CPOE
CPOE Tip Sheets / Bulletins
- Volume 1: Changing Temperature Scale and Lifetime Micro Results
- Volume 2: Clinical Review Data Saver and Spell Checker
- Volume 3: pDoc - Adding Item Details and Understanding Note Status
- Volume 4: pDoc - Viewing Note Addendums, Problem Lists, and Viewing Home Meds
- Volume 5: Micro Results, Importing Radiology Impressions, Clinical Review FAQ
- Volume 6: Adding Orders to Notes, Sorting Data, Customizing My Panel
- Volume 7: D/C a Med, Saving a Medication Favorite
- Volume 8: Transfer Orders and Edit Multiple Orders in Order Set
- Volume 9: Fishbone Diagrams in hCare Portal, Adding Favorite Order Sets
Frequently Asked Questions (Updated: 6/12/12)
Will CPOE be used for pre-operative orders for future elective procedures?
Are there situations where CPOE will NOT be used?
Can providers still provide Telephone Orders (TOs)?
Can my Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner enter orders?
Will providers do electronic Medication Reconciliation?
- July 31-August 28 for most caregivers. A "Soft Go-Live" with limited providers will occur prior to these dates to address workflow issues.
- Use of CPOE is highly encouraged, but not mandatory at this time.
- MHS staff will be contacting providers to encourage use.
- Summer 2012 will be the best time to learn, as we have a large number of trainers available to support providers.
- CPOE will start with routine ordering, such as labs, radiology, and diets and routine order sets (admission, post-op care, etc.). Over time, ordering will be expanded to include more complex order sets.
Will CPOE be used for pre-operative orders for future elective procedures?
- At this time, providers should submit paper orders for future, scheduled procedures. MHS intends to support this functionality in the future. The timeline for use of CPOE for elective procedures has not been determined.
Are there situations where CPOE will NOT be used?
- Providers should not use CPOE for chemotherapy or TPN orders, or future orders for scheduled procedures. Paper orders should be used for these orders.
Can providers still provide Telephone Orders (TOs)?
- Yes. However, MHS encourages all providers to use CPOE whenever possible, and to reduce the use of TOs. All telephone orders must be authenticated in Meditech eSig within 48 hours.
Can my Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner enter orders?
- If a PA or NP has credentials to enter orders today, he/she will be able to enter orders in CPOE. Midlevel providers credentialed with MHS can enter CPOE orders that are within their scope of practice.
Can a Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), physician office nurse or medical assistant (MA) act as a scribe for CPOE order entry?
- No.
Will providers do electronic Medication Reconciliation?
- Medication Reconciliation will be introduced after CPOE is deployed. For the next several months, the admission and discharge Medication Reconciliation processes will remain on paper. However, the transfer medication reconciliation process (for example, transferring a patient from one level of care to another) will be completed using Meditech CPOE.