Order Details Labs Page Field Definitions

An asterisk (*) following the field name indicates a Required field in the Core SmartCare system. Your system may have been customized to require additional fields.

Field

Description

Order Setup

Order Type*

Select Labs from the drop down list. Options are:

·        Medication

·        Labs

·        Radiology

·        Consults

·        Nursing

·        Additional

·        Procedures

·        Adaptive Equipment

Procedure Code

Enter a procedure code description. A procedure code in this field causes the administration of this lab work to create a service for the client.

Active

Select the check box to make the order type active. Or deselect the check box to inactivate the order type.

Lab Search

Type the lab name where the results will be displayed in a Flowsheet set up for the lab.

Order Name*

Type the name of the order for the lab work.

Alternate Name1

Type an alternate name for the lab.

Brand Name

If the order is for a generic lab work, enter the brand name.

Order Details

Priorities section

 

Priorities

Identifies when the lab order can be administered. Options are:

·        Routine

·        STAT

·        Now

·        PRN

List section

 

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Click the delete icon to delete the priority from the list.

Default

Select the radio button next to the priority that should be the default entry on the Client Order Entry page, accessed from the Client tab > Client Orders banner.  

Priority

Identifies the description of the priority that you added.

Schedules section

 

Schedules

Identifies when the lab order should first be administered and then the ongoing scheduling to administer. Options are:

·        Standing Administered Once

·        Today

·        Tomorrow

·        After 1PM

·        Now+Scheduled

·        Other

·        When equipment is received

List section

 

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Click the delete icon to delete the schedule from the list.

Default

Select the radio button next to the schedule that should be the default entry on the Client Order Entry page, accessed from the Client tab > Client Orders banner.

Schedule

Identifies the description of the schedule that you added.

Frequencies

Frequencies

Select frequencies that may be used to identify how often the lab order is administered. Select a frequency from the drop down list, then click the Add button. If the Frequency you need is not listed, click the New button to add a description. Tell me how...

Options

Order can be completed

Indicates that the order can be placed in a completed status.

Order can be pended

Indicates that the order be pended or put on hold.

Order rationale

Defaults to Yes. Adds a line on the order entry screen that says Rationale where the staff creating the orders enters the reason for administering the order.

Order Comments

Defaults to Yes. Indicates to add a comment box on the order.

Whiteboard Observations

Indicates to put the order in the whiteboard observation column.

Diagnosis (ICD9)

Defaults to Yes. Places a diagnosis code field on the order.

Billable

Indicates that the order for adaptive equipment can be billed to the client.

Add Order to MAR

Indicates to display this order in the client MAR.

Prescription Required?

Indicates that the physician must provide a prescription for the lab order.

Permissioned?

Indicates that specific permissioned roles are needed to administer the order.

Sensitive Order

Indicates that the order will generate it's own order if it is submitted with other non-sensitive orders.

Draw from Service Center

Indicates that a lab order needing a draw must be performed at the service center.

Medications category

Select a medications category to place the hazardous categories icon on the MAR.

Laboratories

Laboratories

Select the name of a laboratory to send orders to.

External Order Id

Type the Order ID to use with an external order. You can enter up to 230 characters.

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Click the delete icon to delete an laboratory saved to the list.

Default

Select the radio button next to the laboratory you want to display on the order page as the default laboratory.

Laboratories

Identifies the name of labs where orders can be sent.

External Order Id

Identifies the order ID provided for this lab.

Questions

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Click the delete icon to delete a question and its fields.

Question 1

Identifies the first question you can enter.

Answer Type

Identifies how the answer will be responded to by the person administering the lab. Options are:

·        Radio Button

·        Add Flowsheet

·        Check Box

·        Text Box

·        Drop Down

·        Multi Line Text Box

·        Date

·        Date & Time

Required

Select the check box to indicate that the questions must be answered.

Global Code Category

Identifies what type of drop down to provide for the answer.

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When the global code category is selected, point the cursor at the icon to display the items in the drop down list for the global code.

Laboratories

If sending a laboratory order to an outside lab, provides a list of outside labs. This must be set up on the back end of the system with help from Streamline.

Question Code

Identifies whether or not the lab is providing a question to answer when submitting a lab order.

Show question at the time of

Administration

Ordering

Select the radio button that identifies when you want the question presented. Options are:

·        Administration - present the question when the medication is being administered.

·        Ordering - present the question when the medication is being ordered.

Add Additional Questions

Click the hyperlink text to add the fields to enter another question.

Acknowledgement

Role

Select the role of staff who can acknowledge a lab order.

Acknowledge

Select the check box to present the ability to acknowledge

Acknowledgement Required

Select the check box to indicate that the acknowledgement is required for this role.

Pending Release

Identifies whether or not the role indicated has permissions to release the order from a pended status.

Signature Required

Identifies that the order must be signed.

List section

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Click the delete icon to delete a question and its fields.

Role

Identifies the role which has an acknowledgement defined for it.

Acknowledge

Identifies whether or not the role must acknowledge a medication order.

Acknowledgement Required

Identifies whether or not the role is required to acknowledge a medication order.

Pending Release

Identifies whether or not the role has the ability to release a pended order.

Signature Required

Identifies whether or not a signature is required to acknowledge this medication.