AUTOMATION OF INPATIENT TREATMENT PLANNING
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INTRODUCTION

Treatment plans – coordinate treatment and documentation, reimbursement, licensing

Preliminary Treatment Plan – within 2 hours of admission. Master Treatment Plan – 36 to 72 hours

IMPLEMENTATION

Microsoft Word XP and 2000: FORMS and VISUAL BASIC

ADVANTAGES OF THE AUTOMATION

Medical Necessity – can be forced or encouraged: drop down customizable problem lists

Efficiency – problem statements through menus with option to customize. Problems may be added, removed. Formatting, dates, repetition is automated. Automation of training and help. Print first, any, all pages

A single template is used for preliminary and master plans – change from preliminary to master is automated: only custom new data needs entry; plans may be edited for use in subsequent admissions

Training and tutorial – the template lends itself to tutorial format

Professional appearance and content. Suggestions for improvement easily implemented

Security

Flexibility – customizable, can be viewed / edited from multiple workstations [simultaneous editing not possible]

USE | DEMONSTRATION

Preparation: nurse will have client data and assessment –reason for admit and problems– before entry

Opening a plan: new vs. existing

Enter information: the sequence of operations is “manifest”

Navigation: TAB SHIFT+TAB ¯ CTRL+HOME CTRL+END … MOUSE-POINTER SCROLL

Visual cues: demonstrate selection of items to enter [form fields]

Edit or modify an existing plan: as for entry

Demonstrate editing, adding, deleting, and interchanging problems and goals

Help text: some items have help cues – see status bar or press F1

Complete the plan: Review | Save | Print and exit