Adding Orders from the Orders Screen

Normally, orders are attached to appointments through the Appointment Register, Injury/Illness Visit, or Clinical Work Area screens. But even if your facility does not use SYSTOC to schedule appointments, you may want to add patient orders so a flow sheet can be printed, and the visit invoiced easily and quickly.

A data entry screen called Orders Information (accessed from the Orders screen) makes it easy to identify the process to which the order(s) will be added. It can also be used by clinics that do schedule through SYSTOC but find it convenient to add orders from this location.


Orders Information screen

To access the Orders Information Screen, click Add Orders or press Alt+A. When opened, it populates with data from the first currently-selected order. If no order is currently selected, then the screen will default information from the search criteria. If this information does not pertain to the orders you want to add, modify it accordingly. At a minimum, you must complete the Patient ID and appointment Date. If the order is related to a particular company, you should also specify the Resp. Co. ID; all other fields are optional.

When finished, click OK to continue. The Select Orders window appears, where you can select the procedure or individual orders you want. After accepting the orders you are returned to the Orders screen, where the selected orders are displayed in the grid. See Adding Orders to an Appointment for additional instruction on the process.