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Adding Informational Orders

How to add informational orders to a residents med list

Sarah Weinstock avatar
Written by Sarah Weinstock
Updated over 5 months ago

This is how to add an Informational order to a resident's medication list in their chart and how to add it to specific parts of August Health.

Step 1:

Navigate to the medications tab of the resident's chart.

Step 2:

Click "Add Order."

Step 3:

Click on the "Enter medications or select order type" before typing click "Informational."

Step 4:

Enter the needed information regarding the informational order. An end date is not required, but can be added if necessary.


Display Options

Toggling on a specific display option will determine where it appears across August Health.

Option 1: eMAR

In the med pass, it will be displayed on the left sidebar with other resident details.

For the details of the information, hover over the information symbol, and a pop-up will appear.


Option 2: MAR and eMAR Reports

Informational orders will appear at the bottom of the MAR and eMAR report.


Option 3: Med Lists, Physician Orders, and Face Sheets

Med List

Physician Orders

Face Sheets

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