Skilled Nursing Facilities

Formularies Information Source

During order entry, the system looks at different sources for each formulary to decide if there is a formulary for the order being entered.

  • Pharmacy considers the Permanent Medication Source.

  • Insurance (for example, Veteran Affairs) considers the resident Primary Payer.

  • Facility Favorite considers the current Facility.

  • Medical Professional (for example, attending MD) considers Ordered By.

  • Hover over the formulary icon to see a label indicating the type of formulary (I.e. pharmacy, provider, insurance or favorite).

  • Changing the medication source or the Physician who orders medication causes the system to check for a formulary for that Pharmacy/Medical Professional and for the presence of that medication within the formulary. Additional Information updates to reflect the new information.

  • If you confirm or update orders (whether the order are pending confirmation or active) the information listed in the additional information box in the order entry form shows the most current status of the formularies.