 Effective Practice
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Adhesive backed medication renewal forms
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| Benefit: Facilitates placement in the medical record |
In practice at: Family Medicine Shrewsbury (UMass)
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Effective Practice
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Prescription refill cells are entered into a log book by LPN. The physician reviews and renews in the EMR then it is faxed to the pharmacy. Changed medications automatically populate the medication list in EMR.
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Benefits: - Automated update of medication list.
- Allows provider and clinical staff to review.
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In practice at: PPOC Community Pediatrics
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Effective Practice
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Medication renewal sheet is centrally located in the medical record and lists medications that can be renewed by staff (standing orders).
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Benefits: - Central location.
- Orders already on sheet.
- Paper-based.
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In practice at: Westwood Pediatrics (Children’s), APG-Chelsea (BIDMC)
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Effective Practice
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Yellow carbons for prescriptions and renewals are included in the record (usually batched)
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Benefits: - Paper-based
- Allows provider and clinical staff to review
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In practice at: Chestnut Hill-Solomon (BIDMC)
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