Med List
After adding each Medication to the List, Print, Fax, Edit, Discontinue, Delete, and Upload Orders here to keep things organized
1. Go to EMAR followed by Medication List
2. Medication List Overview
- +Add Medication: Click the button to start adding Medications manually
- Follow each order according to the doctor's written instructions
- Print: Create a copy of the medication list for store away as a backup
- Fax a list to the Doctor to sign and fax back
- Filter: Change the view to find what you are looking for
- 3 Dots: The action button gives you a few options for the selected Med
- Edit allows you to go back and make an adjustment to the order, changing the name is not allowed
- Upload Order allows you to attach a copy of the written instructions to view in Med Pass and to keep a digital copy
- Discontinue allows you to stop the administration of that Med to make it inactive and not on the Med Pass
- You can Restore a Discontinued Med to change or pass that med for a previous day
- Delete allows you to completely erase all information for that Med and staff signatures
- Deleted meds can be retrieved but require the Dev team to get involved, be careful!
3. Filter
- Status: All shows every Medication ever written for the Resident
- Scheduled displays future Medications, the Start Date when adding a Med triggers this
- Active displays the current Medication the Resident takes, displayed on the Med Pass
- Discontinued displays inactive Medications and is no longer given through the Med Pass
- Medications can still be given if a signature was missed on a previous day
- Type: Scheduled displays only the Active Meds
- PRN displays only as needed Meds
- Sort by: Alphabetical is the default
- Start Date: When the Resident started taking the Med
- End Date: When the Resident stops taking the Med
- Added Date: Displays the first medication entered
- Discontinued Date: Displays the first Discontinued Med
- Sort Order: Ascending flips the order from top to bottom
- Descending: flips the order from bottom to top
4. Edit
- Proceed: to edit the fields that are allowed
- The medication name cannot be changed due to database restrictions
- Changing: certain fields will discontinue the current order on that day and time
- Check off the dialog box to confirm the change and to create a new order
- After you are aware of the changes and save, you will see a new order on the Med Log
