Managing Patient Care Plans

One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for managing patient care plans, the method comprising:

• receiving input from a first user to add a patient care plan to a patient profile, wherein the patient care plan comprises at least one order;
• receiving a user indication to check for at least one alert;
• presenting the at least one alert to the first user;
• receiving a first user indicated action from the first user in response to the at least one alert;
• receiving a signature associated with the at least one order;
• receiving a second user indicated action from a second user to present an alert history associated with the patient care plan;
• and
• presenting the alert history to the second user, wherein the alert history notifies the second user of the first user indicated action in response to the presented at least one alert.

A computer-implemented method for managing patient care plans, comprising:

• receiving input of at least one patient care plan, wherein the patient care plan comprises at least one order;
• receiving a user indication to determine if at least one alert exists;
• upon determining that at least one alert exits, presenting the at least one alert;
• and
• receiving a user indicated action in response to the at least one presented alert.