A sweat chloride test and CF genetic testing can be ordered through the Cystic Fibrosis Center at DMC / Children’s Hospital of Michigan Sweat chloride testing: performed at the pediatric CF center Genetic testing: performed at the DMC Adult CF center. To reduce any confusion for the patient, they can call the adult CF clinic, […]
Category: Pulmonary
MIRANDA Study
Here are some key highlights: While this study presents a fantastic opportunity, recruiting eligible patients will be challenging due to its specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Please do not hesitate to forward the MRN of any symptomatic COPD patients on triple therapy who have been admitted OR have had two courses of steroids in the […]
Sentry Suite Pulmonary Function Software
Here is the website that will allow you to access the pulmonary function software from any Henry Ford Intranet Computer This is a worksheet on how to interpret PFTs in Sentry Suite Here is a video on how to interpret PFTs in Sentry Suite Sentry Suite Updates Sentry-Suite-Update-2023-02-17
Medical Student Attestations
Here is a recent update on the attestation for staff. Currently MS3 notes are not billable and MS4 notes can be billed. Given the change in schedule best to ask what year the student is as there can be a mix of MS3s and 4s. MS3 inpatient notes: Note TYPE: “Medical/APP Student Note” Currently not billable Staff attestation: .medicalstudenteducationalnote. Residents […]
Tuberculosis (TB) clinics
Detroit Health Department TB clinic TB Nurse Tammy Cooper Phone 313-577-9827 Fax 313-577-9887 Dr. Dana Kissner dkissner@med.wayne.edu https://detroitmi.gov/departments/detroit-health-department/programs-and-services/communicable-disease Communicable Disease Program Reporting form Wayne County TB Clinic
Henry Ford Cancer Center Institute Detroit Telephone Directory
Here is the link for the HFCI telephone numbers in Detroit
How to correctly sign and attest special studies (6 minute walk tests, oxygen dosing studies, shunt studies)
Here is an instruction sheet on how to sign special studies in Epic. When you are the PFT reader, every provider will need to click on individual study to determine whether it is a PFT or special study; there is no way to currently distinguish between the two without looking directly. PFTs need to be signed only; special studies […]
TB PCR testing for patients in airborne isolation
Henry Ford Hospital has added Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) PCR testing in the microbiology laboratory as of 2/2019. Two negative PCRs on sputum samples 8 hours apart can be used to take the patient out of airborne isolation (although it does not rule out infectious TB). This would be far sooner than current protocol of three negative […]