# Viewing Orders

You can control which orders appear on the Orders tab by defining specific criteria. For example, you can specify that only unsigned orders associated with a specific service or section appear on the Orders tab.

Unsigned orders are underlined on the Orders tab. Unsigned orders for the current provider are bold and underlined.

Predefined views or sorting on the Orders tab include the following options:

· Active Orders (including pending, recent activity) – This view includes orders that have a status of

o Hold

o Flagged

o Pending

o Active

o Scheduled

o Partial Results

o Unreleased

o Renewed

o Parked

Recent activity also includes the following if their status changed in the number of hours you site defines in a system parameter:

o Discontinued

o Complete

o Expired

o Cancelled

· Current Orders (active/pending status only) – This name of this view explains it, active and pending orders only.

· Auto DC/Release Event Orders – This view includes only those orders that will be automatically discontinued or automatically released when an event occurs.

· Expiring Orders – This view shows all orders that will expire between now and midnight or now and midnight of the following day if the following day is a holiday.

· Unsigned Orders – This view shows orders that have not been signed.

· Recently Expired Orders – This view shows orders that have expired within the number of hours specified by a system parameter.

Locating IV Orders on the Orders Tab

In which display group CPRS places the IV medication orders depends on how the pharmacist finishes it. After CPRS v. 27, IV orders entered through the Infusion dialog should display under the Infusion display group, while those entered through the Unit Dose dialog should display under the Inpatient display group (Inpt. Meds). However, the key is how the pharmacist finishes the order. If the pharmacist finishes the order as a Unit Dose medication, it will display under the Inpatient display group. If finished as an IV order, then CPRS displays the order under the Infusion display group.

Changing the View on the Orders Tab

To create a specific view of the orders, users have the Custom Order View menu option. When the user selects Custom Order View, the dialog should display with the settings of the current view.

To view orders on the Orders tab, follow these steps:

1. Select the Orders tab.

2. Select View | Active Orders (includes pending, recent activity) , View | Current Orders (active, pending status only), View | Patient Event Orders, View | Expiring Orders, or View | Unsigned Orders | Recently Expired Orders.

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Select the type of orders you would like to view from the View Orders pane on the left side of the dialog.

Note : If you select View | Event Released Orders the Event Released Orders dialog box appears Select the release event associated with the orders you would like to view and click OK .

If you select View | Recently Expired Orders, the parameter ORWOR EXPIRED ORDERS stores the number of hours in the past that CPRS will look for expired orders. A coordinator can set that value for your site.

The appropriate orders will appear on the Orders tab.

If you would like to filter the orders further, continue with step 3.

3. Select View | Custom Order View... .

Th e Custom Order View dialog displays. The settings in the dialog should match what is currently displayed on the Orders tab.

Note: To view Inpatient Medication for Outpatient orders, users can expand the All Services service/section and then select Clinic Orders or they can expand All Services, expand Pharmacy, and then select Clinic Orders.

4. Select the criteria for the orders that you want to display on the Orders tab by doing some or all of the following:

o Select an order status from the left side of the window. (Select the + to expand a heading.)

o Select a service or section from the right side of the window.

o If you would like to limit the orders to a specific date range, check the Only List Orders Placed During Time Period check box and enter a from and through date. Select to choose a date from a calendar.

o Select Reverse Chronological Sequence if you want the oldest orders to appear at the top of the Orders tab.

o Select Group Orders by Service if you want the orders to be sorted according to the service they are associated with.

5. Select OK .

6. The orders that meet the criteria you specified on the Custom Order View dialog will appear on the Orders tab. The criteria for the displayed orders will appear above the Service column.

Note : If all of the active orders are not displayed on the Orders tab, the icon will appear below the Postings button (on the right side of the screen).

Using the right-click menu on the Orders tab, if the user selects several item s and the right-clicks either on the items or elsewhere in the list, CPRS displays a popup menu. When the user selects an action from the popup menu, the action applies to all selected items. For example, if the user selects three orders and selects Discontinue, the dialog appears with those three orders listed for discontinuation.

However, if no items are selected (highlighted in blue) and the user right-clicks on an item, it is selected and the popup menu appears.

The Orders tab popup menu includes the following items:

· Details...

· Results

· Results History...

· Change...

· Change Release Event

· Copy to New Order...

· Discontinue...

· Refill...

· Renew...

· Sign...

Related Topics

Writing Orders (overview)

Ordering a Diet

Event-Delayed Orders

Transfer Medication Orders From Inpatient to Outpatient

Transfer Outpatient Medication to Inpatient

Signing Orders and Documents