CLINICAL ORDER TRANSMITTAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rules---ans-✔✔Instruction-records;-contain-conditions-and-directives-and-are-attached-to-
part-of-the-facility-structure
Descriptors---ans-✔✔Generic-destinations-that-search-for-a-map
Maps---ans-✔✔Translate-descriptors-into-specific-workstations-and-are-attached-to-a-
facility-structure
Workstations---ans-✔✔Specific-destinations-such-as-printers,-interfaces,-and-pools
Tasks---ans-✔✔Used-in-multi-step-orders-transmittal-to-allow-users-to-add-information-to-
an-order-after-is-has-been-signed
Can-you-link-more-than-one-rule-record-to-a-facility?---ans-✔✔NO----Since-there-is-only-
one-facility-record,-only-one-rule-record-can-be-linked.-After-a-rule-is-linked-to-any-entity-in-
the-rule-hierarchy-(such-as-emc-fam-med-dept-record)-no-other-rules-can-be-linked-to-that-
record.
What-master-file-are-rule-records-in?---ans-✔✔The-rule-master-file-(LOR)
Destination-Resolution---ans-✔✔The-process-by-which-order-transmittal-deptermines-a-
specific-destination-for-a-send-directive's-generic-destination
Which-hierarchy-refers-to-the-workstation-(prints-to-the-closest-printer-regardless-of-
where-the-pt-is-scheduled)?---ans-✔✔Local
Which-hierarchy-refers-to-the-encounter-dept-(sends-to-the-dept-nurse-pool-instead-of-the-
workstation-nurse-pool)?---ans-✔✔Patients-(starts-searching-at-the-department-level)
Destination-Search-Method---ans-✔✔The-method-that-order-transmittal-uses-to-
determine-which-hierarchy-to-follow-as-it-searches-records-in-the-destination-map-master-
file-(the-methods-are-local-and-patient)
, Which-order-record-property-is-based-on-situational-factors-and-is-mostly-used-when-
searching-for-a-rule-or-map-record?---ans-✔✔Contextual-property-(ex:-encounter-type,-
ordering-workstation,-encounter-provider)
Which-order-record-property-is-defined-in-med-or-proc-record,-can't-be-changed-by-end-
users-and-is-mostly-used-in-conditions-or-set-directives?---ans-✔✔Order-defined-property-
(ex:-order-class,-order-type,-proc-cat)
Which-order-property-can-be-changed-by-end-users-before-signing-an-order-and-is-mostly-
used-in-conditions-and-set-directives?---ans-✔✔End-user-defined-properties-(ex:-order-
class-if-there-is-more-than-one-allowed,-order-priority-if-there-is-more-than-one-allowed)
When-setting-the-properties-in-the-properties-master-file,-if-the-condition-statement-
relates-to-a-med,-it-needs-to-incorporate-a-status-called-return-values.-What-are-they?---
ans-✔✔1---not-controlled
2---controlled-med
3---controlled-and-schedule-2
Why-does-order-transmittal-need-to-look-at-a-destination-descriptor-record?---ans-✔✔To-
find-out-which-hierarchy-to-use-as-it-searches-for-a-match-in-the-destination-map-master-
file-(patient-or-local)
What-is-the-final-stop-when-resolving-a-send-directive?---ans-✔✔The-destination-map-
master-file--->-this-is-where-the-translation-from-a-general-destination-to-a-specific-
destination-takes-place-(aka-destination-resolution)
A-rule's-directive-(ex:-send-to-loc-printer)-is-listing-not-the-name-of-the-destination-record,-
but-its-_____________---ans-✔✔Descriptor-text
Order-transmittal-consults-the-_____________-master-file-to-determine-which-method-to-
use---ans-✔✔Destination-descriptor
The-two-search-methods-are-___________-and-_________---ans-✔✔Patient,-local
If-the-search-method-is-local,-the-order-transmittal-first-looks-for-a-destination-map-that-is-
linked-to-the-______________-from-which-the-order-was-placed.-If-that-is-not-a-match,-it-
then-checks-for-a-destination-map-at-the-_____________-level.---ans-✔✔Workstation,-
OTG-Level
In-the-destination-map-record,-there-is-a-Destination-WS-column.-There-you-link-to-
records-in-the-_____________-master-file.---ans-✔✔Workstation
The-formal-term-for-translating-a-generic-destination-to-a-specific-one-is-"destination-
_______".---ans-✔✔Resolution
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rules---ans-✔✔Instruction-records;-contain-conditions-and-directives-and-are-attached-to-
part-of-the-facility-structure
Descriptors---ans-✔✔Generic-destinations-that-search-for-a-map
Maps---ans-✔✔Translate-descriptors-into-specific-workstations-and-are-attached-to-a-
facility-structure
Workstations---ans-✔✔Specific-destinations-such-as-printers,-interfaces,-and-pools
Tasks---ans-✔✔Used-in-multi-step-orders-transmittal-to-allow-users-to-add-information-to-
an-order-after-is-has-been-signed
Can-you-link-more-than-one-rule-record-to-a-facility?---ans-✔✔NO----Since-there-is-only-
one-facility-record,-only-one-rule-record-can-be-linked.-After-a-rule-is-linked-to-any-entity-in-
the-rule-hierarchy-(such-as-emc-fam-med-dept-record)-no-other-rules-can-be-linked-to-that-
record.
