Patient Meds Tab

The Patient file Meds tab is only available for agencies contracted for the First DataBank (FDB) medication database in the Billing Module for non-clinical users. It allows entry of the patients medications with Dose, Route and Frequency information. Medication teaching sheets can be printed and Interactions can be run. Patient allergies and medication specific notes can also be entered here. Medications entered here can be pulled into the 485 via the Treatment Plan Meds button.

Go to Patient > Admit/Maintain, then the Meds tab.

To Add a Medication:

Press the Add button to add a row. Click the Find button and select the medication.

Start-Date: The Start-Date will default to Today's date. Change this to the date the patient began taking the medication.

End-Date: Enter the date the patient stopped taking the medication.

Dose: Enter the proper dosage for the medication. Although a dosage may appear in medication description when selecting the med, only the medication name pulls to the record, not the dosage or route.

Route: Enter route of the medication.

Frequency: Enter how often the prescribed medication should be taken.

Doctor: Enter the prescribing doctor if different from the Sequence 1 doctor on the Patient>Assign tab.

Press Save when finished.

Hide Discontinued Meds: Check this if you do not want meds with end dates to be shown.

Teaching Sheet tab: Select to view or print a medication teaching sheet sheet.

Teaching Prefs tab: Select the sections you wish to be included on the teaching sheet

Interactions tab:

Select to view potential drug interactions.

Drug/Drug or Drug/Food interactions can be performed.

Optional Settings: Check to include Discussion and/or References.

Allergies tab: Click to record any patient allergies

Med Notes tab: Free text area to enter any medication notes

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