The Medical module Medication Monitoring feature is optional database enhancement used to print medication monitoring forms for selected program clients. These forms can then be used to monitor client medication intake.
Required Permissions 
Because the Medication Monitoring feature is optional, it is not automatically available in all databases. When requested (by contacting the Help Desk) it is turned on behind-the-scenes in AWARDS by Foothold Technology, and is available to users with the following permissions:
Program Chart Access
Display Any Chart Records Buttons
Display Chart Records Medical Button
NOTE: Permissions are assigned using the Permissions Maintenance feature. If you do not have access to that feature and need a permission listed here, please contact your supervisor or your local Help Desk for assistance.
Click-by-Click Instructions 
Printing a Medication Monitoring Form
To generate and print a medication monitoring form, complete the following steps from the AWARDS Home screen:
- Click the Program drop-down arrow in the upper right-hand corner of the page and select the program associated with the client for whom the medication monitoring form is to be generated.
- Click Charts from the left-hand menu, and then click Medical. The Medical fly-out menu is displayed.
- Click Medication Monitoring. The Medication Monitoring Client Selection page is displayed.
- Click the Client drop-down arrow and select the client for whom the medication monitoring form is to be generated.
TIP: If the medication monitoring to be generated is for a former (discharged) client, first check Roster Archives beneath the client selection option.
- Click the Month and Year drop-down arrows and make selections to specify which month the form is to be generated for. The default is the upcoming month.
- By default the medication monitoring form includes all medications the client is currently taking. If the form should instead be limited to only new medications for the selected month, click the New Medications This Month Only checkbox.
- Click CONTINUE. The medication monitoring form is displayed. It may contain a combination of the following information in the header, middle, footer, and medications portions of the pages:
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Program Name |
Form Month/Year |
Client Name |
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Client Gender |
Client Date of Birth |
Admission Date (for current program) |
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Primary Worker (for current program) |
Client Primary Care Physician |
Client Allergies |
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Statement of Diet Needs |
Special Instructions |
Key Codes |
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Persons Responsible for Monitoring |
Current Medication Tracking Tables |
Blank Medication Tracking Tables |
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Medication Dosage/Frequency |
Prescribing Physician(s) Name and Ph. |
Prescription Last Filled Date(s) |
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Projected Out of Stock Date(s) |
Clock Times |
Comments Area |
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Medication Start Date(s) |
Self-Medicating Status |
Diagnoses |
NOTE: The contents of the medication monitoring form are configurable by program type. As a result, you may not see the same version of the form for all programs. Typical configuration changes include adding/removing pieces of form header and footer detail, adding/removing spaces for additional medications, and adding rows to the tracking tables. For more information about configuring the form, please refer to the Medication Monitoring - Implementation Requests Form.
- To print the form, use your browser's print option and follow the instructions shown on the screen to complete the printing process.
The process of generating a medication monitoring form is now complete.
Frequently Asked Questions 
Why is the end date for a medication "X'd out" on the form?
The system assumes that the consumer is not taking the medication on the end date, and will cross that date out on the medication monitoring form as a result. It will also cross out all remaining days in the month as shown here. In this example the medication's end date was entered as the 15th of the month.
If the consumer will be taking the medication through a specific date and you wish to have that reflected on the medication monitoring form, the end date should be entered as the day after the date on which the consumer will last take the medication.
Enhancement Request Forms 
Medication monitoring forms are highly configurable behind-the-scenes using preferences set by Foothold Technology. As a result, the contents of the form may very from one type of program to another. If you are interested in learning more about available options and/or would like to move ahead with configuration, download and complete the following request form, and then submit it to requests@footholdtechnology.com.