Tasks Performed for Care Guidelines at Each Encounter

You can perform the tasks for care guidelines for each encounter of a patient.

Tasks performed in the Care Guidelines panel for every patient encounter include:

• Reviewing and updating the status of guide items at each encounter
• Placing orders for orderable items
• Reviewing and updating diagnostic studies performed previously

In this section, the steps for tasks that are performed for care guidelines at every encounter are described in detail.

• If there are due items, the Care Guidelines link displays a badge with the number of items due.
• All guideline items for the patient appear in the Care Guidelines panel.
• Items with Status due are items that can be ordered, such as labs and diagnostic studies.