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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"
  • 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
  • To send to another retail pharmacy, complete the appropriate search for name and city