Version 20.13
Path: Clinical, Billing, or Practice Management tab > Patient Chart > Medications
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When a specialist or other doctor prescribes a medication for one of your patients, enter it in the patient's Medication List as a reference with a note that the medication had been written by another doctor. You can also use the reference format when entering a medical history for a patient new to your practice.
- Navigate to the patient's Medications by following the path above.
- Click the New button to open the Prescription window.
- In the Purpose field, use the drop-down arrow to select Med - reference only from the list.
- (Optional) Click the Ellipsis button in the Prescriber field, select the prescribing provider from the Address Book.
- (Optional) Add a diagnosis code to the Primary and Secondary DX field by clicking the drop-down or typing a portion of the name and pressing Enter on your keyboard.
- In the Drug field, begin typing the name of the medication and click the Ellipsis button or press Enter on your keyboard.
- From the Medication Finder window, select the medication by double-clicking or highlighting the medication and clicking the OK button.
- Complete the prescription.
- Click the Save button.