Unreviewed Verbal Orders

An Unreviewed Verbal Order is a Verbal Order which is awaiting approval from the authorising doctor.

To view Unreviewed Verbal Orders, the Medications Management module must be enabled.

A count of the unreviewed Verbal Orders, where you are the nominated provider, is displayed in the footer of the main toolbar when you log in.

To display a list of unreviewed verbal orders, in the main toolbar, click Verbal Orders in the banner or Unreviewed verbal order iconUnreviewed Verbal Order.

To review the Verbal Order for a patient listed in the Unreviewed Verbal Orders window:
  1. In the Unreviewed Verbal Orders list, click Open clinical record to open the patient's Clinical Record.
  2. An unreviewed verbal order count is displayed in the Action Required banner at the top of their clinical record. Click Verbal Order.
  3. In the Detail > Rx - Prescription tab, the medication is listed with the prefix <Unreviewed Verbal Order>. Right-click the medication and select Review Verbal Order.
  4. In the Verbal Order window, the verbal order details are summarised in the top pane. Verbal order details cannot be edited.
  5. In the Review confirmation pane, set I have read and reviewed the patient's order.
  6. If the review needs to be back-dated, from the Reviewed On calendar, select the review date.
  7. Click Save.

In the clinical record, the prefix <Unreviewed Verbal Order> is removed from the medication entry and the details show Verbal Order Reviewed.

If there are no further verbal orders to review, the Verbal Order icon shows 0, for example Verbal Orders icon - none to review.

Deleted medication won't appear in the unreviewed verbal order list and you cannot edit or review a verbal order for deleted medication.