A quality improvement team is focusing on the unacceptable number of unsigned doctors order sin your facility. The most
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:10 pm
A quality improvement team is focusing on the unacceptable number of unsigned doctors order sin your facility. The most effective method for increasing the timelines of signatures on orders and positively impacting the patient care process would be
A. performing a retrospective review where all orders can be flagged at one time.
B. holding a printed order sheet on the medical care unit at least 24 hours post discharge to give the physician time to sign.
C. developing an open-record review process.
D. devising a signature sheet for the attending physician to sign prospectively that will apply to all orders given during the current episode of his patient’s care.
A. performing a retrospective review where all orders can be flagged at one time.
B. holding a printed order sheet on the medical care unit at least 24 hours post discharge to give the physician time to sign.
C. developing an open-record review process.
D. devising a signature sheet for the attending physician to sign prospectively that will apply to all orders given during the current episode of his patient’s care.