PCC 10.1 Migration Considerations

The PCC 10.1 release includes new features that may need configuration and for which you may want to do extra planning or training. Read below to learn more, and share relevant details with your physicians and staff.

Read the PCC 10.1 Release article for complete details on these features.

Contact PCC Support for help implementing features in PCC 10.1.

Update Your Filter Defaults on the Rx Queue

If you resolve prescription errors and respond to renewal and change requests on the Rx Queue in PCC EHR, you may want to update your filter defaults to show only those for the location where you work.

The ability to filter these tasks by location is new in PCC 10.1. Filter by location to reduce visual clutter and focus on just the tasks that are relevant to the location where you work.

Set Permissions for the Financial Oversight Category in Report Library

In PCC 10.1 user roles that have permission to manage report library categories can, by default, view the Financial Oversight category reports in the Report Library. Your practice can manage access to categories by user role in the Manage Categories window of the Report Library and in the User Administration tool. To find out more about how to control access to reports, read Restrict Access to Reports in PCC EHR Report Library.

Set Permissions for Combining Accounts and Patients

PCC 10.1 adds the option to combine patients and combine accounts to PCC EHR. Because combining patients or accounts is a permanent change that cannot be undone, consider being selective about who in your office has access to this tool.

Access to Combine Patients and Accounts is managed through PCC EHR’s User Administration tool. Select a role, and check “Combine Accounts and Patients.”

Grant Access to the New Bills Tool in PCC EHR

Use the User Administration tool to adjust which users can run the new Bills tool in PCC EHR.

Select an appropriate role and check the “Bills” permission to assign it to that role.

Next, double-check that appropriate users at your practice have that role.

For more information about permissions and user access, read Set User Roles for Permissions and Security.

Equip Your Office for Specimen Label Printing

If you plan to print lab specimen labels from PCC EHR, you will need a label printer and labels.

PCC has tested lab specimen label printing with DYMO 450 and 550 label printers and 30336 (2-1/8” x 1”) and 30252 (3-1/2″ x 1-1/8″) labels.

Other printers and label sizes may work.

Prescribers May See More Dose Range Warnings

PCC 10.1 introduces additional safety measures to ensure that no prescription dose exceeds adult upper limits. This may result in more warnings while you prescribe.

Regardless of a patient’s age, weight, or the medication being prescribed, PCC eRx will display a safety checking warning if the entered or calculated dose exceeds adult dosing recommendations. Warnings provide information about current recommended limits. You may override warnings at your discretion.