Thank you, Bert for that detailed response. I will have to file some of that away for later reference; I can tell there are good ideas there that I will refer back to as I get more comfortable with the all the features of the program.
I asked about the template storage capacity because when I saw how templates worked with Orders, my immediate response was: "I wish I could do that with prescriptions." Just open up an empty Rx page, right click, and blast out a templated prescription.
One COULD pull up the letter writer and make multiple scripts using the right click-ALT method using PRESCRIPTION as the first word. One thing I don't like about the letter write is the automatic "Dear" in the first line as with many notes (that we hate), the word dear does't fit. It wouldn't have the insurance info and it, of course, isn't formatted as well as the script writer, but it does seem to work when I tried it. Also, the script wouldn't be in the medication list, but it would be in imports. Terrible workaround, but just a thought.
The idea of starting a prescription with the word "Dear" kind of cracked me up. It's quaint, Victorian even! It appealed to my bent sense of humor. My prescription could read:
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Dear Sir or Madam Apothecary:
I should be most obliged if you would compound the following for %FNAME %LNAME, to wit:
Three (3) drams anhydrous carbonate
Two and one half (2 1/2) grains iodinated camphor
Instruct him to rub this into his scalp with great vigour.
I remain your servant,
Brian Cotner, M.D.
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And with prescription templates, I could type all that with one click!
What do you think?
Brian
