Patient Care - Reference Manual - Physician - Fraser Health Authority

PanelPatient DataScreenPHAPriorityProcedureProviderProviderTypeAn EMR screen that displays visit data transferred to EMR from asource application (for example, MEDITECH's Laboratory Module).Panels display a range of information for selected visits that includes:• demographic and status data• history data• orders• medications• laboratory and other reportsScreen that contains demographic and other information about apatient, i.e., diagnosis, allergies.Pharmacy – A MEDITECH module that helps pharmacists to entermedication orders and maintain accurate patient profiles. During themedication ordering process, the Pharmacy Module provides aseries of automatic checks and displays lab test results to assistclinicians with clinical decision-making.Urgency for completing an order:S – Stat (immediately)U – Urgent (as soon as possible)T – TimedR – RoutineLAB tests that are ordered R should not have a time associated withthem. Future orders cannot be ordered stat or urgent. Tests that arecollected by nursing need to have the time entered. S or U prioritiesneed to have a time entered at the time prompt.A test, treatment, or item that can be ordered for a patient.The person who provides patient care or treatment, for example, anurse, radiologist, or physician. Providers are defined in the MISProvider Dictionary.Most health care organizations employ different types of providers.The MIS Provider Type Dictionary allows your organization tocategorize its providers. Typical provider types include:• resident• physical therapist• registered nurse• physician assistant• staff physician• consulting physicianHealth InformaticsHealth Information Systems and Services© Fraser Health Authority, 2006. All rights reserved.68