Build an Order Set

• This function is for Information Systems staff only.

• If you haven't already:

1. Click Tools (ALT+L).

2. Click Build Personal Order Sets (ALT+B).

3. Click to select the type of sets you're building: MGH Inpatient or AMB Outpatient (Ambulatory Chemo for MGH, BWH, and DFCI).

• Add the order set to the list:

1. Click the yellow folder that  you want to add the order set to.

2. Click Add (ALT+A).

3. Click to select the Order Set option.

4. To set the orders to ED parameters when applicable, click Yes for the ED Template options.

5. Type a name and description.

6. Click OK (ALT+O).

• Add orders to the set:

• See also: Writing Orders.

1. The Orders For This Session list opens. Click the button for an order type you need.

2. For Consults, IV Fluids, Laboratory, or Medication, click Add (ALT+A) to open the order form. For other types of orders, click the appropriate button to open a specific order form.

3. Complete the order form and click OK (ALT+O).

4. Click Close (ALT+C) to return to the Orders For This Session list. The new order is listed here.

5. Repeat the process to add orders from all types as needed.

• Save the orders:

1. Click Sign (ALT+S).

2. When prompted, type your signing key.

3. Click OK (ALT+O).

• Fine-Tune and Organize the Order Set

• To view the entire order, click Zoom (ALT+Z). Click Close (ALT+C) to return to the Definer.

• To change or add an order, or remove an order from the list, click Edit (ALT+E). The Orders For This Session scratch pad opens, listing every order in the set. See Editing Orders.

• To move lines, click one to select it, then click Up (ALT+U) or Down (ALT+D).

• To create sections with headings, select the line that will be the first in the section, then click Insert Text (ALT+I). Next, type the heading in the field provided and click OK (ALT+O).

• To remove a heading, click the line, then click Delete Text (ALT+D).

• For BWH Ambulatory order sets only, print:

• Click to select a folder, then click Print (ALT+N).

• Printing is enabled for each folder level

• Printout headings include the template name, path,and description on each page of the printed set/template

• A signature page prints at the end of each set/template that is printed

• When printing a yellow folder, all contents of the green order set folders it contains are printed, with a signature page at the end of each order set

• Close the definer:

1. Click OK (ALT+O).

2. Click Exit to UCM Options (ALT+X).

• See also:

• Copying, Moving, and Renaming a Template, Order Set, or Folder

• Adding Orders to an Existing Order Set

• Editing an Existing Order in an Order Set

• Deleting an Order from an Order Set

• Adding a Template to the List

• Building a Template

• Adding a Folder to the Template/Set List