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Do any hospitals use a specific count sheet for their CVOR? Ours is requesting their own sheet and I am not sure if ...
Yes, it would be wise to have a separate CVOR count sheet. There are more countable items in this service as well as ...
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Would someone be willing to share their hospital policy on spine surgery marking? Does your hospital always do ...
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I am seeking documentation requirements for use of the impella device as we are getting ready to implement soon. ...
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Is it a conflict of interest for the circulating RN to witness a surgical consent form on a patient for which they are ...
Donna Hale
Jan '21
Amanda,Â
Here are some suggestions.  Obviously you have read your consent policy and must follow that being your ...
Here are some suggestions.  Obviously you have read your consent policy and must follow that being your ...
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Can anyone speak to how you are documenting specimens in the EMR that are taken intraoperatively, but don't go to ...
Jean McCoy
Jan '21
The documentation inside the OR is the same. I am not sure how the lab documents these. Â
We enter the information ...
We enter the information ...
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Hello does anyone know if there is a regulatory requirement to place an order for allograft tissue requested by the ...
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At your institution: Do all phases of care (pre/intra/post) need to update the care plan and how often? What are the ...
Kelly Phelps
Dec '20
We recently changed from a standard OR template to more personal options for each patient regarding the Care ...
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Hi everyone, I need help !!! We are being asked to enter MD orders, for example C Arm use, in the OR record. Can anyone ...
Holly Grammer
Dec '20
We have to order meds used in our cases and foleys, if they are left in after the case. Â We do not order c-arm or other ...
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Hello all my fellow Epic users. We had a question come up today. If a patient is coming to the OR to have an AV fistula ...
Jean McCoy
Jan '21
I believe it should be documented as an LDA as well. That is what we do at our facility as well as the last facility I ...
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We are doing total joint arthroplasty with the mako at our asc. Does the use of the mako need to be on the consent?
Dennis Tecson
Dec '20
No because there’s this slim chance that an alternative system can be used due to unforeseen conditions during the ...
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Hi everyone, Who is responsible for ensuring intraoperative charting errors are identified and corrected at ...
Wendi Wright
Nov '20
Look for guidance in your GB by laws and QI program.Â
Each professional organization as well as CMS may have ...
Each professional organization as well as CMS may have ...
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Should the Endoscopy unit be performing and documenting a fire risk assessment on all the cases they perform? They ...
Wendi Wright
Oct '20
We follow SGNA practices for FI Procedure Rooms, no fire risk assessment is documented. In the QI Program we do ...
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Does AORN have a specific recommendation or standard that states how frequently operating room temperatures ...
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HI, I wanted to see how other document the anesthesia type for a procedure when only local anesthesia was given (no ...
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Has anyone within our OR community worked with automated/electronic informed consents? If so, could you share ...
Alex Navarra
Sep '20
At the VA, we use iMedConsent. I’m not sure if it’s proprietary to the VA?
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