Creating a New Prescription

1. Navigate to the EMR section.

2. Go into the encounter notes tab.

3. Within the Medical History band to the left side of the window, see “Active Medications”

4. To create a new prescription, select the add button (green plus).

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Searching

Accuro provides you two options when searching for Prescriptions:

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Required Fields

• Route

• Drug Use

• Dosage OR SIG Instructions

• Quantity

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3. Highlight the prescription you want and select the renew button (two blue arrows).

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Favorites

1. Click the gold star in the bottom right hand corner of the add prescription window.

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Click the gold star in the bottom right hand corner of the add prescription window. Click the add button. Add favorite title. Add button to add multiple medications to single favorite entry. Click OK. Image Modified Save multiple variations of medications for quicker prescribing (different common dosages). Naming your favorites by disease name / condition may be helpful when searching. Add a quick action button linked to favorite medications for more convenient prescribing.

External Medications

1. Can be added with details or without.

2. You can save external medication entries as favorites.

   1. Click the gold star when adding an external medication.

Medications

1. To view all current, recently active and historic medications navigate to the EMR > medications tab.

   

2. Right click on a medication to:

   1. Reprint

   2. Edit SIG

   3. Change Pharmacy Instructions

   4. Check Expiry

   5. Print Prescription Summary

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User Preferences

1. Go to: Accuro Start Menu > File > User Preferences > Display > EMR Workflow

2. Some user specific settings that can be enabled are:

   1. Checking for early prescription renewals

   2. Default prescription allow substitutions

   3. include prescriptions and allergies in VC search

   4. Show eye option for prescription dosages

   5. View warnings when applying preferred managements

   6. Include pharmacy on printed or faxed prescriptions

      1. Pharmacy can be set on patient demographics as default

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1. Go to Accuro Start Menu > Tools > Preferred Prescription Managements

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You can choose to eliminate Drug to Drug interaction management altogether or simply lesson the frequency of the warnings. You can also remove low dosage alerts completely by deselecting the checkbox. Image Modified

Indicators on the Chart

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Medication dosage alert was managed. Image Modified