PRIMARY CONCERN:
SPEECH THERAPY HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVING ALERTS/MESSAGES FOR PATIENTS WITH A LARYNGECTOMY.
ISSUE:
Speech Therapy has not been receiving alerts/messages for laryngectomy patients when they are admitted or transferred in the hospital.
SOLUTION:
A rule has been created that will alert Speech Therapy, Nursing and Respiratory Users when a Laryngectomy Code is added as a Chronic Problem within the Consolidated Problem List in the Patient's Chart. Once this diagnosis is listed as chronic, the necessary teams will be notified each time the patient is admitted or transferred in the future.
HOW SPEECH THERAPY IS CONTACTED:
ADD PROBLEM TO CONSOLIDATED PROBLEM LIST(REGARDLESS OF REASON FOR VISIT)
ENSURE PROBLEM IS LISTED AS CHRONIC.
SPEECH THERAPY WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE IN MESSAGE CENTER AND A SMART ZONE ALERT WILL BE SENT TO NURSING AND RESPIRATORY USERS.
PROBLEMS THAT WILL TRIGGER RULE:
H/O laryngectomy
H/O partial laryngectomy
H/O radical laryngectomy
History of laryngectomy
History of parital laryngectomy
History of radical laryngectomy
Hx of larygectomy
Hx of parital laryngectomy
Hx of radical laryngectomy
S/P laryngectomy
Status post laryngectomy
Laryngectomy