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Medication Categories
Summary
Access
Access Level Permissions
Medication Categories Screen
Creating New Medication Categories
Editing a Medication Category
Medication Category Report
Medication Categories
Summary
Medication Categories allows you to create categories for one or more medications. This allows you to group together any medication family into a category. These categories are further viewed in a report.
Access
From the Drop-down Menu, go to Setup 🡪 Medication Categories.
Access Level Permissions
For all access levels that will be given permission to use the Medication Categories follow the steps below:
- Go to Administration 🡪 Access Levels.
- Select the pre-existing access level or create a new access level (see below for details).
- Select the 2nd User Access Tab.
- Flag Medication Categories.
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Save and Repeat for each access level that will be given permission to use the Medication Categories.
Medication Categories Screen
- Category Table- List of created Categories.
- Medication Table- List of Medications assigned to the category.
- Category Filter- Enter the name of a specific category.
- Save- Click to save any changes.
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Add Category- Click to create a new category.
Creating New Medication Categories
- In order to create new medication categories, select the “Add Category” button.
- Enter the name of the new category.
- Click “OK”.
- The new category will now appear in the list of medication categories.
- Click on the category you have just created and under the medication list.
- Enter any medication(s) that will be associated with this category.
- Click Save (you will see “Changes Saved Successfully” in the bottom right).
Editing a Medication Category
- Click on the category you want to edit under the medication list.
- Enter any additional medication(s) that will be associated with this category.
- Click Save (you will see “Changes Saved Successfully” in the bottom right).
Medication Category Report
There is a report titled “Medication Category Monitoring” that allows you to view the statistics and list of patients grouped by number of Medications assigned to a specified Medication Category.
- Go to Reporting 🡪 Reports.
- In the search box, type in “Medication Categories” and hit “Enter” on your keyboard.
- Select “Medication Category Monitoring” to open the report.
- Populate the Program, Chart Status, and Medication Category filters and click “View Report”.