Rx Management

Setting up the EPocrates Formulary Manager in SOAPware

Click on Tools in the main menu and Select Epocrates Formularies

1. Open the Directory tab
2. Type in the (2) letter State abbreviation
3. Click on Find
4. Click to highlight the name
5. Press the Add to Quick Access button
6. Click on Close                  

Your selection is now be displayed in the Quick Access tab.

These formularies will be available in the General Demographic  section of the patient chart under Epocrates Formulary  and in the Rx Manager section under the Defaults tab.

Removing a Formulary from the Quick Access list

Click to highlight and then press the Remove button

 

Setting up the formularies within EPocrates Online

http://www.epocrates.com/index.html?CID=GA_SM1_EPOC_0

1. Sign into the account “EPocrates Online” on the web.   

2. Click on Edit Formulary List
3. Select the appropriate state
4. Select the appropriate category
5. Click to highlight the appropriate formulary in the Available Formularies box
6. Press the add to list>> button

Your selection will be added to Your Formularies list. Close out of Epocrates Online

ERX Monitor

Located under Start menu>Programs>SOAPware

Use your user id and password that you use for SOAPware to login. The ePrescribing Monitor dialog box will display.

 Minimize this dialog box for the day

*This must be running for refills to be sent from the pharmacies. It only needs to be running on one computer.

Select the option to have the refills sent to Providers Task List or in a different Task list from the drop down.

Now you are ready to use the Rx Manager

1. Sign into your ERX Monitor (located under Start>Programs>SOAPware) 
2. Open a patient's chart
3. Open a SOAP encounter note
4. Place your cursor in the Medications field
5. Type in a medication

For example:

To search the SOAPware On-line library for this medication, Press Shift + F11

If you have used the medication before in ANY patient's chart thenPress F11

Shift + F11 = Searching the SOAPware On-library

F11= Local Database (your computer) 

Double Click on item to select

Rx = a structured medication (SMARText)

Rx (us) = unstructured medication (macro, expander code converted from V4)

After the medication has been placed in the SOAP encounter note field, Right Click on your mouse or Press the F8 Key and Select Rx Manager from the list.

The medication(s) will be displayed in the Rx Pad. Select a pharmacy (if one has not already been chosen as a default) by clicking on the drop down arrow. The address, phone # and fax# will be populated with the information that you filled out for the selected pharmacy.

 By Clicking on the View button under EPocrates the medication and formulary will be displayed

After verification, Return to RX Manager and Click on the ERx button to electronically send to the pharmacy.

If a pharmacy is not participating in electronic sending the user has the ability to fax or print from the RxManager screen.

By clicking on the Samples button a statement “Samples Given” will be placed in the Status column.

Click on Update Summary to populate the prescribed medication(s) in the patient’s Summary chart section.