GROUPING ORDERS

n Click the Worklist tab.
n Click the Group Orders tab.
n To group multiple orders, select the orders to group and click the Merge button, .
n To ungroup orders, find the existing group and click the More button, .
n Check the orders to remove, and click the Ungroup button.


Order groups link multiple RIS orders to a single imaging procedure.  When the procedure completes and the images arrive on the server, eRAD PACS updates all the orders.  This includes sending a separate status message to the RIS for each order.  A report created for the study is linked to all orders as well.

Orders containing a matching group identifier are grouped automatically.  The fields used as the identifier are defined in the HL7 interface mapping files.  The RIS is responsible for assuring the individual orders share the same identifier. 

In the event the RIS failed to assign the proper identifier in all the associated orders, a user with Scheduling privileges can manually group or ungroup orders.  From the worklist, click on the Group Orders tab.  Check the box for the orders to include in a group, and click the batch Merge button.

To ungroup a set of orders, go to the Group Orders page, and click on the More button for the order.  A list appears displaying all the linked orders.  Check the ones to remove from the group and click Ungroup.  Or, check the ones to put together into another group and click Split.

In the worklist, orders belonging to a group appear in light orange.