What-master-file-are-rule-records-in?---ans-✔✔The-rule-master-file-(LOR)
Destination-Resolution---ans-✔✔The-process-by-which-order-transmittal-deptermines-a-
specific-destination-for-a-send-directive's-generic-destination
Which-hierarchy-refers-to-the-workstation-(prints-to-the-closest-printer-regardless-of-
where-the-pt-is-scheduled)?---ans-✔✔Local
Which-hierarchy-refers-to-the-encounter-dept-(sends-to-the-dept-nurse-pool-instead-of-the-
workstation-nurse-pool)?---ans-✔✔Patients-(starts-searching-at-the-department-level)
Destination-Search-Method---ans-✔✔The-method-that-order-transmittal-uses-to-
determine-which-hierarchy-to-follow-as-it-searches-records-in-the-destination-map-master-
file-(the-methods-are-local-and-patient)
, Which-order-record-property-is-based-on-situational-factors-and-is-mostly-used-when-
searching-for-a-rule-or-map-record?---ans-✔✔Contextual-property-(ex:-encounter-type,-
ordering-workstation,-encounter-provider)
Which-order-record-property-is-defined-in-med-or-proc-record,-can't-be-changed-by-end-
users-and-is-mostly-used-in-conditions-or-set-directives?---ans-✔✔Order-defined-property-
(ex:-order-class,-order-type,-proc-cat)
Which-order-property-can-be-changed-by-end-users-before-signing-an-order-and-is-mostly-
used-in-conditions-and-set-directives?---ans-✔✔End-user-defined-properties-(ex:-order-
class-if-there-is-more-than-one-allowed,-order-priority-if-there-is-more-than-one-allowed)
When-setting-the-properties-in-the-properties-master-file,-if-the-condition-statement-
relates-to-a-med,-it-needs-to-incorporate-a-status-called-return-values.-What-are-they?---
ans-✔✔1---not-controlled
2---controlled-med
3---controlled-and-schedule-2
Why-does-order-transmittal-need-to-look-at-a-destination-descriptor-record?---ans-✔✔To-
find-out-which-hierarchy-to-use-as-it-searches-for-a-match-in-the-destination-map-master-
file-(patient-or-local)
What-is-the-final-stop-when-resolving-a-send-directive?---ans-✔✔The-destination-map-
master-file--->-this-is-where-the-translation-from-a-general-destination-to-a-specific-
destination-takes-place-(aka-destination-resolution)
A-rule's-directive-(ex:-send-to-loc-printer)-is-listing-not-the-name-of-the-destination-record,-
but-its-_____________---ans-✔✔Descriptor-text
Order-transmittal-consults-the-_____________-master-file-to-determine-which-method-to-
use---ans-✔✔Destination-descriptor
The-two-search-methods-are-___________-and-_________---ans-✔✔Patient,-local
If-the-search-method-is-local,-the-order-transmittal-first-looks-for-a-destination-map-that-is-
linked-to-the-______________-from-which-the-order-was-placed.-If-that-is-not-a-match,-it-
then-checks-for-a-destination-map-at-the-_____________-level.---ans-✔✔Workstation,-
OTG-Level
In-the-destination-map-record,-there-is-a-Destination-WS-column.-There-you-link-to-
records-in-the-_____________-master-file.---ans-✔✔Workstation
The-formal-term-for-translating-a-generic-destination-to-a-specific-one-is-"destination-
_______".---ans-✔✔Resolution
