Mercy-Orders-Template.txt

Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Standing Orders Template
Change List

The Owner of this Standing Order is Charles Reese M.D., Chair,
Mercy Health Information Management Committee.

Suggestions for changes should be emailed to Dr. Reese's 
Delegate for this Standing Order Template:
Keith Conover, M.D. <kconover@pitt.edu>

Change List started 11/25/06 with version 2.0 dated 7/11/06 

*** This is a list of generic changes to all orders based on the new
generic style planned for Mercy orders.

Proposed changes to version 2.1 (shown in the DEM Transition, Brain
Attack, ICU, CVA orders):

- changed it so that the checkboxes/radio buttons are to the RIGHT of
the items to which they refer. Studies show that with columns of
checkboxes or radio buttons, there are significantly fewer errors in
completing and reading forms when done this way. There are more errors
when 

- See Mercy-Orders-Signature-Template.TXT for details of changes to the
signature block.

- The explanation of circle and square checkboxes at the top 
more visual.

- In concert with the recommendations of Robert Barnett from 
Australia (a world expert on forms) added "pointy" checkboxes to 
indicate that a check in that box requires additional attention.

- There are now borders around "chunks" of the form that are 
subsidiary in outline-format sense.

Changes prior to version 2.0: 

- Changed the typeface from Garrison Sans to Gill Sans: similar
typefaces, but Gill Sans is the original and Garrison Sans a bit of a
knockoff. Gill Sans is significantly more readable at small point sizes.
Gill Sans is more expensive but the difference is worth it.