Patient Care - Reference Manual - Physician - Fraser Health Authority

8. What if a duplicate order is entered?If an order is repeated on the same patient within a specified time period, a questionwindow will identify that a duplicate order has been entered when the order is filed.1) If the duplicate order is intentional:a) Complete the Reason for Duplicate field. The two options are department requestor physician order. This information is important to the receiving departments tounderstand why the order is to be duplicated. The reason will stay attached tothat order with your initials, or monogram by it.b) File the procedure using the okay key or the along the toolbar.c) Answer the FILE YES/NO by choosing YES and press the key.2) If the duplicate is unintended:a) Press the key or the along the toolbar.b) Delete the duplicated order and continue with filing the orders.Health InformaticsHealth Information Systems and Services© Fraser Health Authority, 2006. All rights reserved.30