This is a great thread. First, Mark you are the best. So helpful to have you on here.
It's funny, because I have noticed a few codify problems, but not enough for me to even complain about it, and I have won the Top Complainer award nine years in a row now, lol.
I do see where number of days could be helpful, because MaineCare (Medicaid) requires 90 days of every script. So, if the amount of millimliters is 1200 for the month, you specify 3600. It's just the opposite with new ADHD scripts. There you can ONLY do 15 days of any new script. So, that makes sense. Because with so many different ADHD meds, there is a somewhat decent chance that the drug and strength will be wrong. But, man if I write for 90 days of Zyrtec and switch to Claritin in a week, they are out 11 weeks and not 3 weeks.
I work with NC. Not for but with them. I give them feedback on certain things. One was when they stopped the ability of three months at a time. I was livid. Couldn't talk with the developers. The person I work directly with said "I knew you were going to be pissed." I told her right up that if we have a chance to change to Allscripts or whatever, I was out of there. Stupid!
Sorry guys. I just brought on 10 more bugs. But, hey Mark, that ability alone if I see six med checks in a day saves me 45 minutes and at least two errors.
It's funny you bring up the don't fill before a certain date thing. A LOT of pharmacies will let you write 1 of 3, 2 of 3, and 3 of 3. The only one that doesn't is Hannaford, and they lost around 25 patients right off the bat.
Another stupid thing. And, I don't mind things that make sense, but why is it you can write 5 refills of benzos (we do two), no refills and only one month at a time on opioids but can send three (or more actually) if they fill them all within 90 days, but I can't write for 2 refills which would make WAY more sense.
I love when you send a 30 days supply of Concerta to Pharmacy A. They have only 10 pills. Why in god's name they cannot write in the computer that they owe the patient 20 pills (since it was their fault to begin with) is beyond me. No, we have to spend another five minutes or whatever sending in another script.
This is good. I am well on my way to winning the "Most Complaining" award.
Oh, and Mark. Listening to us and moving -- I am guessing tablet -- or letting us select it to the top makes complete sense. But, it should have some AI feature where if it is a liquid or suspension, it enters milliliters and if it is Prozac capsules, it enters capsules.
@ChrisFNP -- I have never lost a UOM on any script. Strange how it can be different. But, I would rather that bug than the log into AC and "pooofff!!" gone. Just gone. And, you have to do a full repair.
Another interesting thing that I hope AC doesn't do with the new script writer. Don't have AI for the Pharmacy note. You have to click on DAW for Brand Name Medically Necessary and not in the note to the pharmacist. If you write Brand Nam.... it immediately scolds you and won't allow the script. So people write BND name instead because NC hasn't gotten that good yet.
