Configuring System Administrator for ePCS

For electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances (ePCS) medications in NextGen® Mobile, you must configure the following in System Administrator:

• In user preferences, you must set the provider relationship as self in General.
• In universal and user preferences, you must set up the EPCS Authentication Method for ePrescribing as VIP for Symantec VIP and IdenTrust for IdenTrust MAS.
  Note: The application overrides universal preferences with user preferences.
• In ePCS Authentication and Authorization SetUp, you must authorize ePCS registrar access. ePCS registrars give other NextGen Healthcare providers the rights to electronically send controlled substance prescriptions.
• In ePCS Authentication and Authorization SetUp, you must select ePCS prescriber access. ePCS prescribers can digitally sign and electronically send CS prescriptions.
• In NextGen Ambulatory EHR practice preferences, you can turn on or turn off the DUR - Display Cancel DUR Confirmation to cancel DUR alerts in NextGen® Mobile with or without adding the reason.
• Manage two-factor authentication credentials such are tokens or devices for ePCS registrars and providers.
• Assign system-wide and provider-based digital signing certificates to providers.
• In universal preferences settings for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, you must set Initiate automatic PDMP upon New Encounter and Initiate automatic PDMP upon opening med module as true.
  Note: The default value for these preferences is always false. When these preferences are not set to true, you can generate and request PDMP report manually with the user preference set as yes for medications in PDMP Request and PDMP View access rights. These access rights are available for ePCS providers by default.

For more information on the set up, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise.