Creating an order Topic number: 1425411791709

An order is a request from a physician to have one or more imaging procedures performed. When you create an order, you associate it with the correct patient, and input order and procedure information.

To create an order
  1. For an existing patient, in the Search or List area list, right-click the patient and select Order > New order for this patient. New
  2. Review the Patient info tab.
  3. On the Order info tab, type any order information available, such as Ordering department and Ordering physician.
  4. From the list of available admission numbers, select the number you want to link to one or more ordered procedures or click Search other to look up another number.

    Note:

    Admission numbers are available only for patients created in an external HIS, not for patients created in Enterprise Imaging

    The admission date/time field is updated automatically.

  5. To scan a written order requisition, click Scanned order. On the Scanned order tab, click Scan, insert the written order into the scanner, and follow the on-screen instructions.

    The order is scanned.

    Tip:

    To ensure that scanned documents have optimal quality, adjust your workstation settings as follows: Select Tools > Workstation and, from the Color mode list, select Grayscale. Click Save & close.

  6. On the Order info tab, under Procedures, select or clear the Patient arrived checkbox, depending on whether the patient is present. Patient arrived icon
  7. In the Procedure name column, click Search. Search
  8. In the Add procedure dialog, under Matching procedures, select the one to schedule and click Select.

    The code is generated automatically.

  9. Optionally select additional information about the procedure, such as Performing department and facility.

    When you add a procedure, all active linked billing codes and their default modifiers are linked automatically. If the linked billing code is on the department level, this happens only if you select a performing department.

    These billing codes and their modifiers are not visible on the order screen. They are displayed on the Study or Acquisition tab.

    These billing and modifier codes are also shown in the Billing field in the Text area. If you edit the order and modify the procedure name, the code, the performing facility, the performing department, or the laterality, the content of the Billing field is updated accordingly.

    Having added the procedure, you can select one of the laterality options that were configured for the selected procedure. This is done in the Laterality column. If you do not see this column, you must add it first.

  10. To schedule the procedure:
    1. In the Scheduled study date/time column, click Calendar. Calendar button
    2. In Calendar, on the target day and in the appropriate room column, click in the target start time for the procedure.
    3. Click Back to order.
  11. Click Save. Save & close

    You can see the status of the ordered procedure in the Status column.

    Tip:

    To filter procedures by status in Search area, select one or more values from the Procedure status search field: Ordered, Scheduled, Started, Completed, Discontinued, and Canceled.

    You can also configure the Procedure status column in List area.

Required permissions:
  • Can access Search area
  • Can add PDF/images
  • Can change workstation configurations
  • Can create order
(For more on permissions, see Security roles: Concepts.)