How to e-Sign Resident Orders in ALIS (for Physicians)

This guide overviews how to e-Sign Physician orders from the provider perspective. It is intended as a resource for communities to give to physicians.

To learn more about the e-Sign Physician Orders feature, read this e-Sign Physician Orders guide.

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e-Sign Resident Order Batches in ALIS

1. Log in to ALIS using the login credentials provided by the community. For more information on how to log in, refer to this ALIS Login Basics guide.
2. On the Dashboard, click the Physicians Documents icon. You can also use the Medications dropdown menu. Both locations will take you to the Physicians Documents page.
3. In the Needs Signatures tab of the Physicians Documents page, you will see any unfinished batches that have been assigned to you. To review and begin signing your orders, click the Start Signing button.
4. This brings you to the Review Physician Documents page where you can first review and update batch details before signing:
   • Use the Resident dropdown menu to view the list of residents included in this batch. Click on any resident name to view their orders. The Prev/Next buttons allow you to seamlessly move between orders. You can also click the Download button to view the order report PDF.
   • Click the calendar icon if you need to change the date.
   • To add notes on a resident's orders, click the Notes button. This expands a free form text field for you to type into. Important: you must sign the document in order to save any typed notes.
   • If you need to add more notes to a document once it has already been signed, you will need to click the Reset Signature button on that resident's order report. You will then have to click Sign & Continue again to save your changes and ensure the document is signed.
5. To sign a resident's order, click the blue Sign & Continue button. Once you sign, you will be automatically directed to the next resident's orders for signing.
   • If you have not already created and saved your signature in My Account when you go to sign, a pop-up will appear and prompt you to create one. Either draw or type your signature, then click Store & Submit. This saves the signature to your staff profile which also makes the signature immediately available for use when signing subsequent documents in the batch.
6. To save an in-progress batch, click the Finish Later button. This will keep the batch in the Needs Signature tab of the main Physicians Documents page for you to return to and complete later.
7. Once you have signed all residents' orders in the batch, click the available Complete Batch button at the top of the page and confirm acknowledgment in the pop-up that appears.
   • Your batch will then move to the Completed tab and remain available for you to download. Update the selected dates in the Completed On field to view past documents.

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For more assistance with e-Sign Physician Orders,

Contact our ALIS Customer Success Team:

 888.404.ALIS (2547) or support@go-alis.com