The lung cancer screening program is now fully operational on main campus. We continue to grow the program with the plan on having it operational throughout the entire system over the next year. Mike Simoff is the Medical Director and Lana Saugrich is the Administrative Director of the program. Any provider can place an Epic order for […]
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Clinic form completion (workflow and fees)
Workflow during clinic:
Tracking effects of DLCOs
In an effort to track the effects (if any) of not obtaining DLCO for new patients, please enter any patients into this online form who you feel may have been effected by this. This quality assurance data may help along with the internal EPIC data to flag any effects.
DTE medical hold form
The attached form provides patient instructions and the medical form to complete. The completed medical form is given to the patient, and they can submit (instructions for email and website are included in the forms). medical-emergency-hold-request
Pneumococcal Vaccine cheat sheet
———— Relevant EPIC orders: PPSV23 =’Pneumococcal Polysaccharide PPSV-23’ = ‘Pneumovax’ = ‘IMM53’ PCV13 = ‘Pneumocococcal Conjugate PCV 13’ = ‘Prevnar-13’ = ‘IMM78’ Please link to appropriate diagnosis: 1. ‘need for prophylactic vaccination against strep pneumococcus’ (Z23) added to Quick Dx section 2. also associate relevant diagnosis (asthma, copd, chronic immunosuppression) if <65 yo ——— More […]
Controlled substance scripts from K17
In an effort to improve the care of our patients, reduce redundant phone calls while prescribing physicians are away, and resolve any confusion, I have adapted the guidelines used on K15 (>8 weeks controlled substance script)
Perioperative risk assessement
Here is calculator in excel for helping to estimate risk of postop complications.
Pulmonary Late Policy
Clinic Visits Return visit – If the patient arrives after the end of clinic (after 11:45am for morning clinic, after 4:45 pm for afternoon clinic, they will not be seen). If the patient arrives up to 20 minutes after appointment time, check in as on time. Physician can let patient know that they only have […]
Hart Medical Equipment Company information
The Hart Medical Equipment Company provided information to make placing orders for medical equipment easier. Hart Medical Information 2016
Timing for lung transplant referral
From A consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: 2014—An update from the Pulmonary Transplantation Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 34(1), 1–15. COPD