Choose a Pharmacy

Version 20.13

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About Choose a Pharmacy

Path: Clinical tab  > Pharmacies
Path: Clinical, Practice Management, or Billing tab > Patient Chart button > Medications > New button > (Create Prescription) > Send button > (Select Pharmacy) > Send button

The Choose a Pharmacy window allows you to locate pharmacies in the database based on selected search criteria. Here, you can build a favorite list that the staff can use to update the patient's selected pharmacy. This window is also displayed during the ePrescribing workflow to route the patient's prescription to the correct pharmacy.

Choose a Pharmacy Map

NumberSectionDescription

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Search CriteriaThe Search Criteria fields narrow the pharmacy search results.

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Pharmacy tabs
  • Favorites: displays the pharmacy favorites list. Pharmacies can be removed from the favorites list in this tab.
  • All previously used by any patient: lists the pharmacies that were used by any patient. Pharmacies can be added to the Favorites list in this tab.
  • SureScripts Master List: displays the pharmacy search results. It displays any pharmacy listed in SureScripts that matches the set search criteria.  Pharmacies that appear on this list can be added to the Favorites list.
  • Previously used by this patient (not included in the above image): displayed when the Choose a Pharmacy window is displayed during the ePrescribing workflow. This tab displays pharmacies used by the active patient.

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Pharmacy ListDisplays the list of pharmacies based on tab selection or search criteria. 
  • The Last Updated column displays the last time the pharmacy record was updated via an automated updating process. This field requires no user interaction.
  • The On Old Script Version checkbox is for informational use only and indicates the pharmacy is on an older version/standard. Prescriptions will continue to be delivered if this checkbox is checked. This field requires no user interaction.

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Add/Remove buttonThis button displays different options depending on the tab the user is viewing. 
  • When in the Favorites tab, this button is labeled 'Remove from Favorites' and is used to remove a pharmacy from the Favorites list.
  • When in the All previously used by any patient or SureScripts Master List, this button is labeled 'Add to Favorites' to add the selected pharmacy to the Favorites list.
  • When in the Previously used by this patient tab, this button is labeled 'Remove from Patient' and is used to remove the pharmacy from the patient-specific pharmacy list.
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Inactivate PharmacyThe Inactivate Pharmacy button is used to change the pharmacy from Active to Inactive. When selecting the button, the Active checkbox for the pharmacy in the Address Book will be unchecked.
Version 20.12

About Choose a Pharmacy

Path: Clinical tab > Pharmacies

The Choose a Pharmacy window allows you to locate pharmacies in the database based on selected search criteria. Here you can build a favorite list that the staff can use to update the patient's selected pharmacy. Pharmacies can be added and removed from a pharmacy favorites list in this window.

Choose a Pharmacy Map

NumberSectionDescription

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Search CriteriaThe Search Criteria fields narrow the pharmacy search results.

2

Favorites tabThe Favorites tab displays the current pharmacy favorites list. Pharmacies can be removed from the favorites list in this tab. 

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All Previously Used by Any Patient tabThe All Previous Used by Any Patient tab lists the pharmacies that were used by any patient that has visited the practice.  Pharmacies can be added to the Favorites list in this tab.

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SureScripts Master List tabThe SureScripts Master List tab displays the pharmacy search results. It displays any pharmacy listed in SureScripts that matches the set search criteria.  Pharmacies that appear on this list can be added to the Favorites list.

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Pharmacy ListDisplays the Pharmacies in this grid based on tab selection or search criteria.

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Add to Favorites buttonThe Add to Favorites button is found on the All Previously Used by Any Patient tab and the SureScripts Master List tab.  Add a pharmacy to the favorites list by highlighting the pharmacy and clicking the Add to Favorites button.  The Pharmacy will then appear in the Favorites list.

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Remove from Favorites buttonThe Remove from Favorites button is found on the Favorites tab.  To remove a pharmacy from the Favorites list, highlight the pharmacy while in the Favorites tab and click the Remove from Favorites button.
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Inactivate PharmacyThe Inactivate Pharmacy button is used to change the pharmacy from Active to Inactive. When selecting the button the Active checkbox for the pharmacy in the Address Book will be unchecked.