ILD Inpatient Consults

The EPIC order is called ‘Consult to Interstitial Lung Disease’ (I will see if ‘pulmonary’ can be added to make this easier to find). The order includes text with the devoted pager number (0694).  The pager number will also be included at the end of all of the ILD inpatient notes. If there is any […]

Michigan CME (Human Trafficking, Medical Ethics, Opiate Prescribing)

All physicians need to be aware that re-licensing in Michigan have new requirements. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs announced new requirements for CME, effective January 2018, which include: One-time training for Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking A minimum of 3 hours of continuing education in the area of pain and symptoms management A minimum […]

Pathology consults

External pathology for review: 1. Order ‘surgical specimen exam 2. In the history, include the date of the biopsy and “Attn: ___” if you need a specific pathologist to read the slides (contact the pathologist directly to let them know there is path you want to review with him/her).   You can also include a ‘due […]