See Defining Program Permissions to set up specific user security rights for MAR.
The Medication Administration Record (MAR) is available in firstHOSPICE as a way to schedule and record medication administration. It is intended to be used by hospice agencies with inpatient care facilities, but is not limited to this use.
Before your employees use MAR, ensure the following steps are complete:
1. The MAR must be activated by a HEALTHCAREfirst representative. Once activated, you will see MAR set to On in Administration | System Control in the Hospice section.
2. Review the following security objects available for MAR functionality and assign security rights to personnel as necessary:
● MAR:Medication Administration
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See Defining Program Permissions to set up specific user security rights for MAR. |
3. Review the following available alerts for MAR and activate them as necessary:
● 190 - Patient Medication is missing Quantity and/or Frequency
● 191 - Patient Medication is missing a MAR Schedule
● 192 - Patient Medication is OVERDUE
● 193 - MAR Schedule not Terminated on Patient Discharge
● 194 - Agency is missing a MAR Profile
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See Activating Alerts to activate the alerts for MAR. |
When a patient has a hospice admission with the MAR Active check box selected, the MAR menu button will display under Patients in the main menu bar on the left.
The MAR menu contains four options:
● Patient Medications