SYGK “Stuff You Gotta Know” JULY, 2008 Physician-to-Physician Communication THE PIPELINE…Part II Survey Ready Every Day FYI: • Emeritus Club, The Pipeline is essential information you need to be familiar with should you talk with a Joint Commission surveyor. We expect an unannounced survey this fall.
You’re all set to do that scope, when the circulating nurse steps up and says, “Time out!” You shake off the mental picture of your mom sending you to your room. You
almost say “This is just a scope, we don’t do time outs.” Instead, you say, “You bet!” and
you stop what you’re doing. In fact, everyone around the patient has…stopped. The
nurse verifies one more time that this is the correct patient, the correct site, the correct procedure. Wait, there’s a problem. There’s a question about whether this is the correct
procedure. You and the staff review the patient I.D., history and physical, procedure
orders, consent, and if the patient had properly prepped. Everyone agrees that this is
the correct procedure and the correct patient, so you go ahead with the scope with your
The procedure is over and you’re reviewing the pre-procedure meds on the medication reconciliation form. You know that this patient needs Nexium®, and you take the time to
write, “Nexium, 40mg by mouth, once daily.” It’s a pain writing it out like that and you
think, “I really need to get my post-procedure orders preprinted.” You date and time
those orders, and then you sign at the bottom, making sure that “MD” is there too. You
think, “Yeah, I need one of those name stamps, too.” Nevertheless, the case went well,
life is good and you start thinking about a trip to that ranch in Montana; or maybe a
applicants to track the status of their physician licensure
MATCH GAME
Match these fun new Joint Commission acronyms with our current processes! Warning: Two of these things don’t belong; and acronyms may match to more than one
What You Win: A warm, fuzzy feeling that you’re hip to the new lingo! Plus, the first 10
doctors who bring correct answers to the Medical Staff Office will win an additional prize.
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• ID Badge: Methodist is serious • New Board Members: Stephen Folsom and Dr. C. • Freda Levy, MD (patient
TMB Town Hall Meeting
Meeting, Tues, Aug 12, 7 pm; Licensing Seminar, Wed, Aug 13, 8:30 am, UTSW
• Master Plan: The master facility Dallas T. Boone Pickens Biomedical
plans for each campus will be Bldg Aud., Rm NG3.112, 3rd floor
review. At Methodist Dallas, the review includes the possible
MANDATORY MEETINGS IN JULY/AUGUST
Methodist Dallas Surgery Dept– Wed, August 6, 7:30 am, Hitt Aud
There is nothing you need to know here;
Methodist Dallas Anes Dept—Wed, August 6, 7:15 am, Rm 201
METHODIST DALLAS STUFF
Methodist Dallas OBG Dept– Wed, August 6, 7:30 am, Seegers
hypoglycemia DUE, the PCAR Medical Staff Officers
o Secretary: Business casual Past President-William Howard, MD
Department Chairs top performer in the CMS Emergency Med-Robert Simonson,DO
rewards hospitals for delivering Pathology– Randy Lester, MD
areas. Due to its successes, Psychiatry-Daniel Pearson, III, MD
• Discharge Unit: The discharge
Methodist Dallas will receive a Radiology-J. Leber Beall, MD
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• Staff News:Pam Blaney began
• New Dress Code: Nursing
With the latest buzz surrounding hormones and hormone balance, there seems to be an awful lot of confusion out there in terms of what it all means. Let's see if we can't clear up some of this confusion with the facts. CUSTOMIZED COMPOUNDED HORMONE THERAPY: This is what we do at our Happy Hormone Cottage. We check each client's existing hormone levels with a zrt lab take-home test that uses the wom
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Pros and Cons…Natural Alternatives by Len Saputo, MD Definition Natural Synthetic ERT vs HRT Reasons for using ERT There are two estrogen receptor types…alpha and beta, and there may be others. Alpha receptors are located in the target cell nucleus. Binding affinity to these receptors determines biological activity, but is n
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