Enter Care Plan Goals

Path: Patient>Clinical>Care Plans

1. Assign a new Care Plan to a patient (Assign Care Plans to Patient) or select an active Care Plan for which you want to add goals (Update Patient Care Plans).
2. In the Goals Entry section, click Add Goal.
3. In the Select goals for care plan "<name>" dialog box, complete the following substeps:
   1. Select the Use checkbox for the appropriate goal or goals.
   2. In the Start Date dropdown, select the date when you want the goal or goals to become effective.
   3. Verify the Start Physician. This field is automatically populated from the patient's physician information.
   4. In the Order Received section, select the Verbal checkbox if applicable and enter the corresponding Date and Time. 
      Note: Depending on your Business Unit > Order Settings, these fields may be required.
4. Click OK.
5. In the Care Plan dialog box, select the ellipsis button for the goal and enter the modifier for this patient's rehabilitation or recovery goal from this Care Plan and click OK. 
   Goals that allow modifiers are configured in Administration > Clinical > Care Plans.
6. If you want to allow future dated items to print on physician orders, select the checkbox in the Print on Certification Order column. 
   Note: This option must be defined in Administration > Configuration > Business Units > Settings > Orders Settings.
7. Click the lock icon to lock the goal and add your electronic signature. 
   Note: Once you lock and sign a goal, the lock icon appears in the Signed column.
8. Save your changes.