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needs a project & item name in Tmp. Also need a tmp study article. | needs a project & item name in Tmp. Also need a tmp study article. | ||
*This section will be move to another article. Tina? thanks. | *This section will be move to another article. Tina? thanks. | ||
**Collectors any | **Collectors any '''suggestions''' for '''Project name''' in TMP that would be intuitive to all? | ||
===Other questions== | |||
Need to clarify if comfort care is the only reason admitted to hospital. Can the patient have any other issues that are being treated? (ie. pneumonia or wound infection, etc.)?? --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 09:13, 2013 October 24 (CDT) | |||
*Comfort/end of life care PRIMARY reason admitted to hospital as per physician note. It is clear in chart that the only reason for this ward admit is for comfort/end of life care. If physician does not chart this then it should not be documented in TMP as such.[[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 12:12, 2013 October 24 (CDT) | |||
*new temp study article. Can change it from this one if better idea comes forward.[[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 19:55, 2013 October 23 (CDT) | *new temp study article. Can change it from this one if better idea comes forward.[[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 19:55, 2013 October 23 (CDT) | ||
==Instructions== | |||
*In TMP: Collectors to enter “Admit for: comfort/end of life care” if and only if: | *In TMP: Collectors to enter “Admit for: comfort/end of life care” if and only if: | ||
**The initial ward admission note written by the ward resident or attending physician documents explicitly that the patient’s primary reason for admission to that ward is for the purpose of providing, comfort care or end-of-life or clearly similar concepts. | **The initial ward admission note written by the ward resident or attending physician documents explicitly that the patient’s primary reason for admission to that ward is for the purpose of providing, comfort care or end-of-life or clearly similar concepts. | ||
**Do not enter this into TMP if the decision is made by the physician later on during the ward admission. | **Do not enter this into TMP if the decision is made by the physician later on during the ward admission. | ||
*The purpose of adding this to TMP is allow '''medicine program''' to identify those patients whom the primary plan upon ward admission is comfort/end of life care only | *The purpose of adding this to TMP is allow '''medicine program''' to identify those patients whom the '''primary plan upon ward admission is comfort/end of life care only.''' | ||
Thank you [[Tina Tenbergen | Tina ]] & [[Dr. Allan Garland | Allan]] and [[:Category:Critical Care Review Group | Critical Care Review Group]] & staff all feedback for this one. [[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 19:36, 2013 October 23 (CDT) | Thank you [[Tina Tenbergen | Tina ]] & [[Dr. Allan Garland | Allan]] and [[:Category:Critical Care Review Group | Critical Care Review Group]] & staff all feedback for this one. [[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 19:36, 2013 October 23 (CDT) | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 2013 October 24
Coming to a laptop near you soon: TMP STUDY for primary admit DX of: comfort/end of life care
Template:Discussion needs a project & item name in Tmp. Also need a tmp study article.
- This section will be move to another article. Tina? thanks.
- Collectors any suggestions for Project name in TMP that would be intuitive to all?
=Other questions
Need to clarify if comfort care is the only reason admitted to hospital. Can the patient have any other issues that are being treated? (ie. pneumonia or wound infection, etc.)?? --LKolesar 09:13, 2013 October 24 (CDT)
- Comfort/end of life care PRIMARY reason admitted to hospital as per physician note. It is clear in chart that the only reason for this ward admit is for comfort/end of life care. If physician does not chart this then it should not be documented in TMP as such.Trish Ostryzniuk 12:12, 2013 October 24 (CDT)
- new temp study article. Can change it from this one if better idea comes forward.Trish Ostryzniuk 19:55, 2013 October 23 (CDT)
Instructions
- In TMP: Collectors to enter “Admit for: comfort/end of life care” if and only if:
- The initial ward admission note written by the ward resident or attending physician documents explicitly that the patient’s primary reason for admission to that ward is for the purpose of providing, comfort care or end-of-life or clearly similar concepts.
- Do not enter this into TMP if the decision is made by the physician later on during the ward admission.
- The purpose of adding this to TMP is allow medicine program to identify those patients whom the primary plan upon ward admission is comfort/end of life care only.
Thank you Tina & Allan and Critical Care Review Group & staff all feedback for this one. Trish Ostryzniuk 19:36, 2013 October 23 (CDT)