The Chemotherapy Builder is an order entry application for use throughout Dana Farber Partners Cancer Care. It is an extension of the Provider Order Entry system, though which both the builder and player function.
The concept behind the Chemotherapy Builder is to give authorized providers quick and easy access to all of the orders applicable to the care of the patient during a course of chemotherapy. This online ordering system greatly reduces the chance of errors by delivering clear and complete information to all providers: physician, nurse, and pharmacist.
Only authorized users can build chemotherapy sets, and each regimen and protocol must be signed off by four people—maintenance (the person building the set), a physician, a nurse, and a pharmacist.
The Chemotherapy Builder pulls together the set of specific orders that make up a regimen or protocol. This includes chemotherapy medications, antiemetics, general care, hydrations—anything that the provider needs to order. When building a chemotherapy set, include all of the following features:
A unique descriptive name
A cycle length that identifies when treatment is completed
A link to one or more diagnoses for which the regimen or protocol can be ordered
Free text that explains particulars such as how and when the regimen or protocol is used or what population it applies to
Instructions for the ordering physician
Sets of orders for the course of treatment
For specific procedures, see Building a Chemo Regimen or Protocol