1. Select a patient on the first Barnestorm Office screen by typing in either the first 3 digits of the patient’s chart number or the first 3 letters of their last or first name.

2. Click the patient’s name to select him or her.

3. Click the Orders button from the Main Menu. A menu will pop up right underneath that, and from there you will select Add / Edit Orders.

• From Point of Care select the Orders screen.

4. Watch as the Orders screen opens. The doctor and employee will already be filled in.

5. In the large text box on the top half of the screen, type in any informational orders.

An example of when you would use an informational order would be to document things like a new medicine found in the home that was ordered by the primary physician. This information does not require a signed order, but it needs to be documented and sent to the physician.

6. Click the Save button in the upper right. Notice that when you click the Save button, the order goes into the lower left panel, which is labeled Create Verbal Order.

7. Click on the new order in the Create Verbal Order panel.

8. Click the button labeled Create VO (FYI). This indicates that this information does not require a signed order, but it needs to be documented and sent to the physician.

A window will open with the print preview of the verbal order, which includes the agency information, doctor information, patient information, the orders, and the nurse signature.

9. To print this page, click the Print button in the upper left.

IMPORTANT: Once you print this document, you will need to mail or fax it to the doctor, as needed.

10. Close the print window. When you close the print window, you will see that the verbal order has now moved to the right panel, labeled Show Verbal Orders During the Past 125 Days. Orders on this side should be those that have been mailed.

NOTE:  For information on how your agency can track these Informational/FYI Orders, please view the following article:  Tracking Informational/FYI Orders.