Discard Transfer Orders

• Transfer order sessions can only be discarded before the session is activated. If the orders are already active, see Discontinuing Active Orders.

• Transfer orders that have not been activated within 36 hours and post-op orders over 72 hours old expire automatically, and must be written again. Expired orders do have to be discarded manually—they are removed automatically when a fresh set of orders is written.

• Open the transfer orders session list:

1. Select a patient.

2. Open the transfer orders session list by one of the following:

• Click Special Orders (ALT+O), then click Transfer Orders (ALT+T).

• Click Activate (ALT+A). If prompted, select Transfer Session, then click OK (ALT+O).

• Display the orders in the session:

3. Select a session from the list.

4. Click Discard (ALT+D).

• To open KnowledgeLink:

• Click .

• Click Exit (ALT+E) to close KnowledgeLink.

• Click Pop Out (ALT+P) to open KnowledgeLink in a separate window from the CAS.

• Toggle between Order Entry and KnowledgeLink by clicking the icons in the taskbar.

• Click to close the KnowledgeLink window.

• To view details of an order:

• Click to select its line.

• Click Zoom (ALT+Z).

• Click Close (ALT+C) to return to the Order Summary.

• Discard the orders:

5. Click Yes (ALT+Y) when you have reviewed all of the listed orders appropriately.

6. Click OK (ALT+O).

7. When prompted, type your signing key and click OK (ALT+O).

• To return to the patient list:

8. Click Close (ALT+C).

9. If you opened the session list from Special Orders, click Back to UCM Options (ALT+B).

• See also:

• Procedures for Transfer Orders

• Overview of Transfer Orders