The system will display a phase header in the Orders for Signature view that displays the plan status and the number of orders you are about to place. The logic behind it is to bring more visibility to the clinicians on powerplans that are pending initiation.

The first change you will notice is when placing a powerplan in a “Planned” state the button that said Orders for Signature now says Plan for Later. The intent is to ensure the provider is aware that the orders are not active at this time.

The most noticeable change will occur after clicking the Plan for Later tab.

Now the Orders for Signature button is available.

After signing, the first phase has been initiated while the others are in a planned state. Only the 3 orders in the first phase are active.

Some powerplans are set to initiate automatically such as the Admit/Observation Plan. These plan types will give you the Orders for Signature button we are used to seeing, not the Plan for Later.

When you click the Orders for Signature button you will now see a new line (or lines) at the top of your orders window telling you the action you are taking. Here we are placing 3 orders.

When a plan is discontinued or voided you will see…

Here is an example of a powerplan that has the first phase automatically initiate while the other phases remain in a planned state.