Thanks for participating in the Fall Retreat this weekend!

• Please continue to call in tickets for any issues regardless of magnitude so that Mission Control is made aware of global issues more quickly.
• Reconciliation: Continue DAILY reconciliation of all meds/orders.  D/C all redundant or contradictory active orders.  This is especially important for transferred patients (d/c previous admit Power Plan).
• Restraints: Sign restraint orders proposed by nurses.  Do not d/c previous restraint orders so that nurses can document on those previous orders. When nurses document that they have d/c’d restraints, the restraint order will be automatically d/c’d.  Otherwise, you may place a nursing communication to d/c restraints.
• DME: When ordering DME, use the “DME” prefix.
• Some orders have CPT codes (5 digit code: xxxxx) included in the order name. These are orders used for billing AFTER a procedure is done.  If you have done the procedure (e.g., LP, paracentesis, thoracentesis), please place this order for both billing and tracking purposes.
• Clinic referrals:
  • If discharging from clinic w/o further follow-up: Under “AMB COMMUNICATION” type “Discharge patient from clinic.”
  • Phone call to clinics still required when making clinic appointments after inpatient d/c. The Orchid follow-up orders do not generate a clinic follow-up.