Who can do this?
Practitioners only (eligible professions)
Orders are clinical records that include prescriptions, pathology and imaging requests. In Halaxy, orders are creating in clinical notes linked to a patient's profile and appointments, allowing you to easily see all order records in a patient's clinical history.
Tip
You can save your most frequently used drugs, tests and even whole clinical orders to simplify and save time in your clinical workflow! Learn how.
The Prescriptions and Order Requests access level setting is only available for eligible professions. If the user is not registered in an eligible profession, this option will not be visible.
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Click Settings > Users.
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In the same row as the user's name, click the
pencil icon.
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Under the access level settings list, check the Prescriptions and Order Requests checkbox.
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Click Save.
The user can now create clinical orders in patient clinical notes. You can disable this setting for users anytime.
Note
Only Full Access users can edit user access settings.
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In the patient's clinical note, click Add Order.
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In the pop-up, configure the following:
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Order type: Select Prescription. (You may also duplicate an existing prescription.)
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Ordering Practitioner: Select the practitioner requesting this clinical order.
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Click Create.
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In your new prescription order, under the List of Drugs section, click Add a drug.
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In the pop-up, for Prescribe as, select a drug list to search:
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In the list, select a drug name and strength to add to your prescription. For PBS/RPBS drugs, you must selected the specific PBS item needed.
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If you are configuring your drug's details, fill out the following sections:
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Directions for use: Complete either section A or section B. If you are filling out section A, you must complete all the fields.
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Repeats and quantity: Repeats and dispense quantity are required fields.
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Prescription notes: Complete as needed. Depending on the drug prescribed, some fields in this section may be mandatory.
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Click Save.
When you have added all the necessary drugs, your prescription is now ready to be published as a paper, electronic, or barcode prescription.
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In the patient's clinical note, click Add Order.
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In the pop-up, configure the following:
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Order Type: Select Imaging or Pathology. (You may also duplicate from an existing or saved order.)
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Ordering Practitioner: Select the practitioner requesting this clinical order.
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Laboratory: Select the organisation you are requesting this order from.
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Click Create.
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In your new clinical order, under the List of Tests section, click Add Tests and add all the tests you want to order for the patient, then click Add. (You can select tests from your Saved Tests list.)
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(Optional) If you want to change the order details or add instructions for the specimen collection, in the top right of the note, click Edit.
Options from here include:
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To delete a test from the order, click the
X icon beside the test name.
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To print the order, click the blue arrow and select Publish & Print. The order must be published before it can be printed.
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After the order is published, you can click Add an Observation to add additional information. You can also click the
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You can also attach any results that have been returned by clicking Add a File.
Caution
When you set the status to Final, you cannot add any further observations.
Tip
With a Sonic Labs integration, your order results from Sonic Healthcare lab network are automatically imported into Halaxy, where you can add them to patient clinical notes. Learn more.
Clinical Favourites display quick links to templates in a sidebar to create clinical orders in just one click.
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Click Settings > Clinical, then click the Favourites tab.
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Under the relevant practitioner, click Add Template Group.
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In the pop-up, configure the following: for the Name field,
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Name: Type a name for this template group. (For example: "Clinical Orders".)
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Order/Results: Tick the Prescription, Imaging and Pathology checkboxes.
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Click Save.
In the Clinical Notes screen, the template group now appears on your Favourites panel.
To use a favourite, create a new clinical note then click on a template to create an order attached to the patient's record. You can link the order to an appointment by clicking Edit and selecting the appointment.
To ensure safety in handling patient health records, only eligible practitioner professions may create orders for prescriptions, imaging and pathology. Your practice may restrict this further by changing access level settings.
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Description |
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Gastroenterologist |
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Immunologist |
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Optometrist |
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Pharmacist |
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Podiatrist |
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Psychiatrist |
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Rheumatologist |
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Urologist |
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