April 29, 2014—Discharge Order Enhancements
Order Info:
The additional orders and instructions are combines with equipment. This information displays as view only on the Post-Hospital Patient Care Plan (PHPCP). All information in this field prints on the patient's PHPCP, Face Sheet, and Patient Care Referral.
The Additional Orders, Instructions, and Equipment is flagged with the icon when information is entered. Please keep in mind that information on the PHPCP should be patient-friendly, phrased to be easily understood by people who don't have medical training.
The character limit for Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant Instructions for Follow-Up Care is increased from 5,000 to 10,000.
Post-Hospital Patient Care Plan (PHPCP):
Equipment and supples ordered on the PHPCP itself are listed separately from the Additional Orders, Instructions, and Equipment in the printout.
Doctor, NP, PA Instructions for Follow-Up Care are displayed as view-only on the PHPCP.
The Treatment Instructions per Nsg field is now labeled to Nursing Instructions; for clarity, the associated None option has been changed to a checkbox.
The Written Instructions Provided checkbox is now labeled Handouts Provided.
Questions regarding the patient and family awareness of the diagnosis have been removed.
Instructions:
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