Medication Administration 26.04.01
The solution changes below are available for Medication Administration with this release for Oracle Health EHR.
Solution Change Details
| Solution Change | Component, Description, and UI Impact | Reference Materials | Validation Guidelines | Implementation and Maintenance Impact |
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Enhancement ORDERS-15274: Scanning Strictness Level (ORDERS-15274) |
Component: Medication Administration The SCANNING_STRICTNESS_LEVEL preference now is recognized in Oracle Health EHR. UI Impact: Workflow (Automatic) Whether clinicians can override a patient or medication scan during medication administration is dependent on the set scanning strictness level. |
See the Configure Existing Medication Administration Settings section of the Medication Administration Configuration Guide for more information. |
No validation testing is provided because the solution change contains updates to functionality that is highly configurable and dependent on your particular site. As part of your regression testing, ensure that your system is working as expected. |
Implementation Impact: Low Ensure that the SCANNING_STRICTNESS_LEVEL preference is configured.Maintenance Impact: None |
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Enhancement ORDERS-12598: Flex Displayed and Required Fields Based on Medication |
Component: Medication Administration The displayed and required charting elements now can change depending on the medication and venue. UI Impact: Visual Only |
No validation testing is provided because the solution change contains updates to functionality that is highly configurable and dependent on your particular site. As part of your regression testing, ensure that your system is working as expected. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Enhancement ORDERS-15889: Expand and Collapse Functionality |
Component: Medication Administration Medication activity cards now can be expanded and collapsed during medication administration. UI Impact: Visual Only |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Enhancement ORDERS-9717: Last Given Displayed in Medication Details |
Component: Medication Administration Last Given information now is displayed in the details for a medication activity. UI Impact: None |
See the View Activity Details section of the Medication Administration User Guide for more information. |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Enhancement ORDERS-9429: Fields Automatically Populated with Bar Code Information |
Component: Medication Administration When you scan a pharmacy generated medication bar code, the following fields are automatically populated:
UI Impact: Visual Only |
See the Configure Existing Medication Administration Settings section of the Medication Administration Configuration Guide. |
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Implementation Impact: Low Ensure that dispense IDs are configured for your organization. Maintenance Impact: None |
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Enhancement ORDERS-9366: Incremental Scanning Available |
Component: Medication Administration You now can scan medications in increments to add up to the ordered dose. UI Impact: Workflow (Automatic) Clinicians can scan increments of medications rather than having to scan the full dose at once. |
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Identify or create a medication order that can be completed in increments. Scan the patient's bar code, then scan each medication bar code. Verify that the scanned medication amounts are added correctly and equal the ordered dose. |
Implementation Impact: Low Ensure that medication interval checking has been configured. Maintenance Impact: None |
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Enhancement ORDERS-5150: Only Medication Tasks within a Time Window Are Displayed in Needs Attention |
Component: Medication Administration Only scheduled orders due in the next hour or the previous two hours are displayed in Needs Attention. UI Impact: Visual Only |
Identify or create a patient with an order due in the next 60 minutes and access the patient's chart. Verify that only the order due in the next 60 minutes is displayed in Needs Attention. Verify that the order continues to be displayed until 120 minutes past the due date if it is not completed. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-23421: Delayed Loading of Medication Administration |
Component: Medication Administration The Medication Administration section of the patient chart is immediately displayed when the chart is accessed. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access a patient's chart. Verify that the Medication Administration section is displayed immediately and that scrolling is not required for it to load. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-22115: Lot Number and Manufacturer Are Display Only |
Component: Medication Administration The Lot Number and Manufacturer fields now can be edited. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-21643: Missing Required Field Message Incorrect |
Component: Medication Administration When a configurable charting element is required and not completed before signing administration, the correct text is displayed in the Missing Required Field message. UI Impact: None |
None |
No validation testing is provided because the solution change contains updates to functionality that is highly configurable and dependent on your particular site. As part of your regression testing, ensure that your system is working as expected. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-21297: May Be Unable to Sign a Vaccine |
Component: Medication Administration You now can sign vaccines in Medication Administration. UI Impact: None |
See the Administer a Medication section of the Medication Administration User Guide. |
Identify or create a patient with a medication activity including a vaccine. Verify that you can successfully complete the workflows in the Reference Materials. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-20246: May Be Able to Sign a Medication Activity with Missing Fields |
Component: Medication Administration A Missing Required Fields message is displayed if not all required fields are complete. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-19817: VIS Published Date Is Not Automatically Populated |
Component: Medication Administration The Published Date field for VIS statements now is automatically populated after selecting the VIS statement. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-19101: Drug Identifier Not Displayed Correctly |
