We have been live with 5.6 for ~ 5 months, and pending works exactly as you have described. None of our pharmacist are willing to use it because it is so cumbersome. I think that is a shame, because I see a real usefullness for it. Also, if you are not using the standard labels and mar formats, you will have to add the pending flags for them to print on the label. The quickest way I have found to remove the pending status is through the VEC routine - then you can remove the pending flag and verify in one action.
Roger Beverly, PharmD [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: meditech-l@MTUsers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 5:08 PM To: meditech-l@MTUsers.com Subject: [MEDITECH-L] PHA MAGIC 5.6.1 PENDING orders functionality Has anyone who does not have eMAR or POM yet been able to make use of the PENDING function. I just started testing 5.6.1 and I am a little confused as this seems like it would be a very useful function, but it seems very cumbersome. Has anyone found a way to "turn off" the "enter order as PENDING" that pops up for every order? Has anyone found a faster way to remove a PEND status from an order other than the method I have had to use, which is: Perform an EDIT on the PENDING order, enter all the way down to the PENDING prompt, change the Y to a N and change comments. After removing the PEND, you have to VERIFY the order. It seems to me that there could be a shortcut function called RP (remove pending) when just the PEND prompt and comments box would pop up to be edited. It also seems to me that if an order was originally entered by a user able to enter verified orders and then a pending is removed by a user able to enter verified orders, it is redundant to go in and have to VERIFY the order again. Even without eMAR or POM in place this could be a very useful tool, except that removing the PEND status requires so many steps. I do hope I am missing something and that someone has a better method of working this function - if so, please let me know. Thanks Cindy This e-mail message, including its attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list meditech-l@MTUsers.com http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l Conway Medical Center Disclaimer The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you E2003-TEXT =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. To check the status of the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.NET. For help, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MTUsers WikiPedia at MTUsers.NET/mwiki ______________________________________ meditech-l mailing list meditech-l@MTUsers.com http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
