Managing Preferences

This topic explains how to manage preferences in the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface.

Administrators can modify ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface locationwide practice preferences, including Patient Advisor preferences. Modifications that you make to these preferences affect all users, regardless of their own user preferences.

  1. Open the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface. For more information, go to Opening the ExamWRITER ePrescribing Interface.
  2. Select Settings from the menu in the upper-left corner.
  3. Click Location.
  4. Select location preferences from the drop-down menus and click Save.
    Location PreferenceOptions
    Reminders 

    Drug-drug interactions

    Select the drug-drug interactions to display. You can customize this option via the alerts tab in the Settings menu.

    Drug-allergy interactions

    Select the drug-allergy interactions to display. You can customize this option via the alerts tab in the Settings menu.

    Drug-diagnosis interactions

    Select the drug-diagnosis interactions to display. You can customize this option via the alerts tab in the Settings menu.

    Geriatric warnings

    Select the geriatric precaution warnings to be display.

    Pediatric warnings:

    Select the pediatric precaution warnings to be display.

    Drug-drug interaction against External Medication History (past 120 days)

    Specify whether to use a patient’s medication drug history to check for drug-drug interactions. The medication drug history includes prescription refills within the past 120 days if available. We recommend that you select Yes.

    Duplicate therapy check against External Medication History (120 days)

    Specify whether to use a patient’s medication drug history to check for duplicate therapy. The medication drug history includes prescription refills within the past 120 days if available. We recommend that you select Yes.

    Allow providers to supress duplicate clinical alerts for 1 yearSpecify whether to allow providers to suppress duplicate clinical alerts for one year after they have already been viewed.
    When a user overrides prescription warningsSelect the action to take if a user overrides prescription warnings.
    Populate sig fields from previous prescriptions ('sticky' feature)Specify whether to use the "sticky" feature and populate sig fields from previous prescriptions.
    Diagnosis 

    Supported diagnosis codes

    Specify whether to display problems using SNOMED CT, ICD-10, or ICD-9 codes.

    Medication 

    Retain office comments and directions to Pharmacist when renewing/prescribing a medication

    Specify whether to retain previous notes to the pharmacist and staff on renewals and new prescriptions.

    Default external medication history rangeSelect the number of days to use in your medication drug history searches. We recommend that you select Over Last 90 Days.
    Allow incomplete drug definitionSpecify whether you want to include incomplete drugs in medications.
    Allow specifying medication history sourceSpecify whether you want to use the medication history source.
    Enable "Quick Add" without medication detailsSpecify whether you want to enable the "Quick Add" button and allow medications to be quickly added without medication details.
    Allergy 
    Enable "Allergy Severity"Specify whether you want to enable the allergy severity feature.
    Prescription 
    Allow a provider to approve a prescription without entering a signature password (Certain states require signature passwords to be used as part of the electronic prescribing process; please refer to your state rules prior to disabling this feature.)Specify whether you want to allow a provider to approve a prescription without entering a signature password.
    Enable prescription controls on the Review Prescription screenSpecify whether you want to add the “Action” buttons to the Review Prescription window.
    Enable Patient Notifications via SMS textSpecify whether you want to enable patient notifications via SMS text.
    Require provider to sign prescriptions printed by staffSpecify whether you want to require the provider’s signature on printed prescriptions.
    Allow prescriptions to be saved as pending without sig and quantitySpecify whether you want to allow prescriptions to be generated and saved without including sig or quantity data. This feature is helpful for staff members because sometimes they do not know the sig and when this feature is turned on, they can still create and send prescriptions to the physician's queue for approval. We recommend that you select Yes.
    Auto-set medication stop date based on prescription durationSpecify whether you want to automatically discontinue an active medication when the duration expires. If you select Yes, medications will automatically be moved to the patient’s history.
    Print clinical and formulary warnings on printed/faxed prescriptionsSpecify whetheryou want to automatically include any drug and allergy interaction and exclusion warnings on all printed and faxed prescriptions.
    See pending and undeliverable prescriptions across all of your locationsSpecify whether you want to view orders pending/undeliverable in other locations when reporting pending/undeliverable prescriptions for a patient.
    Prescription security features note to include on printed prescriptions (max 100 chars)Enter any additional security features that you want to include on printed prescriptions.
    Custom additional directions to patient (one per line)Enter custom prescription notes to patients that will be available to select while prescribing medications. The note has no length limitation. Do not press Enter while entering a note; let the text wrap. Press Enter to distinguish between individual notes.
    Custom pharmacist notes (one per line)Enter custom pharmacist notes that will be available to select while prescribing medications. The note has no length limitation. Do not press Enter while entering a note; let the text wrap. Press Enter to distinguish between individual notes.
    Custom prescription comments (one per line)Enter custom prescription comments that will be available to select while prescribing medications. The note has no length limitation. Do not press Enter while entering a note; let the text wrap. Press Enter to distinguish between individual notes.
    Reporting 
    Default pending prescription box to checkedSpecify whether if you want to check all pending prescriptions on the pending prescriptions report. We recommend that you select No so that physicians must choose the prescriptions that they want to approve and do not accidentally approve another physician's prescriptions.
    Show patient’s responsible provider on reportsSpecify whether you want to automatically display the primary care provider, if available, on all reports.
    Show complete comments on reportsSpecify whether you want to display office comments on all reports.
    Show pharmacy name on reportsSpecify whether you want to display the pharmacy name on all reports.
    Show practice location name on reportsSpecify whether you want to automatically display the practice name on all reports.
    Show prescriber name on medication reportsSpecify whether you want to automatically display the prescriber name on medication reports.
    Miscellaneous 

    Allow providers to manage their provider agents.

