I havepatient's medication lists .. often in a format like this. Stored in a Word file. Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg po od Norvasc 10 mg po od bisoprolol 5 mg po od vitamin B12 Arthrotec 75 mg po bid ramipril 10 mg po od pravastatin 40 mg po od aspirin 81 mg po od or more often like this -- (with the M and the R) Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg po od M: 100 R; 3 Norvasc 10 mg po od M: 100 R: 3 bisoprolol 5 mg po od M: 100 R; 3 vitamin B12 Arthrotec 75 mg po bid M: 200 R; 3 ramipril 10 mg po od M: 100 R: 3 pravastatin 40 mg po od M: 100 R: 3 aspirin 81 mg po od M: 100 R: 3 Any ideas how to convert this any quicker ? The big time wasters arehitting the[add] and [clear] buttons. I think the fieldsshould be autocleared, once you hit [add]. For the rare time when you hit add and you actually want the text in the boxes (ie. you want to make a change), you could always select the medication in the list and the fields would populate. To convert these lists I cut and paste the drug name (usually on the secon monitor), and then type in the rest (ie. dose and instructions).
There was a reason why I chose not to clear the fields ... I'll let you know once I remember it! This is a one time operation for you I guess. I would just make sure the receptionist does this for you before you see the patient!
