Releasing Future Orders > Releasing Future Orders from Department Patient Functions

Ancillary and Pharmacy departments can release any Future Order types as long as the user/role is set up with the Behavior Control "Release All Future Order Types" in System Administration. If the Behavior Control is not enabled, the user will only be able to release Future Orders from their own issuing department.

To release Future Orders from the Census screen, from the Hospital Base Menu, select Master Selection > Enter Patient Account number > Select Future Orders:

Select System Menu > Hospital Base Menu > Access Department # > Enter Patient Account Number > Future Orders

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Patient Functions

Once the Future Orders have been accessed, a screen with all future orders scheduled for that patient (in the selected department) will appear. To release an order, select each item from the list and then select Release Selected Orders. The orders will appear by item description and then by the Scheduled Date. Select the orders to be released for the visit by selecting the check box to the left and selecting Release Selected Orders.

Select System Menu > Hospital Base Menu > Access Department # > Enter Patient Account Number > Future Orders

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Future Orders

The Order Review options may be selected from the Patient Functions menu.The ancillary department employee will have access to perform maintenance on the released orders.

Select System Menu > Hospital Base Menu > Access Department # > Enter Patient Account Number > Current Orders

Laboratory Order Review

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