Scanning and adding a written orderTopic number: 1425411808928

While completing an order, you can scan the written order from the physician so that it can be viewed as a digital attachment whenever the order is open.

To scan and add a written order
  1. In the Order info area, click Scanned order.

    The Scanned order tab appears.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • To add an already scanned order, click the Open icon Open, select the file, and click Open.
    • To scan and add an order, follow the steps:
      • Click Add scan. Scanner
      • Place the order in the scanner, and click Scan.
      • In the Text area, switch to the Scanned order tab and check the quality of the scan.
      • If satisfactory, click Save.

    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.

The scanned order is added as an attachment.

Required permissions: Can change workstation configurations. (For more on permissions, see Security roles: Concepts.)