Patient Chart: Medications

Version 20.13

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About Patient Chart: Medications

Path: Clinical, Practice Management, or Billing tab > Patient Chart button > Medications

The Medication window lists all of the patient's current, ongoing, and past prescriptions. Here, new prescriptions can be created, and existing prescriptions can be edited, managed, refilled, and transmitted electronically to pharmacies.

NoteJust like a paper chart, the electronic chart in OP contains personal health information and should be kept protected and confidential. Always close all windows on your screen and log out of OP when you are not at your workstation.

Patient Chart: Medications Tab Map

Number
SectionDescription
1MedicationsThe Medications button accesses the Medications section of the chart, where all of a patient's medications are displayed and where medication management for the patient takes place.
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Function buttons
  • New: Opens the prescription writer to create and add a new prescription to the Medication List
  • Refill: Allows you to refill the selected medication
  • Edit: Views and edits a selected medication
  • Delete: Deletes a prescription from the Medication List. This is not used to discontinue medications.
  • Send: Transmits the selected prescription to the pharmacy.
  • e-Cancel: Cancels an electronic prescription. When selected, a cancel message is sent to the pharmacy. The e-Cancel button is only visible if the prescriber has the cancel permission.
  • Print: Prints the selected prescription.
3
Action buttons
  • Affirm No Meds: Displays an indicator that there are no active medications for the patient.
  • Mark Reviewed: Logs an entry that the Medication List was reviewed.
  • Print Med List: Prints the patient’s Medication List.
  • Interactions: Calculates the med/med, med/allergy, and med/disease interactions for all medications or current medications. Warning levels depend upon system preference.
  • Validate: Checks pharmacy benefits. These are displayed in the Pharmacy Benefits tab of the patient's Insurance record (Patient Chart).
  • Med History: Imports medication history from public sources.
4Current Meds Only checkboxThis filters the Medication List to only display medications that are current for the patient.

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Medication ListThe Medication List displays all the prescriptions created for the patient. 
6
Lexi buttonThe Lexi button accesses Lexicomp Online, a medical library consisting of a collection of clinical databases and decision support tools.
7NLM buttonThe NLM button accesses the National Library of Medicine library of online educational material for a selected medication.
Version 20.12 

About Patient Chart: Medications

Path: Clinical, Practice Management, or Billing tab > Patient Chart button > Medications

The Patient Chart is the central point of access to all areas of a patient's complete Medical record. Use the Patient Chart to access and maintain patient records.  

All current, ongoing, and past prescriptions in a patient's record are displayed in the Medication window. The Medication List is where new prescriptions are created, and existing prescriptions are edited, managed, refilled, and transmitted electronically to pharmacies.

NoteJust like a paper chart, the electronic chart in OP contains personal health information and should be kept protected and confidential. Always close all windows on your screen and log out of OP when you are not at your workstation.

Patient Chart: Medications Tab Map

Number
SectionDescription
1MedicationsMedications in the patient chart houses all of a patient's medication details.
2
Function Buttons
  • Add: Opens the prescription writer, which adds a new prescription to the medication list.
  • Refill: Allows you to refill the selected medication.
  • Edit: Views and edits a selected medication.
  • Delete: Deletes a prescription from the medication list. Do not use this to discontinue medications.
  • Send: Transmits the selected prescription to the pharmacy.
  • Cancel: Cancels an electronic prescription. When selected a cancel message is sent to the pharmacy. The Cancel button is only visible if the prescriber has the cancel permission.
  • Print: Prints the selected prescriptions.
3
Action Buttons
  • Affirm No Meds: Provides an indicator that there are no active medications for the patient.
  • Mark Reviewed: Logs an entry that the medication list was reviewed.
  • Print Med List: Prints the patient’s medication list.
  • Interactions: Calculates the med/med, med/allergy, and med/disease interactions for all medications or current medications.  Warning levels depend upon system preference.
  • Validate: Checks pharmacy benefits. These will show in the Patient Register, Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits tab.
  • Med History: Imports medication history from public sources.
4Current Meds Only checkboxThis filters the Medication List to only display medications that are current for the patient.

5

Medication ListThe Medication List displays all the prescriptions created for the patient. Medications are indicated by prescribed date, chronic status, prescription name, diagnosis code, provider, and purpose.  
6
Lexi buttonThe Lexi button accesses Lexicomp Online, a medical library consisting of a collection of clinical databases and decision support tools.
7NLM buttonThe NLM button accesses the National Library of Medicine library of online education material for a selected medication.