Right now all future orders are ancillary. We need Nursing future orders with a diagnosis/indication, for future orders. (Cath change, dressing change)
So that if our LTC patient needs a cath changed qmonth then the provider can place the order in future orders and then nursing can release it and the coder wont be like “no one put a DX” .
We should add Medications to this also. At BMH our Clinic often refers patients to our Outpatient Clinic and we need to be able to order Medications and Nursing orders, as a future order, because when patient gets to Outpatient Clinic, this is a hospital account, so we need those orders on that account. Currently providers are either doing a paper order, or we have to call the provider to enter orders once patient gets to the Outpatient Clinic. If the provider could enter these as future orders it would make things go much smoother.
Another example, now that we can put future orders on hospital accounts, is if a provider discharges an inpatient and wants them to come back for fluids a couple days later this will be helpful also.
This is being addressed as part of the Future Orders project by UTC. It does not need to be considered for Dream factory Month
Received information from Zoe Obert:
Yes with an attachable ICD 10.
So that if our LTC patient needs a cath changed qmonth then the provider can place the order in future orders and then nursing can release it and the coder wont be like “no one put a DX” .
We should add Medications to this also. At BMH our Clinic often refers patients to our Outpatient Clinic and we need to be able to order Medications and Nursing orders, as a future order, because when patient gets to Outpatient Clinic, this is a hospital account, so we need those orders on that account. Currently providers are either doing a paper order, or we have to call the provider to enter orders once patient gets to the Outpatient Clinic. If the provider could enter these as future orders it would make things go much smoother.
Another example, now that we can put future orders on hospital accounts, is if a provider discharges an inpatient and wants them to come back for fluids a couple days later this will be helpful also.