Ward admission log forms

This is a temporary page to get feedback on a development question. Once all is answered I'll summarize it into the change log or requested changes and delete this page.

Now that most places are using laptops I have had some feedback regarding the patient list screen. It sounds like some of you would be able to do away with your log sheets if that screen had slightly different information than it does now.

• Would this screen now work to eliminate the log sheets? If not, what is required?

• Let me know if the new listing works, e.g. I am totally open to order of components and delimiters (ie brackets, spaces, commas, dashes...)

• we could save space also by changing the formats of admit and discharge columns. Are times required? How about hours only, or no year? Full info would still be available in patient record

• We could make the record on the patient list into two lines if we need more info or larger fonts, but there would be a lot more scrolling. For example, is more space of the Notes field required?

STB

• We have been using pencil in our log sheets for a long long time because we are always needing to change times and we erase a lot on these sheets. In critical care I think most data collectors send a copy of the log sheets with their tiss and greens via mail system so they are not usually faxed or scanned. Does this apply to all data collectors or just those who scan or fax their log sheets?? --LKolesar 07:24, 2012 May 8 (CDT)

VIC

• Please dont change the Font size unless you are making it bigger. We only use the room number space when we transfer a pt from VM to VW or VW to VW other than that we do not use and we can put this info into our notes section Here at the Vic we dont have Medicine Patient log sheets on the wards they use their own admit discharge book so it is worthwhile to have a Data collection Log sheet Plus Pagasa always request that we photocopy and send this to her periodically. Plus we dont use the bed maps anymore on S5 N5 S3 and on S4CTU you can do either or.

GRA

-we do not use the room number; we have tried it several times but with the number of pt moves on the units it is a logistical problem to maintain so as far as we go, this field can be eliminated -not sure it is necessary for any other information to be visible from this screen

CON

Is there any need for transfer ready date/time to be on the proposed Patient List; as, it is on the current Data Collection Log? Please include DOB and PHIN for the reason cited by Fran. Mlaporte 11:15, 2012 May 9 (CDT)

Main Office - The data Ranch

A very Good opportunity to revisit and look for ideas to reduce and/or eliminate the work associated with these paper patient logs. The patient log is a carry over from the beginnings when we did not have electronic collection tools. We have not made it optional to date. We had made some attempts when in past when we went to laptops to try to eliminate these paper patient logs and just use the laptop for direct entry to try in order to reduce the burden of workload associated with transcribing from ward logs onto these paper logs and then entering into laptop.

• I will revisit with Pagasa and review the need to FAX these logs. Pagasa has been using logs as one method to try and reduce the number of emails or calls to collectors. Collectors had voiced their concern about her following up entry errors in the past so many are putting alot of effort to document details on them.