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Clinical Monitoring Control Tables are available for medication order entry performed by Nurses, Physicians, and/or Pharmacy. The Prescription Entry Clinical Monitoring Table only affects orders placed via Prescription Entry within the clinic. Clinical Monitoring may be set up within Table Maintenance. Once the Clinical Monitoring is turned on, it may only be turned off by programming.

 

 

Select Web Client > Tables > Clinical > Prescription Entry - Clinical Monitoring > General Settings

 

Clinical Monitoring Table

 

 

•Use Clinical Monitoring: When selected, Clinical Monitoring is available during the Prescription Entry process.

 

•Use Overrides: When selected, the system requires the user to select an override reason.

 

 

Select Web Client > Tables > Clinical > Prescription Entry - Clinical Monitoring > Drug Interaction Filters

 

Clinical Monitoring Table

 

 

•Drug Interaction filtering Options:

▪Onset Code: Indicates the time frame in which the effects of the interaction are expected. Select the slowest onset required to trigger a display from the following options:

o1-Rapid

o2-Delayed

▪Severity Code: Indicates the potential severity of the effects of the interaction. Select the least severity required to trigger a display from the following options:

o1-Contraindicated

o2-Major

o3-Moderate

o4-Minor

▪Documentation Code: Indicates the quality and the quantity of medical literature that supports the existence of the interaction. Select the least documentation required to trigger a display from the following options:

o1-Excellent

o2-Good

o3-Fair

o4-Poor

▪Fax Controlled Substances: Based on specific state guidelines for faxing Controlled Substances update the Fax Controlled Substances field. The Fax Control will apply to the fax delivery method in Prescription Entry as follows:

o1-Schedule I

o2-Schedule II

o3-Schedule III

o4-Schedule IV

o5-Schedule V

o6-n/a

 

 

Select Web Client > Tables > Clinical > Prescription Entry - Clinical Monitoring > Allergy Overrides

 

Rx CM Allergies Overrides

 

 

Performing the Clinical Monitoring is optional for Allergy, Drug, Duplicate Therapy, Food, Disease, or General Precautions checks from the tabs along the top toolbar by selecting the Perform Checking option. When Require Override Reason is checked, the user will be required to select an override reason for any clinical monitoring issues when ordering or renewing prescriptions.

 

The predefined Override Reasons are entered on the screen. Up to 10 reasons may be entered for each.