| # | Name | Location | Type | Details | Index | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .01 | ward(+) | 0;1 | POINTER | 42 | B | This is a ward for which the site wants to tailor specific aspects of the Inpatient Medications package. |
| .03 | days until stop date/time | 0;3 | NUMERIC | This is the number of days a standard order should last. The first order entered for a patient uses this number to calculate a default value for the order's STOP DATE/TIME. This number is also used if SAME STOP DATE has no entry, or an entry of "NO". | ||
| .04 | same stop date on all orders | 0;4 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES 0:NO | This is a flag, that if found to be YES, uses the STOP DATE/TIME from the patient's first order as a default value for the STOP DATE/TIME of all of the patient's following orders. | |
| .05 | default start date calculation | 0;5 | SET OF CODES | 0:USE CLOSEST ADMIN TIME AS DEFAULT 1:USE NEXT ADMIN TIME AS DEFAULT 2:USE NOW AS DEFAULT | This field allows the ward to tell the package how the default start date for orders should be calculated. The default may use the next admin time, the closest admin time, or the current time (now) as the default start date for Unit Dose and IV orders. | |
| .07 | time of day that orders stop | 0;7 | NUMERIC | This is a time of day that, if found, will be used in calculating the default value for the STOP DATE/TIME of patients' orders. | ||
| .08 | start time for 24 hour mar | 0;8 | NUMERIC | This is the start time for the 24 hour MAR. It is used whenever a user enters a start date without a time when running the 24 hour MAR. This time should be in military time format, with leading and trailing zeros. (Entering '0001' would be seen as 1 minute after midnight.) | ||
| .09 | stop time for mar | 0;9 | NUMERIC | This is the stop time for the 24 hour MAR. It is automatically calculated when the START TIME FOR MAR is entered. | ||
| .11 | days new labels last | 0;11 | NUMERIC | The Unit Dose package will run a background job once a day that will delete all unprinted new labels older than the number of days specified here. If no days are specified here, any unprinted new labels for this site will be purged at the end of the day. **PLEASE NOTE - A label can still be printed for an order even though its new label record has been purged. | ||
| .12 | label for ward staff | 0;12 | SET OF CODES | 0:NO LABELS 1:FIRST LABEL ON ORDER ENTRY/EDIT 2:LABEL ON ENTRY/EDIT AND VERIFICATION 3:FIRST LABEL ON NURSE VERIFICATION | Select from one of the following: NO LABELS - Labels will not be created when ward staff (nurses, clerks, physicians, etc.) take an action on an order. FIRST LABEL ON ORDER ENTRY/EDIT - Labels will be created whenever ward staff enter an order or edit a non-verified order, but not when the nurse verifies the order. FIRST LABEL ON NURSE VERIFICATION - Labels will not be created for ward staff until a nurse has verified the order. LABEL ON ENTRY/EDIT AND VERIFICATION - Labels are created whenever the order is entered/edited and verified. Labels are always created for actions taken on orders after they are verified, unless NO LABELS is selected. | |
| .13 | *ward label printer | 0;13 | FREE TEXT | If a device is entered here, labels created by ward staff due to actions taken on orders will print automatically to the device entered. | ||
| .14 | *pharmacy label printer | 0;14 | FREE TEXT | If a device is entered here, labels created by pharmacy staff due to actions taken on orders will print automatically to the device entered. | ||
| .15 | label on auto-discontinue | 0;15 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES 0:NO | This is used to determine if labels should be created when orders for a patient from this ward are auto-d/c'd due a patient movement. Patient movements include discharges and transfers. | |
| .16 | label for pharmacy | 0;16 | SET OF CODES | 0:NO LABELS 1:FIRST LABEL ON ORDER ENTRY/EDIT 2:LABEL ON ENTRY/EDIT AND VERIFICATION 3:FIRST LABEL ON PHARMACIST VERIFICATION | Select from the following: NO LABELS - Labels will not be created when pharmacy staff (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) take an action on an order. FIRST LABEL ON ORDER ENTRY/EDIT - Labels will be created whenever pharmacy staff enter an order or edit a non-verified order, but not when the pharmacist verifies the order. FIRST LABEL ON VERIFICATION - Labels will not be created for pharmacy staff until a pharmacist has verified the order. LABEL ON ENTRY/EDIT AND VERIFICATION - Labels are created whenever the order is entered/edited and verified. Labels are always created for actions taken on orders after they are verified, unless NO LABELS is selected. | |
| .18 | mar header labels | 0;18 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES | This is used to determine if MAR header labels should be generated when MAR order labels are generated for patients on this ward. | |
| .19 | ward label printer pointer | 0;19 | POINTER | 3.5 | If a device is entered here, labels created by ward staff due to actions taken on orders will print automatically to the device entered. | |
| .2 | pharmacy label printer pointer | 0;20 | POINTER | 3.5 | If a device is entered here, labels created by pharmacy staff due to actions taken on orders will print automatically to the device entered. | |
| .24 | 'self med' in order entry | 0;24 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES 0:NO | If `YES' (or a 1) is entered here, the regular order entry process will prompt the user for SELF MED and HOSPITAL SUPPLIED SELF MED for each order entered. The abbreviated processes and ward order entry and order sets are not affected in any way by this site parameter. | |
| .27 | *pre-exchange envelopes | 0;27 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES 0:NO | This is a flag that tells the package that the pharmacy is using special envelopes for their pre-exchange needs report, and will print the pre-exchange needs information accordingly. PLEASE NOTE that the package expects the envelopes to be at least 4 inches long and at least 8 1/2 inches wide. | |
| 1 | mar order selection default | 0;2 | FREE TEXT | This is the default value for the type of orders to be included on the Medication Due Worksheet, MAR and Action Profiles. Multiple order types may be selected using "-" or "," (Example: 2-4 or 2,3,4). | ||
| 2 | print pending orders on mar | 0;6 | BOOLEAN | 1:YES | Enter YES to include the pending orders that were acknowledged by a nurse on the MARs and the Medication Due Worksheet. | |
| 3 | days until stop for one-time | 0;28 | NUMERIC | |||
| 4 | pre-exchange report device | 0;29 | POINTER | 3.5 | Enter the name of the device that will be used most frequently to print the Pre-Exchange Report for this WARD. This field will be shown as the default for the 'Select DEVICE for PRE-EXCHANGE UNITS REPORT:' prompt when printing the Pre-Exchange Report. | |
| 5 | stat now mail group | 0;30 | POINTER | 3.8 | A notification will be sent to this mail group for each new STAT and NOW order that is received from CPRS. | |
| 6 | priorities for notification | 0;32 | SET OF CODES | S:STAT SA:STAT/ASAP SAN:STAT/ASAP/NOW A:ASAP AN:ASAP/NOW N:NOW SN:STAT/NOW | Enter the priorities of STAT, ASAP, or the schedule of NOW, or any combination the three to be used to send a notification of orders with these priorities to the mail group defined in the STAT NOW MAIL GROUP parameter. | |
| 7 | hours of recently dc/expired | 0;33 | NUMERIC | The Inpatient Meds profiles will display the recently discontinued/expired orders that fall within the hours specified in this field. The value defined in this field will take precedence over the Inpatient System parameter. |