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==== Self referrals ==== | ==== Self referrals ==== | ||
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* I have encountered several pts where the Home Care nurse has self referred; in other words, a consult was not generated by the ward but was done by the HC dept themselves. | * I have encountered several pts where the Home Care nurse has self referred; in other words, a consult was not generated by the ward but was done by the HC dept themselves. Yes include them as self referrals. Home care check patients against their database and if they already receive home care the automatically follow them to determine if there is a need to modify their care plan.[[User:LHathout|LHathout]] | ||
**our home care nurse at the VIC will often self-refer in emerg because the patient is known to the system and will need services on return home. Yes I include this referral in the study.[[User:Jkublick|Jkublick]] Dec 12,2012 | **our home care nurse at the VIC will often self-refer in emerg because the patient is known to the system and will need services on return home. Yes I include this referral in the study.[[User:Jkublick|Jkublick]] Dec 12,2012 | ||
** To what degree can it be determined from chart whether a referral is a self-referral, and would it be extra work to find out? If it can be determined clearly and easily, we will create separate entry options for self-referrals. | ** To what degree can it be determined from chart whether a referral is a self-referral, and would it be extra work to find out? If it can be determined clearly and easily, we will create separate entry options for self-referrals. | ||
* at the Grace it is easy to establish as the HC Coordinator writes self referral on a consult sheet and then puts the sheet in the chart | * at the Grace it is easy to establish as the HC Coordinator writes self referral on a consult sheet and then puts the sheet in the chart | ||
I have asked Marie Anne Lynch and Donna Romaniuk to determine the value of differentiating between referrals and self referrals. | I have asked Marie Anne Lynch and Donna Romaniuk to determine the value of differentiating between referrals and self referrals. They think their is value to identifying these as self referrals | ||
== Data use and analysis == | == Data use and analysis == | ||