eMAR: All Tab

The All tab on the eMAR page displays a summary of medications scheduled and administered for a patient. You also have access to a detailed view of the order, administration, instructions, interaction checking results, and monograph.

Note: For non-formulary medications to appear on the Orders Tracking and eMAR pages, the user must have permissions granted for Home Medications. This setting in defined in the User Administration module. (Go to UA and select the appropriate user. Then, from the OM User Department Permissions tab, check the Home Medications department and select the appropriate permissions.)

Viewing the Order List

The orders list is initially sorted at the order level by descending date and time. You can use the Status, Type, and Sort fields to change the orders list according to the entered criteria.

In the Status field, use the drop-down to select All, Current, Complete, or Discontinued/Canceled.
In the Type field, use the drop-down to select All, Scheduled, PRN, or Continuous IV.
In the Sort field, use the drop-down to select Order Date, Brand Name, Generic Name, or Route.

Each medication shows the brand and generic name, strength, dosage, frequency, route, rate, date/time last given, and status. The following icons and function buttons allow you to view additional information as it applies to each medication. Function buttons are displayed to the right of each medication.

	Indicates a home medication; displays to the left of the medication.
	Conflict button: Click this button to view conflicts.
	Administration Details button: Once the medication has been administered, click this button to view and/or edit the administration details. See Working with administration details and To edit administration details for more information.
	Order Details button. Click to access order details including patient demographics, department order information, and medication order information.
	Monograph button: Displays a medication monograph containing information about usage, directions, and side effects.
	Indicates the solution has an additive; displays to the left of the medication.
Use Home Supply	When this text is displayed under a medication, it means that the patient has brought a medication supply from home and that supply should be used to medicate the patient. This indicator is identified during the order entry process. See CPOE for details.
	Clin-eguide™: If your facility utilizes the Clin-eguide™ functionality (3rd party clinical decision support database), you may see this icon next to an order or order set. This icon indicates that there is evidence and research available in the database to support an action, e.g. order, diagnosis, medication, etc. Click this icon when you see it to launch the Clin-eguide™ portal and view the supporting documentation and research. The use of the Clin-eguide™ database requires licensing and setup. Contact your Account Manager for details. See Also: Clin-eguide™.

Statuses used in eMAR

For medications displayed on the All tab of the eMAR, the status column displays a code that identifies where in the process of being completed that the order stands. Use the following table to identify the status of the medication order:

In the web applications, the color-coding depicted in this table is not displayed the same way. For example, NV is displayed bold and in red text and E is displayed as bold and in green text.

To view order details

Click located to the right of the order to view the order details.

To administer medications

To administer medications, check the box(es) for the desired medications. Then, click the Administer Selected button. The Administration Details box is displayed. See Administering Scheduled and PRN Orders for additional steps and information.

To edit administration details

To edit the details of the administration, click the Show Administration Details button. The Administration Details box is displayed. Make the necessary modifications and click Save. See Administering Scheduled and PRN Orders for details regarding the fields and how to modify them.

Working with Administration Details

Click Show Administration Details button, located to the right of the order, to view the administration details. The Administered Date/Time, Scheduled Date/Time, Administered by, Co-signed by, Entered By, and Entered Date/Time is displayed. The red x icon, located to the left of the administration details, indicates that the medication was not given.

Click the Change Log button to the right of the administration details to access the change log, which provides a comprehensive view of all administrations of the order. The change log is displayed directly below the administration details.

Click the Edit button to the right of the administration details to access the order administration information and correct any charting errors or mark the order as erroneous or not given.

Click Add Chart Note to document a note in the patient chart regarding the administration. See Chart Notes for details on using this functionality and creating "smart templates".

To edit IV Orders

When editing IV orders, you can edit the Administration Date/Time and Infused Volume (for non-continuous IV orders only), or you can check the Mark Erroneous box if the order was made in error.
In the Reason field, use the drop-down to select a reason for either the edit or for marking the order as erroneous.
If you chose Other as the reason, you must type the reason in the Other Reason field.
Enter any notes in the Comments field.
Click Save.

- If you edit the Infused Volume, the message, You have chosen to edit the infused volume. If you continue, Remaining Volume will no longer be calculated for this bag. Do you want to continue? is displayed. Click the appropriate answer.
- If you check the Mark Erroneous box, the message, You have chosen to mark this erroneous. If you continue Remaining Volume will no longer be calculated for this bag. Do you want to continue? is displayed. Click the appropriate answer.

If the infused volume was edited, subsequent measurement edits for this order will display the following warning message at the top of the window, Beginning volume and remaining volume are not calculated as previous measurements have been edited.

To edit Non-IV Orders

When editing non-IV orders, you can edit any of the fields except for the Dose field, or you can mark the order as Not Given.
In the Reason field, use the drop-down to select a reason for either the edit or for marking the order as not given.
If you chose Other as the reason, you must type the reason in the Other Reason field.
Enter any notes in the Comments field.
Click Save.

Immunization details associated with the administration can be edited using the View Administration Details button, . See Administering Scheduled and PRN Orders for details regarding the fields available in this window.

The charge associated with the formulary dosage is updated. Additional and additive charges are not affected as these cannot be edited or removed.

To view the monograph

Click to view the monograph containing information about usage, directions, and side effects.