As part of current development to meet Certification standards the following improvements in Drug Allergy reporting have been developed:
1. When making an Initial Evaluation, in Medical History, when the Adverse Drug Reactions shrub button is pushed it opens a new layout where drug allergies and adverse reactions can be entered. This information is entered in the Medical History portion of the note and also entered into a new Adverse Drug Reaction Log. When the note is compiled the information is written to the Adverse Drug Reaction field on the front of the chart.
2. When making a progress note there is now a Drug Reactions button on PN1, right column. This takes you to the new Adverse Drug Reaction layout where a new adverse drug reaction can be entered or an existing drug reaction can be made "Inactive" (when, for example, the patient made a mistake when reporting an adverse drug reaction.) When an existing Adverse Drug Reaction is made "Inactive" an explanation is required.
The new adverse drug reaction information is included in the History portion of the note and also entered into a new Adverse Drug Reaction Log, and when the note is compiled the Adverse Drug Reaction field on the front of the chart will be updated.
3. Please note: The Adverse Drug Reaction field on the front of the chart is a list of current, known adverse drug reactions. The new Adverse Drug Reaction Log is a history and chronology of all recorded Adverse Drug Reaction entries, including changes of status from active to inactive. The first time you go to the new Adverse Drug Reaction screen you will be shown the current contents of the old Adverse Drug Reaction field on the front of the chart. Be sure to record any existing ADRs in the new system so they will not be lost when the field on the chart face is updated.
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