Start Date
5-27-2021 9:00 AM
End Date
5-27-2021 5:00 PM
Description
The problem at hand was increasing cancellation rates, increasing frustration amongst physicians, and lack of communication which guided our interventions
Some of the interventions used to improve the process are:
- PAT practioners routinely checking laboratory tests after the initial visit
- PAT practioners routinely documenting addendums in medical record in order to improve transparency and medical record
- Two step verification process: residents/surgeons going through medical record and communicating to PAT practioners if clearance was not ironclad
- Consulting physicians (i.e. cardiologists) with improved communication and documentation with PAT practioners in the event of additional testing necessary prior to clearance
- PAT physicians communicate directly to physicians in the event of patient not reaching clearance
Included in
May 27th, 9:00 AM
May 27th, 5:00 PM
Reforming the Pre-Operative Clearance Process in the Covid-19 ERA
The problem at hand was increasing cancellation rates, increasing frustration amongst physicians, and lack of communication which guided our interventions
Some of the interventions used to improve the process are:
- PAT practioners routinely checking laboratory tests after the initial visit
- PAT practioners routinely documenting addendums in medical record in order to improve transparency and medical record
- Two step verification process: residents/surgeons going through medical record and communicating to PAT practioners if clearance was not ironclad
- Consulting physicians (i.e. cardiologists) with improved communication and documentation with PAT practioners in the event of additional testing necessary prior to clearance
- PAT physicians communicate directly to physicians in the event of patient not reaching clearance
Comments
Presented at the 2021 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference