Viewing Medication History
This topic explains how to view a patient’s medication history. Medication history of up to one year is displayed for all patients whose insurance companies and pharmacies provide this information to Surescripts.
- Open the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface.
- Next to Patient Consent, select the Yes option.
Patients must give consent before a provider views their medication history. To view patient consent activity, click View Patient Consent History ().
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To view the patient’s current medications, perform one of the following tasks:
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View the Medications section under the Patient section.
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From the menu in the upper-left corner of the ePrescribing interface, select Medications.
The patient’s current (active) medications are listed.
To add medications to the Active Medication list, see Managing Medications.
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- To view the patient’s medication history, click Show Medication History.
- In the Medication History from Other Sources section, select a time period for which to show the other-sources medication from the drop-down list.
Based on your Active Medications list, information from insurance companies and pharmacies about external medication interactions is displayed.