{"id":22033,"date":"2026-07-29T10:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medtechglobal.com\/nz\/?p=22033"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:41:56","slug":"evolutions-green-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medtechglobal.com\/nz\/evolutions-green-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Medtech Evolution\u2019s \u2018green button\u2019 and how to use it more effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Setting a patient\u2019s preferred pharmacy in Evolution can streamline repeat prescribing and help automate the invoicing workflow [Image: ThisisEngineering on Unsplash]<\/div>\n
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Medtech Evolution\u2019s green \u201cGenerate and Print Prescription\u201d button can make repeat prescribing far more efficient once a few key pharmacy, invoicing and payment settings are in place, writes\u00a0Richard Medlicott<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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Apologies to those on other PMS systems. This month, I\u2019m looking at an easy way to streamline the workflow for Evolution users. This might be one for practice managers to set up.<\/p>\n

The promise of information technology has always been to make our lives more efficient; to get stuff done faster with less friction. By and large, it succeeds \u2013 and it would be pretty much impossible to manage a busy general practice without it. There are just too many processes to manage: appointments, results, prescribing, recalls, finances, etc. However, I know that IT sometimes seems like a false promise; we are forever interacting with the screen and keyboard rather than the person in front of us.<\/p>\n

I was in a meeting recently with various clinicians and managers giving input into what would make life easier. One comment was, \u201cWhy does it take nine clicks to send a prescription from Medtech?\u201d<\/p>\n

My response was that it can seem like a fast track to RSI, but once you have things set up, it can be painless. As an aside, who remembers having to write out our scripts? How did we have any time for doing the consult? That\u2019s probably the best incentive for reducing polypharmacy\u2026<\/p>\n

When I first looked at that green \u201cGenerate and Print Prescription\u201d button in the consult screen and saw the plethora of options it opened, I recoiled and went back to using Rescript.<\/p>\n

A few updates later, though, it\u2019s worth another look. With the right setup, it can make the repeat-prescription workflow much more efficient.<\/p>\n

Recent updates have added preferred and one-time pharmacies. These may reduce how often you need to use the \u201cRemember Details\u201d box, but it remains useful for saving a patient\u2019s usual pick-up method.<\/p>\n

But, for now, the key is to set the \u201cRemember Details\u201d box. Once you have selected the preferred pharmacy and ticked \u201cRemember Details\u201d, Evolution retains that choice for the next prescription. That means the patient\u2019s usual destination is already selected, rather than having to be re-entered each time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Already, I have selected \u201cPreferred Pharmacy\u201d. It has become solid green and white, and you can check by hovering:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The next screen offers \u201cTo Invoice,\u201d allowing the prescriber to choose either a standard or an urgent script fee. At our practice, those options are mapped to A3 and A1 repeat-script services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Using the internal Medtech email server means that all email is sent from the reception admin email address, not from individual work email addresses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMedeor paybylink<\/a>\u201d payment means the reconciliation is done automatically.<\/p>\n

So, script request, generation, sending, invoicing and payment can all be done without any reception time and with just a few clicks by the prescriber. If the patient has already paid online via the practice portal, even fewer clicks are needed, as there\u2019s no reason to send the invoice; it will apply any credit automatically.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Evolution<\/a> currently labels the invoice options \u201cStandard\u201d and \u201cUrgent\u201d. At our practice, we have mapped these to A3 and A1 repeat-script services, but it would be helpful to have more flexible labels and additional billing options.<\/p>\n

The billing services, templates and delivery methods are configured in \u201cLocation Settings\u201d > \u201cRepeat Prescribing\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All in all, this makes getting through my repeat-script requests much more efficient. But there are a couple of things Medtech could improve.<\/p>\n

1) Now that there are \u201cSend to Preferred Pharmacy\u201d and \u201cSend to One-Time Pharmacy\u201d options, is the \u201cRemember Details\u201d button still needed?<\/p>\n

2) More flexibility in invoicing, including the ability to name the options and add further billing choices.<\/p>\n

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Richard Medlicott is a specialist GP in Wellington and a long-time champion of good use of IT in healthcare.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Published by NZ Doctor<\/p>\n

Link to the original article here: Evolution\u2019s \u2018green button\u2019 and how to use it more effectively | New Zealand Doctor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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