Procedure Times

On the Main Menu, click Settings > Clinicals. In the left menu, under Practice Links — Procedure Configuration, click Procedure Times

Your organization must have the Structured Procedure Documentation feature enabled.

1. Display the Procedure Times page: On the Main Menu, click Settings > Clinicals. In the left menu, under Practice Links — Procedure Configuration, click Procedure Times.
2. Click add new.
   The input fields appear.
3. Name — Enter a name for the time period.
4. Inpatient Structured Type — Optionally select the structured type of the time if this time corresponds to a key event including OR start, OR end, PACU start, or PACU end.
5. Ordering — Enter a number to indicate the order that this time period should appear in the list of procedural time periods in the Procedure Times section.
6. Click Save.
   The new time period appears in the list of time periods at the bottom of the page.
   Note: You can also edit and delete procedural time periods.

These are suggested names; your facility may want to use alternate names for the times in this list.

Note: Some procedures require specific times to be recorded (e.g. cecum to and withdrawal time for colonoscopy). Please record any specific times in nursing notes.

1. Patient in pre-op
2. IV start
3. Patient leaves pre-op
4. Patient in OR (Inpatient Structured Type: OR start)
5. Time-out completed
6. Procedure start
7. Incision time
8. Closing
9. Procedure stop
10. Patient leaves OR (Inpatient Structured Type: OR end)
11. Patient in PACU (Inpatient Structured Type: PACU start)
12. Patient in Phase II recovery
13. IV stop
14. Patient leaves Phase II (Inpatient Structured Type: PACU end)