Transcript EasyScript Basic Training for Providers

EasyScript Quick Tips
for Providers
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Why Use EasyScript?
It helps us to improve safety and quality by:
• Maintaining an accurate medication profile for
medication reconciliation.
• Checking for drug allergies and drug to drug
interactions
• Standardizing dosing.
• Preventing errors due to
illegible handwriting.
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Components of a Prescription
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Training Situation
Example for training:
• 4 year old female
• Weight 20 kg
• NKDA
• Multiple seizures when febrile to 40C.
• Admitted for observation - found with acute otitis media.
• Plan to send home on amoxicillin 80-90 mg/kg ÷ bid x 10 days.
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How to Open EasyScript
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Overview of Easyscript Screen
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Enter the Prescription – Part 1
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Enter the Prescription – Part 2
• Stop Date:
– It is important to enter a Stop Date to keep the Medication Profile up to
date.
– Use Duration field to automatically calculate the Stop Date.
• Instructions and Comments:
– Type in additional Instructions and Comments.
– Use the keyboard and back arrow to insert text in pre-filled instructions.
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Enter the Prescription – Part 3
• Disp/Supply tips
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Example: How to enter a 10 day supply.
Click in the Disp/Supply field.
Type 10 (for the number), d (for day),
Press the Enter key TWICE.
Select the correct quantity from the drop down.
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Enter the Prescription – Part 4
• When to use See Instructions:
– Medication tapers or titrations.
– Varied dosages (e.g., 100 mg in am, 200 mg noon, 300 mg at bedtime).
• Problems with See Instructions:
– Disables dose checking.
– Makes Medication Profile difficult to use.
– May erase some details already entered in EasyScript.
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Enter the Prescription – Part 4
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EasyScript Prints
• After signing the EasyScript, the
prescription prints in a secure location.
– Computers On Wheels at UC desk.
– Team Room computers in team room.
• Provider goes to printer to pick up and
sign EasyScript prescription.
• There cannot be any handwritten
changes to the printed script. If the
prescription is not correct use
Duplicate/DC (described later).
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Medication Profile
• After signing the EasyScript, the medication displays with an Rx
prefix on the Medication Profile.
• The Medication Profile will also display the patient’s other home
medications. (Hx denotes a home medication prescribed by an
outside provider or over-the-counter medications).
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Medication Profile
• If you made a mistake or want to create a refill, right click on the
medication and select Duplicate/DC.
– Duplicate will bring up the medication and details for easy modification.
– DC will discontinue the old medication.
• To discontinue a medication completely, right click on the medication
and select cancel/DC.
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See Instructions
Use See Instructions for complex dosing situations such as
medication tapers, titrations or variable doses.
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Additional Resources - Online Help
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Additional Resources
Inpatient CIS EasyScript Fundamentals
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Key Points
• Use Pediatric Order Sentences.
• Use See Instructions only for complex
dosages.
• Disp/Supply field:
– Type the number, type the letter, press the
Enter key twice. Then select from the drop
down list.
• Sign the printed EasyScript prescription.
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