Change, Delete, or Restore Post-Op Orders Before Activation

• If you haven't already, select a patient.

• Available to all authorized users of Provider Order Entry:

1. Click Activate (ALT+C). If prompted, select Post-Op Session, then click OK (ALT+O).

2. Select a session from the list.

3. Click Edit (ALT+E).

4. See below for changing or deleting orders.

5. To return to the patient list, click Cancel (ALT+C), then click Close (ALT+C).

• For post-op orders only, available to users with access to the Post-Op Surgeon or Post-Op Anesthesia authorization:

1. Click Post-OP Surgeon (ALT+P) or Post-OP Anesthesia (ALT+P).

2. See below for changing or deleting orders.

3. To return to the patient list, click Close ALT+C).

• To write additional orders, see Writing Perioperative Orders From a Template.

• To display details of an order, click to select its line, then click Zoom (ALT+Z). Click Close (ALT+C) to return to the orders list.

• To change an existing order:

1. Click its line in the orders list.

2. Click Edit (ALT+E).

3. The form for the order opens; make changes as needed. See Editing Orders.

4. Click OK (ALT+O).

• To delete an order:

1. Click its line in the orders list.

2. Click Delete (ALT+D). To undo this action, click Restore (ALT+R).

Once you sign a deletion, you can't use Restore—the order must be rewritten.

• Complete the changes to the session:

1. Click Sign (ALT+S).

2. When prompted, type your signing key, then click OK (ALT+O).

• See also:

• Overview of Day of Procedure Orders

• Overview of Post-Op Surgeon Orders

• Overview of Post-Op Anesthesia Orders