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I doubt if anything is being blocked by Pyxis. I'll bet Meditech is simply not sending anything to Pyxis for FDC's. (Pyxis can only catch something if it's thrown.) Alan >>> "Charlie Downs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/21/2006 12:00 >>> All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== Kevin - I haven't had a chance to do this, but plan to see if there is a way to do it. Where this comes into play a lot is when someone is discharged in error and the order is fixed by undo. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Charlie Downs'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 12:42 PM Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Pharmacy - Pyxis and fix DC function > Hey Charlie- > Great stuff - thanks for the info. Curious...have you talked to your > Pyxis > Engineer to see if something is getting "blocked" in the PROCAR and/or > status of Fix DC? Might be something there. In the meanwhile, take the > Fix > DC off of your Access Group...they'll never know! > > Hope all is well - Kevin. > > > > Kevin McConnell, PharmD. > Clinical Consultant > (713)480-6810 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.RPhInformatics.com <http://www.rphinformatics.com/> > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Charlie Downs > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Pharmacy - Pyxis and fix DC function > > > I ran into an interesting scenario yesterday. Had an order that showed up > as > active on the Pyxis console, yet didn't show up on the Pyxis machine on > the > floor. Came to find out that a pharmacist had used the fix DC function and > the order originally had a stop date that had kicked in to DC the Rx. > Number > one, a fix DC does not throw an order back on the profile in the console > or > on the machine on the floor, You have to do a limited edit (don't have to > really change anything) first. Then, if the item had a stop date, you have > to go to the console, pull up the patient date, click on the order, and > click edit. You'll notice that Pyxis gives every order a stop date of one > year unless the order was given a stop date in Meditech. A fix DC does not > change the stop date on the console - you'll have to change it to a year > yourself. Then the order will show up on the machine on the floor. > Evidently, changing a stop date in Meditech does not change it on the > Pyxis > console. > Has anyone run into this problem and is there a way to keep this from > happening? If there isn't, I thought it would be good to make everyone > aware > of the potential problem. > Charlie > Charles Downs Pharm.D > Washington County Hospital > > > > ***** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ***** This message contains confidential > information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not > the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this > e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have > received > this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. > > > ***** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ***** This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
