Signature Window

The Signature window is used to capture the electronic signature of the pharmacist that performed the clinical check or dialogue (in British Columbia) for a prescription. In Propel Rx, there are multiple ways to sign for a prescription, depending on the hardware installed at the workstation and where an E-Signature has been set up for the pharmacist user.

Table 1. Signing methods available by hardware and E-Signature setup.

Workstation or User Setup	Credential Entry	Fingerprint Scan	Sig Pad Signing	Mouse Signing
Signature pad & fingerprint reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Signature pad, no fingerprint reader	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Fingerprint reader, no signature pad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
No signature pad or fingerprint reader	Yes	No	No	Yes
E-signature for logged in user	Yes	Yes	No	No

Signature Auto-Detection

Once you start to sign using a method, Propel Rx automatically detects what you're using and disables the remaining methods. Auto-detection has been tested with the McKesson supported signature pads: Topaz TS460 and 461.

If you're using a signature pad that is not compatible with the auto-detection functionality, the auto-detection preference can be turned off and the bottom portion of the Signature window will have two radio buttons for you to choose either a signature pad or mouse. Once a manual signature is entered, the radio button selection is saved for the next prescription, regardless of which instance or workstation it's signed off on. If user credentials or a fingerprint is used to sign for a prescription, the mouse option will default for the next prescription.