Existing Routine, PRN, and Treatment orders can be updated from the resident's Manage Orders page to correct entry errors or add missing details. All order details can be edited except the Order Name and Start Date.
Important: If the prescriber gives new dose or schedule instructions, discontinue the current order and add a new one. Treat prescribed changes as a new order. See How to Discontinue Medications.
Pharmacy-Sent vs. Manually Created Orders
How you edit an order depends on how it was added.
Pharmacy-sent orders
- Some errors must be corrected in the pharmacy’s system rather than in ALIS. To determine which applies, see How to Correct an Order Sent from the Pharmacy.
- Some pharmacy integrations prevent editing the Instructions field. If Administration Notes is enabled in Medications Settings, use that field to add notes without changing the pharmacy-sent instructions.
- The Drug Unit of Measurement list shows every unit regardless of company or community settings. See Medications Settings Guide.
Manually created orders
- You can correct any detail directly in ALIS, except the Order Name and Start Date.
- The Drug Unit of Measurement list shows only the units your company and community have enabled. If the order’s current unit has since been hidden, it stays selected.
How to Edit an Order
- Go to the resident's Manage Orders page.
- Find the order and click Edit Routine, Edit PRN, or Edit Treatment on the right side of the order.
- Update the dose, schedule, instructions, or any other details. The Edit Order page works like the Add Order page. For field details, see How to manually add a new order (Routine, PRN, Treatment, Informational).
- Click Update Order at the bottom right of the page.
You cannot edit an order's Order Name or Start Date. To change either, clone the order with the correct details, then discontinue or delete the original. See Clone a Medication, Treatment, or PRN.
What to Expect after Editing
Your changes apply immediately on the resident's Manage Orders page, in Pass Meds, and on the MAR. Each change is logged in the Audit tab of the resident's Manage Orders page.
Tip: To help prevent the same error in the future, follow up with the person who entered the order. With a pharmacy connection, find who processed it in the Audit History tab of the Pharmacies page. Without one, check the Audit tab on the resident's Manage Orders page.