Diagnosis Requirement for Radiology Orders
Physician Education
Effective March 25 th , 2015: Diagnosis will be required when placing ALL Radiology orders
both Inpatient and Outpatient. When giving radiology orders via phone or verbal, a nurse will
prompt for a diagnosis.
Diagnosis Control

Problem/Diagnosis control will be available in the orders window.
All admit plans WILL require an actual diagnosis in the request bed order and will populate
the diagnosis control. If an appropriate diagnosis exists, click the check box and continue
placing the radiology order/powerplan.

Select only the applicable diagnosis for the radiology order.
2/2015 (AKC)
1
Add Diagnosis to Visit/Radiology Order
Option 1 – *Must enter prior to placing order
1. Begin typing a generic description in the “IMO” search field of the Diagnosis control within the
orders window and hit enter.
The “Add” button
may also be used, but
the search option
directly in the control
is more efficient.
2. A diagnosis search box is presented to provide further specificity of diagnosis. Select the description
that best matches the provided diagnosis for the radiology procedure.
3. Ensure the diagnosis is viewable in the DX control and verify that the check box is selected. Continue
placing your order or powerplan with included radiology order.
Option 2 – *Add diagnosis once the order has been added to the order scratch pad
1. Within the radiology order details including radiology orders within powerplans, there is a
required “Diagnosis” tab. Click this tab.
2/2015 (AKC)
2
2. Select the “Add” button and enter the description that best matches the provided diagnosis for the
radiology procedure.
Do not modify any
additional fields.
3. Adding the diagnosis completes the required field for this order. Continue placing your
order/powerplan. Below you will note that the previously required “Reason for Exam” field is no
longer required.
Remove Diagnosis
*This should only be done, when diagnosis is added incorrectly.
1. Right click on the diagnosis within the control and select “Remove Diagnosis”.
 The diagnosis will still be a part of the patients chart but will be inactive.
2/2015 (AKC)
3
Converting a Problem to Diagnosis
*Patient problems should be provider managed. Any problem can be quickly converted to a
visit diagnosis as shown below
2/2015 (AKC)
4