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Add Sign-off Comments for Lab or Radiology Orders from the Orders Summary Tab

You can add sign-off comments to an order at any point in the order life cycle, such as when creating or updating an order. After an order is signed off, you can still add tracking or additional sign-off comments. The system also displays any sign-off comments that a provider entered in the PAQ.

You can also add sign-off comments from a custom practice template with an Orders Management order control.

  1. On the Orders Summary tab, select an order without a Signed-off status on the grid.
  2. To add a comment, select the Tracking tab.
    The Sign-off and Tracking Comments window opens.
  3. To indicate the type of comment, select Sign-off.
  4. Enter your comments for the order.
  5. If applicable, select My Phrases to select an appropriate phrase.
  6. Do one of the following:
    • To simply save the comments, select Save.
    • If you add comments that require another user or group to perform a task, select Save & Task and select the recipient.
    If you are using the Sign-off button in the Orders module to complete a sign-off action, any comments added for lab and radiology orders are saved to the Sign-off and Tracking Comments grid automatically.