1) Review patients’ current medication list and medication
history information:
• Update medication history
• Correct medication history
• Reconcile with multiple history sources
2) Work with an existing medication:
• View details of a medication
• Discontinue or remove a medication
• Change dose, etc., for a medication
• Renew one or more medications
3) Prescribe or add new medication:
• Search for a medication
– From quick choices/favorites
– By name (generic or trade)
– By indication
– By formulary
• Display medications with prefilled, known, favorite,
or standard dosing
• Select medication
• Review warnings
• Enter SIG and other parameters
• Automatically populate and update favorites list of drugs
with prefilled known dosing based on frequency of
utilization by clinician
4) Complete the prescription and authorize (electronically
sign)
• One item
• Multiple items
• Items created by ancillary staff, residents, or others
5) Transmit prescriptions
• Choose print, fax, transmit options in real-time or batch
mode
• Print formats and prescription information, conforming to
state regulations
• Handle restrictions on certain medications (e.g., class II
controlled substances cannot presently be e-prescribed)
• Ensure prescription is sent to preferred patient pharmacy
(identified by practice staff prior to interaction with
prescriber)
A CLINICIAN’S GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING
