Writing and changing chemotherapy orders is restricted to authorized providers. Restrictions apply to changes for chemotherapy medication orders.
If you haven't already:
For inpatients, click Chemo Options (ALT+C).
Click Edit Unapproved (ALT+D).
Type your Partners signing key when prompted, then click OK (ALT+O).
Only the clinician who wrote the unapproved orders can edit them.
From the Unapproved Order Session list:
To access the LMR Oncology Infusion Flowsheet, click Infusion Flowsheet (ALT+F). Click Orders in the CAS to return to the session list.
Click to select the session to edit.
Click Ok (ALT+O).
Access the order:
For orders other than chemotherapy agents, click to select the order, then click Edit (ALT+E) to access the form.
For chemotherapy medications, click Chemo (ALT+H), then click to select the order.
The options for the selected chemotherapy order can be changed in the form displayed beneath the chemo orders list.
To edit orders:
Depending on the type of order, only certain fields can be changed after an order has been signed.
Click to select from drop-down lists .
Type over, delete, or add to text entries.
Click to select different options . These are mutually exclusive; selecting one in a group automatically deselects the others.
Click to check or uncheck items .
For checkbox or drop-down list selections with additional information, click the button to the right to display the entry form.
For certain orders, click the labeled button—scheduled days, clinical history, reasons, or restrictions, for example—to open the form for editing. Click OK (ALT+O) to continue.
For chemo meds with defined dose modifications, clicking either the Standard Dose or Total Dose field opens the Dose Modifications list. Click to select an item, then click OK (ALT+O). See Changing the Dose of a Chemo Medication.
Click OK (ALT+O). If the original order was already signed, the change is listed as a new order in the current orders list.
Click Close (ALT+C) to display the list of orders for this session.
Write additional orders as needed, then sign the session.
Click Back to UCM (ALT+B) after the new orders are saved.
See also: Chemo Order Procedures