Viewing Prescriptions that Need to be Signed

  1. Click eRX Status on the ExamWRITER main window toolbar.
    If you are not logged into ExamWRITER as a physician, ensure that the correct user is selected from the User ID drop-down menu, enter the password associated with the user ID in the Password field if necessary, and click Login. You must be a registered ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface user to log in to the interface.

    The ePrescribe Status window opens. If patient prescriptions were sent but not signed in the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface, the number of prescriptions not signed is noted.

  2. Click RXs need signing.

    The ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface opens and displays all of the unsigned prescriptions for patients assigned to the provider logged into ExamWRITER.

  3. To view prescriptions for another provider or all providers, select All Providers or the provider’s name from the Provider drop-down menu.

  4. If you are a physician, enter your signature password and click Send.

    • To write a prescription for a controlled substance, click Print don't Send. You cannot send prescriptions for controlled substances electronically.
    • To write a prescription for sample medication, click Sign don't Send.
    • To add the prescription to your favorites list, click Favorite . To remove the prescription from your favorites list, click Unfavorite . For more information on setting up your favorites list, go to Managing Favorite Prescriptions.
    • To modify the prescription details, click Modify prescription .
    • To delete the prescription for the patient and document the deletion in the Correspondence Hx tab in the Patient Information Center window in ExamWRITER, click Delete prescription .

    All prescribed prescriptions appear in the Medications section in the ExamWRITER ePrescribing interface. If you signed and sent, printed, or archived a prescription, the prescription and its strength appear with “eRX” after it in the Current Therapeutic Rx table, and the pharmacy name appears in the Special Instructions field and Medication Hx Notes column in the ExamWRITER Medication Order window.

    If a pharmacy-related fax machine failure occurs, DrFirst will contact your practice and inform you that you must call the prescription in to the pharmacy directly. If your office is closed or it is after business hours, DrFirst will notify your answering service.