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Order Group Components Section

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Add component orders to an order group in the Order Group Setup form.

  1. In the Component Order Definition table, click Add New Item.
  2. In the Order Type field, select the order type to associate a default order type with the order component. If Pharmacy is selected, enter responses for the following fields.
  • Dosage - Enter the strength of a standard medication dose (for example, 50.5 mg). If appropriate, special values (" NA", "N/A", "*") can be entered.
  • Dosage Unit - Type the unit designator to accompany the dosage. For example, mg, mcg, IU, mg/ml,%.
  • Route of Administration - Type the medication administration route. For example, oral, topical, parenteral, IM/IV.
  • Dosage Form - Type the dosage form. For example, tablet, capsule, elixir, inhaler.
  1. In the Order Code field, enter the order code. Select the search string and click Search. Select the code.
  2. For the Order Text field, enter order text that will be included with the order code.
  3. In the Order Guidelines field, enter guidelines for using the order code.
  4. In the Quantity and Quantity Unit fields, enter the order quantity and unit of quantity.
  5. In the Frequency Code field, enter the frequency code, click Process Search to select. Click the item.
  6. For the Routine or PRN field, select how the order will be administered.
  7. In the Special/Additional Instructions field, enter instructions to associate with an order code, particularly for order codes without a frequency code.
    In the Create Order form, when you select an order group and click Select Order(s) From Order Group, these special/additional instructions display in the orders lookup. If there is a carriage return in the instructions, none of the text that follows the carriage return will display.
  8. For the Reason Code field, select a reason code to be associated with the order code.
  9. In the Reason Text field, enter reason text for an order without a defined reason code.
  10. In the Comments field, enter order comments.
  11. In the Make Order Open Ended field, select Yes to define the order as open ended (no end date assigned).
  12. If the order is not open ended, enter the duration in the Duration field. If the Support Duration In Hours/Minutes registry setting is enabled, the Duration (Hours) and Duration (Minutes) fields display for specifying the order duration in any combination of days, hours, and/or minutes.
  13. In the Start Date Offset (Days) field, enter the number of days to offset the start date for the order. The number of offset days is added to the current date to determine the start date when creating an order.
    If the For A Taper/Titration Series Of Orders, Use Start Date Offset field (Order Group Definition section) is set to Yes, then all component order codes for the order group must have a Start Date Offset (Days) specified.
  14. In the Order Display Rank field, enter a numeric value as the rank for displaying the order code in the order group. If this field is blank, the order code displays at the end of the group code list.
    If the Use The Assigned 'Order Display Rank' When Accessing This Order Group To Create New Orders field is set to Yes (Order Group Definition section), the value entered in the Order Display Rank field is used to sort component orders in the Create New Order From Order Group field (Client Profile / Physicians Orders form, Create Orders section).
  15. In the Default To Selected When Selecting Orders From Order Group field, select 'Yes' to indicate the order group component orders to be selected by default in the Client Profile / Physicians Orders form (Create Order) when clicking the Select Order(s) From Order Group' button to initiate Order Group processing. The order codes with 'Yes' selected are checked off by default in the Select Order(s) From Order Group list.
  16. Click Submit.