What action triggers a charge for an order that is charged for administration?

The action that triggers a charge for an order that is charged for administration is the documentation of the medication as given on the electronic Medication Administration Record (MAR). When a nurse or healthcare provider documents that a medication has been administered in the system, it signals that the service has been performed. This action captures the actual delivery of care to the patient, which in turn activates the billing process for that administration.

It's essential to understand that merely entering the order into the system or preparing the medication does not initiate the charges. Those steps, while important in the medication management process, do not reflect the completed action of providing the medication to the patient. Similarly, charging it to the patient’s insurance happens post-administration and documentation, and it relies on the prior step of having accurately recorded the administration. Thus, the documentation of the administration is the definitive point that triggers the associated charges.