Alternately, process the emergency issue of units manually, per local policy, until the specimen is received and accessioned. Processing an emergency blood component issue is an uncommon occurrence. Generally, a specimen is Accession the component in collected and may be VistA without the specimen to use available at the time though Accept The emergency order check box is the emergency order function in testing may be incomplete at Orders: not enabled unless there is a CPRS VBECS. The VistA order can then the time of issue depending Accept an order and a patient specimen be changed when the specimen is on the patient population of a Order accessioned in VistA. received. Minor Occasional Low All users facility. CR 1,604 208536 When a surgical procedure has no TAS or component recommendation, VBECS allows the order but does not Accept The Evaluate MSBOS button is mark the request for report Orders: disabled for TAS pre-op orders. TAS review. The provider has only orders cannot be marked as ordered a TAS when there is Accept an Order inappropriate. None available. Minor Occasional None All users no pre-op recommendation. CR 1,944 208876 Directly access Maintain Specimen to mark a specimen unacceptable without cancelling the order. This arose from a All users misunderstanding of the attempting to system functionality. The Accept A specimen may not be marked None required. The specimen may associate an specimen can be marked Orders: unacceptable when Maintain be marked unacceptable without unacceptable unacceptable and the order Accept an Specimen is accessed during the relation to the order by using the specimen with a can be cancelled in each one’s Order acceptance of an order. Maintain Specimen option. Minor Occasional Low VBECS order. appropriate option. DR 2,851 213368
Accept Orders: Accept an Order The emergency order check box is not enabled unless there is a CPRS order and a patient specimen accessioned in VistA. Accession the component in VistA without the specimen to use the emergency order function in VBECS. The VistA order can then be changed when the specimen is received. Minor Occasional Low All users Alternately, process the emergency issue of units manually, per local policy, until the specimen is received and accessioned. Processing an emergency blood component issue is an uncommon occurrence. Generally, a specimen is collected and may be available at the time though testing may be incomplete at the time of issue depending on the patient population of a facility. CR 1,604 208536 Accept Orders: Accept an Order The Evaluate MSBOS button is disabled for TAS pre-op orders. TAS only orders cannot be marked as inappropriate. None available. Minor Occasional None All users When a surgical procedure has no TAS or component recommendation, VBECS allows the order but does not mark the request for report review. The provider has ordered a TAS when there is no pre-op recommendation. CR 1,944 208876 Accept Orders: Accept an Order A specimen may not be marked unacceptable when Maintain Specimen is accessed during the acceptance of an order. None required. The specimen may be marked unacceptable without relation to the order by using the Maintain Specimen option. Minor Occasional Low All users attempting to associate an unacceptable specimen with a VBECS order. Directly access Maintain Specimen to mark a specimen unacceptable without cancelling the order. This arose from a misunderstanding of the system functionality. The specimen can be marked unacceptable and the order can be cancelled in each one’s appropriate option. DR 2,851 213368
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