Maintaining Medication & Allergen Information

This section tells you how to maintain medication and allergen information in ExamWRITER, including how

You can customize and maintain medication and allergen information at any time while you are recording information in an EMR. To access the Medication/Allergen Maintenance window from within an EMR, follow the instructions below:

1. Click the Patient Hx – ROS tab.

2. Click the Patient History bar.

3. Select the Medications - Systemic/Ocular/Allergies [MU] or Allergens - Non Medication check box and click Process.

4. Select a medication or allergen and click Add/Edit Medication or Add/Edit Allergen or right-click on a medication or allergen to customize or maintain it.

To maintain medication & allergen information

  1. On the OfficeMate Administration main window, click Setup, select ExamWRITER, and select Medication Maintenance.

    OR

    On the ExamWRITER Administration main window, click Activities, and select Medication Maintenance.

    OR

    On the ExamWRITER main window, click Tools and select Medications Maintenance.

    The Medication/Allergen Maintenance window opens with a list of the most commonly prescribed medications and allergens.

  2. Type text in the Name Search text box to search for a medication or allergen.

    OR

    Select a group from the Group to view drop-down menu.

    Click on a column heading to sort the column in ascending order.
  3. Double-click the medication or allergen that you want to modify.

    The medication or allergen information appears in the text boxes at the top of the window.

  4. Click the Yes radio button to show the medication or allergen in the Quick List of medications and allergens.

    OR

    Click the No radio button to keep the medication or allergen in the database, but hide it in the Quick List.

  5. Modify the Category, Name, Generic, Indications, Group, and Default Values information.
  6. Click Save to save your changes and keep the window open.

    OR

    Click Save/Exit to save your changes and close the window.

In addition to the procedure above, watch this video for more information.

To add new medication & allergen information

  1. On the OfficeMate Administration main window, click Setup, select ExamWRITER, and select Medication Maintenance.

    OR

    On the ExamWRITER Administration main window, click Activities, and select Medication Maintenance.

    OR

    On the ExamWRITER main window, click Tools and select Medications Maintenance.

    The Medication/Allergen Maintenance window opens with a list of the most commonly prescribed medications and allergens.

  2. Click New.
  3. Click the Yes radio button to show the medication or allergen in the Quick List.

    OR

    Click the No radio button to keep the medication or allergen in the database, but hide it in the Quick List.

  4. Add information to the Category, Name, Generic, Indications, Group, and Default Values text boxes and drop-down menus.
  5. Click Save to save your changes and keep the window open.

    OR

    Click Save/Exit to save your changes and close the window.

To delete medication & allergen information

  1. On the OfficeMate Administration main window, click Setup, select ExamWRITER, and select Medication Maintenance.

    OR

    On the ExamWRITER Administration main window, click Activities, and select Medication Maintenance.

    OR

    On the ExamWRITER main window, click Tools and select Medications Maintenance.

    The Medications Maintenance window opens with a list of the most commonly prescribed medications and allergens.

  2. Type text in the Name Search text box to search for a medication or allergen

    OR

    Select a group from the Group to view drop-down menu.

    Click on a column heading to sort the column in ascending order.
  3. Double-click the medication or allergen that you want to delete.

    The medication or allergen information appears in the text boxes at the top of the window.

  4. Click Delete.
    Deleting a medication or allergen does not remove it from a patient record; instead, deleting a medication or allergen removes it from the ExamWRITER database.
  5. Click Exit to close the window.