Overstay Predictor Project Collection Instructions: Difference between revisions
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Take answers to questions directly from the form, no interpretation, even if you disagree after reading the chart. We will be testing the answers provided by the nurses to determine if they are a better predictor of transition support needs or can be used in conjunction with existing admission data to improve the effectiveness of the prediction tool. If the data were interpreted by the collector it would introduce another factor and make this test less valid. | Take answers to questions directly from the form, no interpretation, even if you disagree after reading the chart. We will be testing the answers provided by the nurses to determine if they are a better predictor of transition support needs or can be used in conjunction with existing admission data to improve the effectiveness of the prediction tool. If the data were interpreted by the collector it would introduce another factor and make this test less valid. | ||
If the patient is transferred from one medical unit to another within the facility | If the patient is transferred from one medical unit to another within the facility the current intention is that the patient will continue to be monitored by a Transition Coordinator till the time of discharge, so only one Discharge Screening Tool is required. We have also discussed handing the patient over from one transition coordinator to another. In this case their still would not need to be a a second screening form completed since the patient is already identified as needing assistance. | ||
For each patient, add a "From..." entry into the Tmp table, e.g. "From Personal Care Home" or "From Home". Patients admitted from a personal care home can not become "red", but at most "yellow". | For each patient, add a "From..." entry into the Tmp table, e.g. "From Personal Care Home" or "From Home". Patients admitted from a personal care home can not become "red", but at most "yellow". | ||
== Changes to regular data entry required for the Overstay Project == | == Changes to regular data entry required for the Overstay Project == | ||