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If you have NUR, you can provide users with a status board set to location as the point from which to place orders. A button on the integrated desktop can connect to Order Entry for the highlighted patient. Setting the status board to location reduces the need to lookup a patient from a long list by name and select the wrong one, or mistyping the account number, , plus the STB flags patients with same last name with yellow. They still must ensure the correct patient is highlighted before selecting the order entry button, but it narrows the chances for wrong patient selection. Good luck, Phyllis Whitener Catawba Valley Medical Center >>> "Allen, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/23/2006 7:54:58 AM >>> All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== I hear that public floggings work well... :\ Aside from that, you can reduce the errors by setting the MIS Users to be restricted by location. (Pt access Restricted by location? = Y). People will only be able to enter orders for patients registered to the unit (location) there device is defined to be on. There is, however, a lot of setup and upkeep to this option. Is it Friday yet... Hope it helps... Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Wrong Patient Selected for Orders All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== We have a recurring problem with staff (physicians, nurses, ward clerks, etc.) placing orders on the wrong inpatients. Sometimes this is due to patients having the same or similar names. Although staff are encouraged to identify patients by account number they tend to identify patients by name. This is not a frequently occurring problem but one wrong order is too many. Has your facility experienced this type of problem and have you implemented any creative solutions? Please respond to Susan Hohl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
