note: You can not edit the diagnosis codes that are associated with the medications in the Medications module or Office Procedures template.
5. Select Dispensed or Administered for non-injectable or injectable medications respectively.
   The corresponding fields are available.
6. Select the Add Med on the Fly link.
   The MLTS MedConfig Add PU window opens.

   

7. Select if the medication is billable or non-billable.
8. From the Source field, select the source of medication.
   The Med Config: Drug Names picklist opens.
9. Select a medication from the Drug Name field.
   The MLTS LotTrack Manuf Drug PL picklist opens.
10. Select the manufacturer in the Manufacturer field.
    The NDC, JCode, and unit type are filled in the corresponding fields.
11. Enter the lot number and expiration date in the corresponding fields, and then select Add.
    The MLTS MedConfig Add PU window closes and the added medication details appear in the corresponding fields in the Manage Selected Medication section.

    

12. For administered medications, enter the sequence, administration type, body part, side, position, and reaction.
    Note: The sequence, administration type, body part, side, position, and reaction fields are only turned on post selecting the Administered option. You can configure picklists for the administration, body part, side, and position in the Administering Template Body Part/Location panel on the Medication Picklist system template.

    For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Configuration Guide forNextGen®Medication Inventory Control.

13. Enter the quantity being dispensed or administered in the Amount field.
    Note: For single dose medications, if you enter the less quantity than the vial amount, a confirmation message appear 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 Comments field.

14. Enter your comments in the Comments field, and select Submit.