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dispensing:prescription_entry [2021/05/04 09:43] – [Repeat dispensing] Gary Willetts | dispensing:prescription_entry [2023/08/11 00:01] (current) – [Printing labels] Mark Glover | ||
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- | ===== How to look up an existing | + | ===== Selecting the patient ===== |
Type something in the Name field in the prescription entry window shown above and press the //Tab// key on the keyboard to see a list of patients matching what you typed. | Type something in the Name field in the prescription entry window shown above and press the //Tab// key on the keyboard to see a list of patients matching what you typed. | ||
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* If you can't see the correct patient, click on the **Cancel** button to try the search again or to add them as a new patient as described on the [[dispensing: | * If you can't see the correct patient, click on the **Cancel** button to try the search again or to add them as a new patient as described on the [[dispensing: | ||
* When you select a patient a few of their details will be displayed in the //Patient details// section of the window and any **Notes** they have will be displayed (see [[dispensing: | * When you select a patient a few of their details will be displayed in the //Patient details// section of the window and any **Notes** they have will be displayed (see [[dispensing: | ||
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+ | The **Remote search** button is only visible if you are on a //remote site// in a synchronisation system. If the patient you want is not shown then you can click on the button to include all patients that are not visible in your store to be included in the search. If you select one of those patients they are made visible in your store and their details are downloaded for you. | ||
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+ | Please note that if you are on a //remote site// in a synchronisation system then this window will appear, regardless of whether 0, 1 or more patients match what you typed in the **Patient** field - this is to ensure you always have the option of doing a remote search for the patient. | ||
===== Editing patient details ===== | ===== Editing patient details ===== | ||
Once you have chosen a patient, you can click the small down-arrow to the right of the patient name to display a window where the patient details can be viewed and edited (see below): | Once you have chosen a patient, you can click the small down-arrow to the right of the patient name to display a window where the patient details can be viewed and edited (see below): | ||
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- | Press the **tab** button | + | Press the **Tab** key on the keyboard |
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+ | Double-click the prescriber you want or single click it and click on the **OK** button. | ||
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+ | The **Remote search** button will only be displayed if you are on a remote site in a sync system. Click it to include prescribers that are not visible in your store in the search. Note that if you are on a remote site in a sync system, this window will always be shown when you search for a prescriber, regardless of whether there are 0, 1 or more prescribers that match what you have typed in the **Prescriber** field so that you always have the chance to do a remote search for a prescriber. | ||
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+ | ===== Patient type and ward entry ===== | ||
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+ | The **Patient type** and **Ward** fields only appear if their contents have been setup in mSupply first. See the [[dispensing: | ||
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+ | When the prescription window first opens, the **Ward** field will be disabled. It will only be enabled when a **Patient type** of // | ||
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+ | ===== Other fields ===== | ||
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+ | * **Confirm date:** this is read only and is automatically set for you when the prescription is confirmed. | ||
+ | * **Prescription date:** Enter the date the prescription was written for the patient here. | ||
+ | * **Reference: | ||
+ | * **Category: | ||
+ | * **Note:** Enter any notes, comments or other things that need to be remembered for this prescription. You can enter a lot of text in this field. If you need to see more than the single line shown, click on the {{: | ||
===== Entering prescribed items ===== | ===== Entering prescribed items ===== | ||
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- | Type the first few characters of the item's name or code in the **Item** field and press the //Tab// key on the keyboard to select the right item from a matching list. Tip: if you enter the complete code mSupply will be able to identify the item and will select it straight away, saving you time and mouse-clicks. | + | Type the first few characters of the item's name or code in the **Item** field and press the //Tab// key on the keyboard to select the right item from a matching list. Tip: if you enter the complete code mSupply will be able to identify the item and will select it straight away, saving you time and mouse-clicks. Another tip is that if the **Show item unit column when issuing** store preference is turned on (see the [[other_stuff: |
When you have selected the item, the details of the stock available for that item are filled out: | When you have selected the item, the details of the stock available for that item are filled out: | ||
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+ | After you have selected the item, if you have told mSupply to inform you of interactions (see the [[preferences: | ||
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The first line of stock in the table is selected by default (the first expiring one). If you want to dispense from another, double-click it in the list. Enter the amount you want to give the patient of the selected stock line in the **Quan** field and click on the **OK** button if you've finished adding lines or the **OK & Next** button if you want to add another line. | The first line of stock in the table is selected by default (the first expiring one). If you want to dispense from another, double-click it in the list. Enter the amount you want to give the patient of the selected stock line in the **Quan** field and click on the **OK** button if you've finished adding lines or the **OK & Next** button if you want to add another line. | ||
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* **OK button:** Click the //OK// button to exit from the // Repeats// window. | * **OK button:** Click the //OK// button to exit from the // Repeats// window. | ||
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+ | There is an //Alert if repeat is dispensed before the defined interval of X days// preference you can set to ask the user to donfirm if they wish to proceded if a repeat is issued within a selected number of days of confirmation of the original prescription. See the [[preferences: | ||
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===== Printing labels ===== | ===== Printing labels ===== | ||
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- | mSupply currently is designed to work with the Zebra TLP 2844 label printer. | + | mSupply currently is designed to work with the Zebra label printers. Zebra printers |
We currently support plain 90 x 40mm label stock as this is cheap and readily available. The Zebra printer is auto-sensing of the ending of a label, so you can most likely used labels longer than 40mm with no problems. | We currently support plain 90 x 40mm label stock as this is cheap and readily available. The Zebra printer is auto-sensing of the ending of a label, so you can most likely used labels longer than 40mm with no problems. | ||
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In the list of items dispensed, click on the line you wish to reprint, and then click OK (with the printing checkbox checked) | In the list of items dispensed, click on the line you wish to reprint, and then click OK (with the printing checkbox checked) | ||
- | If you wish to reprint labels for all the items on the prescription, | + | If you wish to reprint labels for all the items on the prescription, |
==== Printing multiple labels ==== | ==== Printing multiple labels ==== | ||
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==== Receiving payments ==== | ==== Receiving payments ==== | ||
- | You can recieve | + | You can receive |
See the special page on receiving payments from the prescription window here [[payments_and_receipts: | See the special page on receiving payments from the prescription window here [[payments_and_receipts: | ||
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If you don't have a printer setup in **Special > Printing preferences** you will be prompted to select one or set one up. If that is not possible, receipt printing will be cancelled. | If you don't have a printer setup in **Special > Printing preferences** you will be prompted to select one or set one up. If that is not possible, receipt printing will be cancelled. | ||
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+ | ===== Prescriptions and barcode scanners ===== | ||
+ | It is possible to print barcodes on prescription labels and use barcode scanners to open the prescription quickly. For details, please see the [[barcode_scanning: | ||
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