Therapeutic Indicator Management

Therapeutic Indicators are warnings of potential problems or messages regarding drug therapy. These indicators are used in the QS/1 Consultant Worksheet and Consult Pharmacist Report to perform Indicator Based Drug Regimen Review. An indicator can be linked to a drug through the Nursing Home Therapeutic Class Code on the Drug Clinical Information Window.

When the Consultant Pharmacist Worksheet and Consult Pharmacist Report are created, the system checks the Nursing Home Therapeutic Indicator Class Code field of each Drug Record against the patient's active medication profile. If that code is linked to a Therapeutic Indicator, that indicator prints on the worksheet or report.

To view the list of Therapeutic Indicators, click Facility Management, Therapeutic Indicator Management.
The list displays the Message Code, Drug 1, 2, and 3, Type of Repeat for the Consultant Worksheet and the Minimum Number of Drugs Required for Exception and the Therapeutic Message.
The current table covers 01 through 36. Items 37-50 are reserved for future use by QS/1. Items 50-98 are available for user-defined descriptions.
To edit a Therapeutic Indicator Message, press the corresponding function key or double-click the desired message. The Therapeutic Indicator displays.
To change the options in a drop-down list, click the drop-down arrow and select the option from the drop-down list.
To change the description, type the description and click .
To select a Therapeutic Drug Class 1, 2 or 3, click the drop-down arrow and select the option from the drop-down list.
To edit the user defined verbiage of a Therapeutic Drug Class, double-click the blue Therapeutic Drug Class 1, 2 or 3. This displays only the user defined Therapeutic Drug Class codes. Double-click the code to change. Once the change is made, click .
The Therapeutic Indicators are tied to the drug on the Drug Clinical Record.

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