    Specify whether you want to allow providers to manage their provider agents. For more information, go to Managing Provider Agents.

    Include link to drug information reference site on prescribe screen (not affiliated with DrFirst)Specify whether you want to see links to ePocrates. You must have a license to access this website.
    System name required to enter patient External IDEnter the identifier used to link Rcopia to ExamWRITER. This identifier is necessary if you add new patients directly in the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface.
    System name of patient External ID to display on prescriptions and reportsEnter the patient or external ID that you want to display on all prescriptions and reports. This feature is typically not used by smaller practices.
    Label prefix for patient External IDIf you entered a patient or external ID that you want to display on all prescriptions and reports in the preference above, enter the label that you want to use for the ID.
    Include enterprise name with location nameSpecify whether you want to display the enterprise name in the patient status bar at the top of the window (only for enterprise practices).
    Allow partial date for medication start and allergy onsetSpecify whether you want to allow partial start dates in medication and allergy records.
    Enable Transition of Care loggingSpecify whether you want to display the Encounter - Today icon to record a patient’s transition-of-care date.
    Include Transition of Care and encounter data in EMR/PMS interface dataSpecify whether you want to send updated office encounter and transition of care information to ExamWRITER.
    Remember signature password forSelect the duration, in minutes, that the signature password should remain active. We recommend that you select None so that a signature password is required at all times and proper credentials are always used.
    Select first prescription benefit option by defaultSpecify whether you want to select the first prescription benefit option by default.
    Patient Advisor 

    Enable adherence plans

    Specify whether you want to use the Patient Advisor toolbar to allow prescribers to see medication adherence plans when they are available. For more information, go to Using the Patient Advisor Toolbar.

    Enable electronic Prior Authorization (ePA)

    Specify whether you want to use the Patient Advisor toolbar to allow prescribers to see patient education material and/or support programs when available. If you do not allow prescribers to see medication adherence plans when they are available, you will not see patient education material and/or support programs in the Patient Advisor toolbar because the toolbar will not be visible. Patient education will be available in other areas of the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface, though. For more information, go to Using the Patient Advisor Toolbar.

    Prescription Favorites 
    Enable Practice Favorites ListSpecify whether to enable the practice favorites list. Select the user allowed to modify the list. For more information, go to Managing Favorite Prescriptions.
    Enable Location Favorites ListSpecify whether to enable the location favorites list. Select the user allowed to modify the list. For more information, go to Managing Favorite Prescriptions.
    Enable User Personal FavoritesSpecify whether to enable the user favorites list. For more information on managing favorites, go to Managing Favorite Prescriptions.
    Enable Recently Prescribed DisplaySpecify whether to enable the recently prescribed display.

You can modify ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface user preferences, including custom prescription notes.

  1. Open the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface. For more information, go to Opening the ExamWRITER ePrescribing Interface.
  2. Select Settings from the menu in the upper-left corner.
  3. Click User.
  4. Select user preferences from the drop-down menus and click Save.
    User PreferenceOptions
    Navigation 

    Always start on

    Select which window appears when the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface opens. We recommend that you select Patient Search.

    Pharmacy 

    Default pharmacy list to search

    Select the default pharmacy list to use during searches. We recommend that you select All Lists. For more information on searching for pharmacies, go to Selecting a Default Pharmacy.

    Medication 
    Hide inactive medications older thanSelect the default time limit for inactive medications to appear in a patient’s medical history report.
    Ask to reconcile prescription vs. medication when only quantity has changedSpecify whether to reconcile the prescription when only the quantity has changed.
    Prescription 
    Populate sig fields from previous prescriptions (“sticky” feature)Specify whether to populate sig fields from previous prescriptions and use the “sticky” feature.
    Display patient allergies on printed/faxed prescriptionSpecify whether to display patient allergies on printed and faxed prescriptions.
    Custom additional directions to patient (one per line)

    Enter custom prescription notes to patients that will be available to select while prescribing medications. The note has no length limitation. Do not press Enter while entering a note; let the text wrap. Press Enter to distinguish between individual notes.

    Custom pharmacist notes (one per line)Enter custom pharmacist notes that will be available to select while prescribing medications. The note has no length limitation. Do not press Enter while entering a note; let the text wrap. Press Enter to distinguish between individual notes.
    Custom prescription comments (one per line)Enter custom prescription comments that will be available to select while prescribing medications. The note has no length limitation. Do not press Enter while entering a note; let the text wrap. Press Enter to distinguish between individual notes.
    Reporting 
    Default provider toSelect the default provider to use for reporting options.
    Default prescription status toSelect the default prescription report filtering option to use.

    Default prescription management range

    Select the number of days to display when reporting prescription management information.

    Include prescriptions from other locationsSpecify whether you want to include prescriptions from other locations.

    Include cancelled prescriptions

    Specify whether you want to display canceled prescriptions when generating prescription reports.