http://www.vapbm.org/PBM/natform.htm
As I recall that site offers the smaller interim updates in excel format and the larger complete formulary was in access database format (some other files are DBaseIII). (right now the site says that the larger file is under Revision, so I can't confirm that). These common formats seem odd for national site that supports VA pharmacies who live so much inside of Vista. Maybe these formats are just for the duty of public presentation and discussion prior to local formulary updates.
So my question that perhaps Cameron can answer:
Are these the formats that VA pharmacies actually receive formulary updates in?
Then is there a utility for importing into globals?
Or is there a separate pipeline for delivering the same data in a Vista friendly format?
Rusty
Cameron Schlehuber wrote:
The VistA FOIA comes devoid of formulary entries since it was never exported with any entries. Each site entered their own formulary two decades ago, and then mapped their entries to the National Drug File (a massive set of reference tables the VA keeps up to date). I understand the Hui folks have done the most to create utilities to assist in populating and knitting the files together for pharmacy, and will be providing some of that work to help the VistA-Office EHR to have something pre-populated.
What you describe for the average clinic (that doesn't have its own pharmacy) is what will need to be in place in VistA-Office EHR.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:48 PM To: Hardhats Sourceforge Subject: [Hardhats-members] Pharmacy overview please.
Hey all,
Here is what we would like to do about pharmacy. There is a great deal of documentation about pharmacy
in the VA Doc library, but I need to know where to
focus in. I need to know if these tasks are possible,
and how to config.
1. Add patient's drug list into chart in CPRS 2. Write new prescriptions in CPRS, and have script get printed out for patient to take to pharmacy 3. Refill scripts by choosing a previously entered drug and choosing number of refills etc. 4. Ideally have some screening for allergies and drug interactions.
I have cooresponded with a pharmacist that was selling a service of keeping a drug file up to date. Is this required or does the FOIA vista have all the drugs already entered into the file?
Much of the documentation seems to be regarding supporting an actual pharmacy, and for inpatient pharmacy issues. I will want to skip over those features.
So any pointers or suggestions as to which documents to read first?
Thanks Kevin
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