System and method for creating and displaying optional order sets in healthcare environment
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1. A method in a computerized environment that improves managing and activating orders and related events based on an occurrence of a required event in a sequence of events and a designation of each of a plurality of optional healthcare orders in the database, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to build a generic order set;
building the generic order set, comprising;
accessing possible orders and displaying the possible orders to a user, the possible orders being selectable;
receiving, from the user, selected orders from a list of possible orders, the selection of orders comprising an indication that each of the selected orders is to be required or is to be optional, the selection of optional orders comprising an indication that each of the selected optional orders is to be displayed to all users or not to be displayed to all users, the selection of required orders and selected optional orders comprising the generic order set; and
storing the generic order set;
receiving a request to build a patient-specific order set;
building the patient-specific order set, comprising;
accessing the generic order set, the generic order set comprising a plurality of required orders, a first optional order, and a second optional order;
receiving an indication that the first optional order of the generic order set is viewable by any user and displaying the first optional order to a first user at a time when the first user is building the patient-specific order set, the first optional order being selectable;
receiving an indication that the second optional order of the generic order set is not to be displayed to all users at the time the first user is building the patient-specific order set and not displaying the second optional order until after the first user completes building the patient-specific order set and after the patient-specific order set is placed;
receiving a request to place the patient-specific order set, the patient-specific order set comprising the plurality of required orders and an indication of whether the first optional order is selected;
placing, in response to receiving the request to place the patient-specific order set, the patient-specific order set, wherein placing the patient-specific order set comprises;
(1) the server placing the first optional order and the plurality of required orders in a workflow, (2) the server activating within the system clinical events related to the orders placed, and (3) the server tracking a status of the orders placed;
subsequent to the patient-specific order being placed, displaying the second optional order to the second user, wherein the second optional order is selectable to be placed by the second user.
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Abstract
A method, system and computerized medium in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient is provided. A request to display an order set for a patient is received. The order set comprises one or more optional orders. The optional orders that may or may not be placed for the order set. The optional orders are determined and the optional orders are displayed. A selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set is received and the selected optional orders are placed for the order set.
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1. A method in a computerized environment that improves managing and activating orders and related events based on an occurrence of a required event in a sequence of events and a designation of each of a plurality of optional healthcare orders in the database, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to build a generic order set; building the generic order set, comprising; accessing possible orders and displaying the possible orders to a user, the possible orders being selectable; receiving, from the user, selected orders from a list of possible orders, the selection of orders comprising an indication that each of the selected orders is to be required or is to be optional, the selection of optional orders comprising an indication that each of the selected optional orders is to be displayed to all users or not to be displayed to all users, the selection of required orders and selected optional orders comprising the generic order set; and storing the generic order set; receiving a request to build a patient-specific order set; building the patient-specific order set, comprising; accessing the generic order set, the generic order set comprising a plurality of required orders, a first optional order, and a second optional order; receiving an indication that the first optional order of the generic order set is viewable by any user and displaying the first optional order to a first user at a time when the first user is building the patient-specific order set, the first optional order being selectable; receiving an indication that the second optional order of the generic order set is not to be displayed to all users at the time the first user is building the patient-specific order set and not displaying the second optional order until after the first user completes building the patient-specific order set and after the patient-specific order set is placed; receiving a request to place the patient-specific order set, the patient-specific order set comprising the plurality of required orders and an indication of whether the first optional order is selected; placing, in response to receiving the request to place the patient-specific order set, the patient-specific order set, wherein placing the patient-specific order set comprises;
(1) the server placing the first optional order and the plurality of required orders in a workflow, (2) the server activating within the system clinical events related to the orders placed, and (3) the server tracking a status of the orders placed;subsequent to the patient-specific order being placed, displaying the second optional order to the second user, wherein the second optional order is selectable to be placed by the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in a computerized environment that improves managing and activating a healthcare order set and related events by displaying to a display device one or more optional healthcare orders that are potentially necessary based on the occurrence of a required event in a sequence of events and a designation of each of the optional healthcare order in the database, the method comprising:
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accessing a patient-specific order set after the patient-specific order set has been placed, the patient-specific order set comprising one or more orders including a plurality of required orders as well as a first optional order, and a second optional order; receiving an indication that the first optional order of the patient-specific order set is viewable by any user and displaying the first optional order to a first user at a time when the first user is building the patient-specific order set, the first optional order being selectable; receiving an indication that the second optional order of the patient-specific order set is not to be displayed to all users and not displaying the second optional order at the time when the first user is building the patient-specific order set; receiving an indication that optional orders for the patient-specific order set that have not been placed for the order set; displaying to a second user, optional orders for the patient-specific order set that are determined to have not been placed for the patient-specific order set and the second optional order for the patient-specific order set determined to have been designated to be displayed after the patient-specific order set is placed, wherein the second optional order for the patient-specific order set that is designated to be displayed after the patient-specific order set is placed is being displayed only after the required orders have been placed, the second optional order being selectable; receiving a request to place the second optional order; placing, in response to receiving the request to place the second optional order, the second optional order, wherein placing the second optional order comprises;
(1) the server placing the first optional order and the plurality of required orders in a workflow, (2) the server activating within the system clinical events related to the orders placed, and (3) the server tracking a status of the orders placed; andplacing by the server over the computer network the selection of displayed optional orders for the order set establishing a formal presence of the selected optional orders for the order set in a workflow triggering within the system related billing and workload events related to the required and selected optional orders. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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