The ChiroPadEMR section of ChiroSuiteEHR has 2 options for Medications and Medication Allergies, one for those that never write prescriptions and a second for those that incorporate other practitioners that do write prescriptions.
General Information
Medicare has been ambiguous about Chiropractors, medications, and medication allergies when it comes to Meaningful Use.
•One part of the Medicare website indicates that Chiropractors have an exclusion from reporting since Chiropractors do not prescribe medications. Another part of the Medicare website states that there are no exclusions for the medication and medication allergies lists.
•Medicare also has different definitions of medications. In some places a medication is defined strictly as a prescription item; in others the definition includes prescription drugs, over the counter medications, food supplements, nutriceuticals, herbal remedies, homeopathic substances, and naturopathic items.
The Life Systems Software recommendation to you is to protect yourself, get the information from your patient, and enter it on the Medications window. It is better to have it and not need it, than to need and not have it.