Order Entry - Medication Orders

Continue

• The existing myAvatar Order Entry order will be continued. No change will be made. A record will be entered stating that a medication order was reconciled.

Create New

Creates a new entry for a medication item. The Type to Add field provides the following choices when creating a new item, depending on your prescribing rights:

• OrderConnect New Order
  • The OrderConnect Custom Orders screen appears upon reconciliation for you to complete and submit the prescriptions.

• OrderConnect Non-ISC Order
  • The OrderConnect Non-ISC item will be created automatically in OrderConnect.

• Avatar Order Entry Order
  • The Avatar Order Entry Order screen will appear upon reconciliation for you to complete and submit the orders.

• Avatar Home Medication
  • The Home Medication item will be created automatically and appear in the Home Medication List section of this form.

The New Medication to Add column will either search using OrderConnect or the myAvatar Order Entry Medication catalog, depending on what is selected in the Type to Add field. 

Create New (and Discontinue/Inactivate)

• This action allows you to create a new medication item while also automatically discontinuing the myAvatar Order Entry medication item on the grid that is being used for the reconciliation.

Defer

• Delays acting on the Avatar Order Entry order until the next session. The medication will appear the next time you perform problem reconciliation. A record will be entered stating that a medication order was reconciled.

Discontinue/Inactivate

• The existing myAvatar Order Entry medication order will be discontinued in myAvatar Order Entry automatically using the reconciliation date for the medication item.
• The order will not display in the Medication Reconciliation section.