You can set up the care guidelines definitions on the Care Guidelines Setup template.
- Orderable items (formerly protocols) are associated with orders in the system; they have CPT ® billing and Compendium codes.
- Recommended Care items do not appear in the Orders table. They include things such as medications and patient advice to quit smoking or to follow a low sodium diet. They consist of referenced guidelines, and do not have orders associated with them.
- Guidelines is a general term referring to both the orderable items (orders) and recommended care items (non-orders). The term care guidelines may be used interchangeably with guidelines.
