[MT-L] Meaningful Use Stroke ED-2 Decision to Admit

[Wattleworth, Natasha]

For the meaningful use stroke ED 2 metric, what are you using for the Decision to Admit time? 

 

 

Thank you,

Natasha Wattleworth

 

Natasha Wattleworth, BSN RN
Clinical Informaticist, Clinical Informatics
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center
Advocate Eureka Hospital
1304 Franklin Ave
Normal, IL 61761
O: 309-268-2419 (internal: 49-2419)

 

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[Theresa Jasset]

Hello Natasha,

 

We have a number of clients who use the following method for capturing Decision to Admit:

 

Establish a separate order to capture the Decision to Admit, which often happens before the actual admission orders are written. Clinicians do get busy and there can be a lag in time before admission orders are written. For CMS audit compliance, relying on just the Decision to Admit time may result in a workflow justification as it may not accurately reflect the clinical decision time.

We realize this is an extra step a provider or designee has to take, but it does allow for a more accurate description of when the Decision to Admit actually occurred.

 

Theresa Jasset MSM, RN, CNOR

Clinical Informaticist

781.329.4300 x229

 

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