This article explains how diagnoses managed in BestNotes are integrated with DrFirst, detailing how they are pulled from BestNotes, displayed in DrFirst, associated with medications, and used for interaction alerts.

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Managing Diagnoses in DrFirst via BestNotes

Introduction to Diagnosis Management

  • All diagnoses are managed within BestNotes.
  • The diagnosis will be pulled into DrFirst from the "Master Treatment Plan," and will not pull a preliminary diagnosis.
  • DrFirst uses the ICD-10 code library, therefore only ICD-10 codes will pull into DrFirst.

Important Note: Diagnosis was not previously available in DrFirst. For a diagnosis to pull into DrFirst, it must have been newly added or edited in BestNotes since July 3, 2019.

Viewing Diagnoses in DrFirst

  • Once you have entered your diagnosis into BestNotes, it will display in DrFirst within the Diagnoses/Problems widget.

    • DrFirst Diagnoses/Problems widget

DrFirst Diagnoses/Problems widget showing a diagnosis

Associating Diagnoses with Medications

  • When adding a medication, you can specify if the diagnoses displayed are to be added to the medication.
  • You can also designate them as a "Primary Diagnosis" and/or a "Secondary Diagnosis."
  • These fields will only be available if there is a diagnosis entered in BestNotes.

DrFirst medication details showing primary and secondary diagnosis options

Diagnosis-Medication Interaction Alerts

  • When prescribing medications, DrFirst will alert you if you are prescribing a medication that may interact with a diagnosis documented for your patient.

    • DrFirst medication details showing diagnosis selection

    1. The alerts will appear after you have searched for the drug and chosen the strength.
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