Settings

To view and update the settings:

1. From Control Panel - File Maintenance select Settings .

2. The Vision System Settings screen displays, select the Therapy tab:

   

3. Complete the sections as required:

   • Medication Review – Set your defaults for medication reviews. You can use the following abbreviations: D (Days), M (Months), Y (Years), for example 6M = 6 months:

     • Date Offset – Set the period in the future when you want to carry out the medication review. The default is six months, update if required.

     • Overdue Offset - Set the period after the review is due that you want it to display as overdue, red in the Review column. The default is zero, update if required.

     • Due Offset - Set the period before the review is due when you want to be reminded. The default is minus two weeks, yellow in the Review column. Update if required.

     • Default Read Code - The clinical term you want to use for medication reviews. Defaults to 8B3S.00 Medication review, update if required.

     • Date Offset Limit - Defaults to the maximum time frame of 13 months, this is the offset date entered automatically when you select Item Review from any Therapy - Add screen.

   • Repeats

     • Old Repeat Offset – Enter a time period, for example 18m (18 months). Repeat masters not issued during this time display in red on the left-hand column in the Repeat Master screen.
     • Repeat Limit - Set a practice wide maximum number of repeats anyone in your practice can authorise. By default:

       • England, Wales and Northern Ireland - Defaults to 366, update as required with a maximum of 999.

       • Scotland - Defaults to 99, update as required with a maximum of 99.

         See Consultation Manager Setup - Therapy Settings for details on setting a prescriber specific limit.
     • Enable Inactive/Reactivation Reason - You cannot delete repeat masters once they have been issued, to stop a repeat master, it must be inactivated. Tick to enable inactivate/reactivation reasons.
   • Out of Practice - Scotland only
     • Dosage Warning Text - Enter a warning to display if an item prescribed elsewhere is selected to issue.

4. Select OK to save.

To view and update the settings:

1. From Control Panel - File Maintenance select Settings .

2. The Vision System Settings screen displays, select the Prescriptions tab:

   

3. Complete the sections as required:

   • Prescription Form - By default, PRN options are switched off. Selecting one of the following, enables PRN printing:

     • Separate out PRN’s – Tick to print/send PRN medication on a separate prescription.

     • One PRN per script – Tick to print/send only one PRN item per prescription.

     • PRN Guidance Text - Enter guidance text to print on the reorder form to help your patients when they are ordering PRN items.

   • Reorder Form

     • Include Out of Practice - Tick to include items prescribed outside of your practice on the reorder form.

     • Included Non-Allopathic - Tick to include non-allopathic items the reorder form.

     • Out of Practice Guidance Text - Enter guidance text to print on the reorder form to help your patients when they are ordering medication.

     • Non-Allopathic Guidance Text - Enter guidance text to print on the reorder form to help your patients when they are ordering medication.

4. Select OK to save.