medications

Medication Modification: Route and Dosage Form Lock

Route and Dosage Form Lock on Modification

Why:

In an effort to decrease potential medication errors and increase scanning compliance rates, Use and Standards approved locking the route and drug form fields when an order is modified.

When: 06-27-2018

After Lock on Modify

Initial order – the route and drug form are able to be changed

 

When ‘Modify’ is selected on a previously entered order the Route and Drug Form are not able to be changed.

Instead of ‘Modify’ right click and select ‘Cancel/Reorder’