Component: Medication Administration After scanning an NDC, the Drug Identifier field is displayed correctly. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-18701: Manufacturer Field Cannot Be Edited When Scan for Multiple Ingredients is Overridden |
Component: Medication Administration When overriding a medication scan for a medication activity with multiple ingredients, the Manufacturer field no longer becomes read-only. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-18522: Volume Field Displayed Unnecessarily |
Component: Medication Administration When a medication ingredient contains a strength but not a volume, the volume field is not displayed. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-18417: Source Field Should Not Be Displayed for Immunization Administration |
Component: Medication Administration The Source field is no longer displayed when administering an immunization. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-18026: Unit Not Displayed in Activity Details |
Component: Medication Administration The unit for the Total Volume is displayed in the activity details panel. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient, then select an activity to see the activity details. Verify that mL is displayed with the value in the Total Volume field. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-17978: Required Configurable Charting Elements Not Required |
Component: Medication Administration When a configurable charting element is required, you cannot sign the administration unless it is complete. UI Impact: None |
None |
No validation testing is provided because the solution change contains updates to functionality that is highly configurable and dependent on your particular site. As part of your regression testing, ensure that your system is working as expected. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-17950: Field Not Updated Message Incorrectly Displayed |
Component: Medication Administration When updating the Rate field to 0 during administration, the Field Not Updated message is no longer displayed when the field is updated. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-17898: Site Options May Not Be Displayed |
Component: Medication Administration Site options are always available for infusion medication activities. UI Impact: None |
None |
No validation testing is provided because the solution change contains a resolution to an issue that is not easily reproducible. As part of your regression testing, ensure that your system is working as expected. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-17605: Rejected Order Displayed in Activity List |
Component: Medication Administration Rejected orders are not displayed in the Activity list. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient with a rejected medication order. Verify that the medication order is not displayed on the list of administration activities. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-17528: Overdue Activities Not Displayed in Patient Chart |
Component: Medication Administration Overdue activities are displayed in the Medication Administration section of the patient chart. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access the chart of a patient with an overdue medication activity. Verify that the overdue activity is displayed in the Medication Administration section of the chart. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-17092: Pending Administration Text Not Displayed |
Component: Medication Administration Pending Administration is displayed in the activity details panel. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient, then select an activity to see the activity details. Verify that Pending Administration is displayed. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-16818: Total Volume Displayed for Tablet |
Component: Medication Administration When the ordered medication is in a tablet form, the Total Volume field is not displayed in the Activity Details. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient with an ordered medication in tablet form, then select the activity to see the activity details. Verify that the Total Volume field is not displayed. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-16502: VIS Statements Displayed Alphabetically |
Component: Medication Administration When additional VIS statements are selected, the required VIS statement is displayed first and optional VIS statement is displayed second instead of being in alphabetical order. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-16448: Activity List Sorted Incorrectly |
Component: Medication Administration The Activity list is sorted correctly, with PRN and continuous infusion orders displayed after scheduled and unscheduled orders. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient with the following activity types:
Verify that activities are listed in the following order:
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-16162: Infuse Over Field Incorrectly Displayed |
Component: Medication Administration The Infuse Over field is not displayed for continuous infusions. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient with a continuous infusion medication activity, then select the infusion activity to view the activity details panel. Verify that the Infuse Over field is not displayed. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-15969: Unable to Enter Free-text Drug Identifier |
Component: Medication Administration When you override a medication scan and a list of drug identifiers is unavailable, you can to enter a free text drug identifier. UI Impact: None |
None |
No validation testing is provided because the solution change contains a resolution to an issue that is not easily reproducible. As part of your regression testing, ensure that your system is working as expected. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-11713: Override Reason Not Required |
Component: Medication Administration After selecting Override Scan, you cannot continue the documentation without selecting an override reason. UI Impact: None |
None |
Access Medication Administration for a patient, then select Override Scan for a medication activity row. Verify that you are required to select an override reason before you are allowed to apply the override. |
Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
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Correction ORDERS-11519: Incorrect Text for Overdose |
Component: Medication Administration The correct text is displayed when an overdose is entered for a medication activity. UI Impact: None |
None |
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Implementation Impact: None Maintenance Impact: None |
Parent topic: Oracle Health EHR 26.04.01