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e-Prescribing in the LTC Setting
- Three way communication: prescriber, nurse, pharmacy
- Resident is not a patient
- SCRIPT adjustments for unit/room/bed, resident, facility information
- Medications are delivered
- Communicate admission and discharge information to the pharmacy (new census message)
- Medication "chart" orders are open-ended
- Orders need to be cancelled or discontinued
- Facility needs to know the medication was actually dispensed
- Resupply requests represent 80% of LTC orders
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