Build a Chemo Regimen or Protocol—Activate

If you haven't already, open the chemo builder

Activate a regimen or protocol

1. Click the Chemo Maintenance folder.

2. In the Chemo Maintenance folder, click the folder for the regimen or protocol to be activated. In the Chemo Maintenance folder, click the folder for the regimen or protocol to be activated.

3. Click the Maintenance Description tab. Type a clear, brief description of the changes made, for the ordering providers to see.

4. Click Activate (ALT+V).

5. Type your signing key, then click OK (ALT+O).

6. When prompted, review the Maintenance Description. If it is acceptable, click Yes (ALT+Y); otherwise, click No (ALT+N) and repeat from step 2.

7. When prompted, determine whether to prevent ordering from previous edits. You should require ordering based on the standard if you have made significant changes.

• Click Yes–Entire Template when there are changes to the chemo medication orders to require that all new orders be written starting with the standard regimen/protocol.

• Click Yes–Non-Chemo Only when there are changes to the non-chemo medication orders to require that only new non-chemo orders be written starting with the standard regimen/protocol; ordering from previous for chemo agents is still allowed.

• Click No (ALT+N) to allow ordering based on previous edits to the standard.

7. Click OK (ALT+O) to acknowledge the message that the activation is complete.

• If the regimen or protocol being activated is an edit of an existing live regimen or protocol:

• The current active version is time-stamped and moved to the appropriate Archive folder. Archived folders cannot be used by clinicians or activated.

• If the current version is "on hold" the new version remains on hold. Resume the active/live folder to allow clinicians to use it for orders. See Resuming Regimens and Protocols On Hold.

• The definition tab is time-stamped "Stopped Previous" if you do not allow ordering from previous, and time-stamped "Stopped Non Chemo Previous" if you limit ordering from previous to chemo agents (because non-chemo meds have been changed significantly).

• If you do not allow ordering from previous, or limit ordering from previous to chemo agents (because non-chemo meds have been changed significantly), on writing the next set of orders in the treatment clinicians will get a message explaining that the regimen/protocol has been edited.

• See also:

• Chemo Builder Procedures

• Overview of the Chemo Builder

• Overview of Regimens

• Overview of Protocols

• Searching existing regimens and protocols—for meds, folders, order sets, physician instructions, med/IV/chemo instructions, or general care other orders