User Guide
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GlossaryAction An action in Consults can be selected throughout processing to 1) control screen movement, 2) add new consult orders, or 3) process existing orders. Consult Referral of a patient by the primary care physician to another hospital service/ specialty, to obtain a medical opinion based on patient evaluation and completion of any procedures, modalities, or treatments the consulting specialist deems necessary to render a medical opinion. Consulting Site In the case of Inter-Facility Consults (IFC, see below) the VA facility that originates the consult. Discontinued Orders Orders that are discontinued or cancelled. HCPS The Healthcare Claims Processing System is a centralized, automated system that will support the management of purchased care referrals/authorizations. IFC Inter-Facility Consults permits the transmitting of consults and related information between Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Consult requests are made to remote facilities because the needed service is not locally available or for patient convenience. Although the Consult Package is utilized in the hospital settings, Consult requests between facilities have been done manually in the past. Order A request for a consult (service/sub-specialty evaluation) or procedure (Electrocardiogram) to be completed for a patient. Order Cancellation A request to stop performance of a consult/procedure request; the order may be edited and reactivated Order Discontinuation A request to stop (discontinue) performance of a consult/procedure request. Procedure Request Any procedure (EKG, Stress Test, etc.) which may be ordered from another service/ specialty without first requiring formal consultation. RAS Referral and Authorization System; see HCPS. Request See Procedure Request. Requestor This is the health care provider (e. g., the physician/clinician) who requests the order to be done. Result A consequence of an order. Refers to evaluation or status results. When you use the Complete Request (CT) action on a consult or request, you are transferred to TIU to enter the results. Resulting Site In the case of Inter-Facility Consults (IFC, see above) the remote site that performs the consult and enters the results. Screen Context This term refers to the particular selection of orders displayed on the screen (e. g., Medicine consults for the patient Ralph Jones). Service A clinical or administrative specialty (or department) within a Medical Center. Status Result A result that indicates the processing state of an order; for example, a Pharmacy TPN Consult order may be discontinued (dc) or completed (c). Status Symbols Codes used in order entry and Consults displays to designate the status of the order. |