Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances

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Prescribing Medications

You can create a medication for a patient in the Medications module in NextGen® Mobile. If you have configured the ePCS setup, you can save the Controlled Substances (CS) medication for a patient. You can prescribe CS medication only if you have set up the provider relationship as self in System Administrator. After adding a medication, you can fill the required fields for prescribing the medication and send the prescription to the pharmacy. For non-CS medications, you can verify the medication details in the Rx Review view and send the prescription. To prescribe CS medications, you must authenticate your prescription in the Rx Verification view using either of the following ePCS authentication methods. Symantec™ VIP Token IdenTrust Mobile Authentication Service (MAS) Searching a Medication You can use different methods to search for a medication to be prescribed for a patient. Select a Medication You can use different methods to search and select medications for a patient. Complete th

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Configuring File Maintenance for ePCS

For electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances (ePCS) medications in NextGen® Mobile, you mus configure the following in File Maintenance. In System, you must set up National Provider ID (NPI). In Practice, you must set up DEA number, NADEAN number, and select the Rendering provider at this practice checkbox. In ePrescribing, you must select ePCS in Retail Service Level. When you search for CS medication in Medication Tasks, the option for State DEA and options for Do not allow eRx must appear. In Practice Preferences, you must select the Enable PDMP Gateway checkbox for a medication, and enter the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) credentials. Note: The PDMP Review Required checkbox is selected when a user needs to view and review the report as part of refill or resend. In the Practice tab, you must select a role for the provider from the PDMP Gateway Role list. Note: If the role is unspecified or hidden in the list, the provider cannot submit the PDMP report request.

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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® Mobi

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Electronic Prescribing for NextGen Clinics

Electronic prescribing functionality enables users to: View current medications for a patient Verify the medication eligibility status of a patient (properly configured NextGen clinics only) Prescribe a new medication for a patient Edit a medication Refill an existing medication Renew an existing medication Stop a medication ePrescribing Setup You must do the necessary setup for prescribing medications in NextGen® Mobile. Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances With necessary electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances (ePCS) setup, you can electronically prescribe CS medications in NextGen® Mobile. View the Current Medications for a Patient Procedure for viewing the current medications for a patient using the eRx module in NextGen® Mobile. Verifying ePrescribing Eligibility for a Patient To prescribe a medication, you can verify the eligibility status of a patient. Viewing Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Report You can view the report of the medications assig

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Prerequisites for ePrescribing in NextGen® Mobile

For electronic prescription of controlled substances (ePCS) medications in NextGen® Mobile, you must set up the following: You must have NextGen® Enterprise API (application programming interface) licenses. You must have the necessary eRx permissions in System Administrator. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. You must have the necessary eRx permissions in File Maintenance. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest File Maintenance Master Lists Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. You must have the necessary ambient permissions in NextGen® Mobile Cloud Portal. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest NextGen®Mobile Solutions Cloud Portal User Guide. You must set up one of the following controlled substances (CS) authentication methods: Symantec VIP Token IdenTrust Mobile Authentication Service (M

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ePCS Setup

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) allows DEA registrants to write Electronic Prescriptions of Controlled Substances (ePCS). To control who can send these electronic prescriptions, the System Administrator application meets the DEA regulations that determine how applications and practices are to restrict eRx access rights. These measures rely on identity-proofing to prevent fraud. To comply with the DEA regulations, NextGen Healthcare providers can use any of the following ePCS authentication methods: Symantec™ VIP Token IdenTrust Mobile Authentication Service Imprivata Confirm ID™ for EPCS Note: You can prevent a specific medication (controlled substance) from being electronically prescribed by selecting the Do not allow eRX option from the Medication Tasks master file in File Maintenance. The ePCS setup process involves the following procedures in the System Administrator application: Set up the ePCS authentication method. Authorize ePCS registrar access. ePCS registrars give

Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances

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Prerequisites for ePrescribing in NextGen® Mobile

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