Documenting Exceptions in Pharmacy Connect

A tracked medication may not be able to be reconciled for issues outside of the clinical team's control. For example, a network issue could prevent systems from communicating or a medication may be misidentified. Whatever the reason, clinicians can choose to document the exception and override the validation alerts, hard or soft, to finish the anesthesia record.

All documented exceptions are flagged and appear in WebAdmin's Pharmacy Usage report for review. 

In order to document an exception, do the following in Anesthesia Touch:

1. From the IntraOp view, select "Others" > "Med Recon"
2. At the bottom of Med Recon, select "Exception"
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3. In Document Exceptions, enter a comment explaining the exception and select "Save
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Anesthesia Touch will clear validation alerts for Med Recon. This will only affect the current record. The alerts will remain cleared regardless of additional dispenses, returns, wastes, or documented administrations. However, Med Recon will continue to show the reconciliation balance as new data is added to the record.

In the event an Exception should be cleared, such as the systems re-connecting before the case is complete, clinicians can clear an exception before finishing the case.

To clear a documented exception, do the following in IntraOp:

1. From the IntraOp view, select "Others" > "Med Recon"
2. At the bottom of Med Recon, select "Exception"
3. At the top of Document Exceptions, select "Clear"
4. When prompted, confirm that the exception should be cleared

If the the reconciliation is not balanced, Anesthesia Touch will present validation alerts as before. This will include presenting alerts as configured when finishing a case.