Linking medications to problems (new prescriber)

Note: This information applies to the new prescriber (see New prescriber).

If a patient is taking a medication to treat a specific medical problem, from the Medications and Allergies window, you can link the medication to the problem. You can link medications only to problems that are already recorded in the patient’s problem list. If a medication is linked to the wrong problem, you can also modify what problem the medication is linked to.

You can configure your preferences to include the problem on printed prescriptions (see Configuring medication preferences (new prescriber).

Steps

1.

Open the Medications and Allergies window: On any window related to the patient (including a SOAP note or the medical summary), right-click and choose View Medication List.

2.

In the patient’s Active Medications or Inactive Medications list, click the medication you want to link to a problem.

3.

At the top of the window, click Link Problem . The Link Medication to Problem area displays in the right pane.

4.

In the Problem List, select the problem you want to link the medication to.

5.

Click Save.