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=Prescribing medications for discharge= | ==Prescribing medications for discharge== | ||
*Either go to Place Orders and above search box click "Prescriptions" or | *Either go to Place Orders and above search box click "Prescriptions" or | ||
**In the Admit/Discharge dialogue click the pencil next to "Orders/Rx" or | **In the Admit/Discharge dialogue click the pencil next to "Orders/Rx" or | ||
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*In the "Send to" drop-down all the way to the right, make sure an Rx printer is selected | *In the "Send to" drop-down all the way to the right, make sure an Rx printer is selected | ||
**If not, select one; if you don't see one, choose "Other" and select one from your Favorites or Other output devices | **If not, select one; if you don't see one, choose "Other" and select one from your Favorites or Other output devices | ||
=Prescribing controlled medications= | |||
==Prescribing controlled medications== | |||
*Order the medication in Cerner so that there is a record of the medication being prescribed | *Order the medication in Cerner so that there is a record of the medication being prescribed | ||
*Under "Send to" drop-down, choose "Do not send: other reason (Rx)" | *Under "Send to" drop-down, choose "Do not send: other reason (Rx)" | ||
*Hand-write the prescription on your triplicate prescription pad and give to patient | *Hand-write the prescription on your triplicate prescription pad and give to patient | ||
=Sending prescription directly to pharmacy= | |||
==Sending prescription directly to pharmacy== | |||
*Some patients will already have a favorite pharmacy | *Some patients will already have a favorite pharmacy | ||
**Choose "Find Pharmacy" in the drop-down menu under "Send to" | **Choose "Find Pharmacy" in the drop-down menu under "Send to" | ||
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**For DHS patients it is highly preferred that we e-prescribe medications to a Harbor pharmacy | **For DHS patients it is highly preferred that we e-prescribe medications to a Harbor pharmacy | ||
*To send to another retail pharmacy, complete the appropriate search for name and city | *To send to another retail pharmacy, complete the appropriate search for name and city | ||
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Revision as of 22:40, 7 January 2019
Prescribing medications for discharge
- Either go to Place Orders and above search box click "Prescriptions" or
- In the Admit/Discharge dialogue click the pencil next to "Orders/Rx" or
- As part of your Provider Note, click "Launch Prescriptions" in the Discharge Plan section
- Search for the medication you wish to prescribe
- If you go through Admit/Discharge dialogue, there are frequently prescribed meds in the Peds ED folder
- Carefully check the auto-calculated dose - there are no maximums set in Cerner
- In the "Send to" drop-down all the way to the right, make sure an Rx printer is selected
- If not, select one; if you don't see one, choose "Other" and select one from your Favorites or Other output devices
Prescribing controlled medications
- Order the medication in Cerner so that there is a record of the medication being prescribed
- Under "Send to" drop-down, choose "Do not send: other reason (Rx)"
- Hand-write the prescription on your triplicate prescription pad and give to patient
Sending prescription directly to pharmacy
- Some patients will already have a favorite pharmacy
- Choose "Find Pharmacy" in the drop-down menu under "Send to"
- Click the tab "Patient Preferred"
- Choose "Find Pharmacy" in the drop-down menu under "Send to"
- To send to a Harbor pharmacy, choose "Find Pharmacy" in the drop-down menu
- Put "HUMC" under Pharmacy Name and erase the city (the patient's city of residence automatically comes up)
- OPD is the outpatient pharmacy in the Main hospital
- N22 is the outpatient pharmacy in building N-22
- FMC is the outpatient pharmacy in the Family medicine clinic on Lomita Blvd
- For DHS patients it is highly preferred that we e-prescribe medications to a Harbor pharmacy
- Put "HUMC" under Pharmacy Name and erase the city (the patient's city of residence automatically comes up)
- To send to another retail pharmacy, complete the appropriate search for name and city