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Add Diagnoses for Orders

You must add at least one diagnosis to order external radiology tests, therapies, durable medical equipment (DME), lab tests, and referrals.

An order needs at least one diagnosis, and it can be associated with one or more procedures.
  1. Open any applicable template, and then select Dx & Px.
    The Diagnoses & Procedures window opens.
  2. Select Orthopedic or Medical for the Diagnosis grid.
  3. To associate a diagnosis with the order, double-click it from the Diagnosis grid.
    The selected diagnosis is added to the Diagnoses grid.
  4. Select Close.