Prescription Module in AxiUm(for prescription and OTC medications)

at theUSC School of Dentistry

2005

Marina Lazzara-Jimenez, RDHDirector of Quality Assurance, USCSD

With the implementation of AxiUm, our digital clinical information system, we began building a prescription database in Jan. 2004. To date, the database contains approximately 120 drugs (OTC and prescribed) with a variety of dosages and routes of available administration. The medication, dosage and frequency is selected from a drop down menu and the entry is automatically entered in the paperless therapy notes.

Printed Rx’s (from AxiUm) will be available in the near future, with the

exception of Schedule II drugs that MUST BE written on the USCSD Security Rx pads.

In the near future, it will be acceptable, to print out Schedule III-V drugs from Axium, but they must be faxed into the pharmacy by the provider.

* NOTE* ALL PRESCRIPTIONS MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE PATIENT’S

AXIUM CHART TO ENSURE PROPER AND ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION.

1. Select Rx icon from Dental Chart

Select ‘Rx’from dental chart

2. Patient Prescription‘CREATE NEW RECORD’

Select EDITicon

Create NEW Record

3. Select Drug name fromdatabase

Drug selections

4. Select Drug Dosage

5. ‘Frequency’

Pre-defined selections are available

6. Medical Alerts is in view in Rx module

(Serves to enhance the Quality Assurance of the prescription)

Allows for cross checking of pt. medical record

7. Save the Rx record Save

8. ‘HISTORY’

9. Entry of Rx record in AxiUm

History of Rx’sstored here

10. USCSD near future utilizations:‘PRINT’ options

to further QA of patient records

Rx printed in secure printer area