Yes, Yes. YES!!!
I think Amazingchart needs to go back to the basics.
1. Clean up the medication database. I have been spending several hours on this and am willing to share the work in progress. I want to get rid of misspellings, ridiculous dosages (often with incorrect units), and a bunch of really bizarre non-medications that is in the medication list. This is the only database element open for users (need to use Access 2000 or above). I was told by Amazingcharts technical support that altering the medication database would cause Amazingcharts to work improperly. I'm happy to say that they have been wrong so far. I removed entire sections/fields not relavent to prescribing and I must say things now work faster and better! I wonder if technical support says this because that is what they are told or they say this to keep us users in the dark. I'm afraid that if this database is not maintained, there will be a greater chance of serious errors resulting (like Levothyroxine 200 grams --although no pharmacy will dispense this, I hope).
2. The CPT code should be made adaptable for each practice to edit out (through the database) codes that does not make sense to their practice. For example, there are many immunization combinations which are not available. It takes time to sort through the choices to get the correct one (like Peditrix).
3. The ICD codes contain codes that will result in rejection if submitted to the insurance company. And who really needs 500 codes for tuberculosis!!! I haven't seen an actual case of TB in the 12 years of practice!! And I haven't had any patient get injured off a falling part of a spacecraft. And I haven't recently performed a legal execution (and I used to be the medical director of a state prison)!!!
4. There appears to be no way of correcting erroneous inputs that my employees make. For example, a vaccination that is originally entered improperly gets perpetuated until the end of time because the drop down menu keeps showing the erroneous entry. I'd like to lock out potential entries (or at least edit them) otherwise the entry for Upjohn will remain "Outjohn" forever.
These changes will reduce errors being made and I believe should take priority over the many other worthwhile suggestions that are being made.
Roy
