Acute Care

Hospitalist (In-patient)

Templates developed through PQI and engagement with the hospitalist team at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

History and Physical

Template

HOSPITALIST ADMISSION NOTE
[Insert Hospital]

ID: []

Referred by: []

REASON FOR ADMISSION:
[]

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:
[]

GOALS OF CARE:
[]

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY:
[]

PAST SURGICAL HISTORY:
[]

ALLERGIES:
[]

HOME MEDICATIONS:
[]

SOCIAL HISTORY:
[]

IMMUNIZATIONS:
[Up to date]

FAMILY HISTORY:
[None relevant]

EXAMINATION:
Vitals: []

General: [Appears well, no pallor, no jaundice, no peripheral edema, no clubbing, no signs of dehydration, skin is normal]
HEENT: [NAD]
Chest: [clear with GAEB, no adventitious sounds]
CVS: [peripheral pulses are present pulse is regular, JVP is normal, S1 S2 = normal, no murmurs]
Abdomen: [No distension, no tenderness on palpation, no hepatomegaly or splenomegaly clinically, bowel sounds are present, no hernias]
Neurology: [orientated x 3, PEARL, No nystagmus, Finger-nose test is normal, heel to shin test is normal, no gaze palsy, CN I – XII roughly intact, power 5/5 throughout, reflexes are normal, Babinski is negative, no neck stiffness]
Musculo-skeletal: [NAD]

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS:
[]

ASSESSMENT & PLAN:
[]

DISPOSITION:
Admit to VJH Hospitalist
VTE: []
Diet: []
MOST: [If you made any changes or had discussions, leave out if captured in above section]
Consults: [PT, OT, TL, SW etc]
EDD: []

Thank you for involving the hospitalist service. This document was created using voice recognition software and as a result might contain some errors. If anything is not clear, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The PEN Project

Progress Note

Template

HOSPITALIST PROGRESS NOTE
[Insert Hospital]

MOST []

SUMMARY:
[80-year-old female admitted with CHF.]

TODAY:
[Capture SOAP elements reflecting changes in patient’s condition, reasons for change of treatment and outcome of treatment]

Plan:
[List today’s plan]

ACTIVE ISSUES:
[Problem list]

BARRIERS:
[]

PMH:
[]

This document was created using voice recognition software and as a result might contain some errors. If anything is not clear, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The PEN Project

Discharge Summary

Template

HOSPITALIST DISCHARGE SUMMARY
Vernon Jubilee Hospital

MOST []

DATE OF ADMISSION: []
DATE OF DISCHARGE: []
DESTINATION: []

PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS:
[]

SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS:
[]

CONSULTATIONS:
[]

PROCEDURES:
[None]

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY:
[Import from progress note and ensure updated with new findings]

DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS:
[]

SUMMARY OF ADMISSION:
[Provide a one paragraph summary, can import summary and just add information]

FOLLOW UP AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. [Recommended follow up labs, imaging etc ]
2. [Results pending at time of discharge]
3. [Referrals submitted while in hospital ]


Thank you for involving the hospitalist service. This note was created with voice recognition software and may contain some errors. If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The PEN Project

Consultation

Template

HOSPITALIST CONSULTATION NOTE
[Insert Hospital]

 

REFERRED BY: []

 

ID: []

 

REASON FOR REFERRAL:
[Reason for referral]

 

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:
[Provide more information about complaint, focusing on symptoms and events leading up to admission. Also incorporate collateral information]

 

GOALS OF CARE:
MOST [current MOST status]

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY:
[]

 

PAST SURGICAL HISTORY:
[]

 

ALLERGIES:
[]

 

HOME MEDICATIONS:
[]

 

SOCIAL HISTORY:
ADL: []
Living Conditions: []
Support: []
Family: []
Substances: []
Alcohol: []
Occupation: []
Drivers License: [yes]
Marital Status: []

 

IMMUNIZATIONS:
[]

 

FAMILY HISTORY:
[None relevant]

 

EXAMINATION:
Vitals: []

 

General: [Appears well, no pallor, no jaundice, no peripheral edema, no clubbing, no signs of dehydration, skin is normal]
HEENT: [NAD]
Chest: [clear with GAEB, no adventitious sounds]
CVS: [peripheral pulses are present pulse is regular, JVP is normal, S1 S2 = normal, no murmurs]
Abdomen: [No distension, no tenderness on palpation, no hepatomegaly or splenomegaly clinically, bowel sounds are present, no hernias]
Neurology: [orientated x 3, PEARL, No nystagmus, Finger-nose test is normal, heel to shin test is normal, no gaze palsy, CN I – XII roughly intact, power 5/5 throughout, reflexes are normal, Babinski is negative, no neck stiffness]
Musculo-skeletal: [NAD]

 

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS:
[]

 

IMPRESSION:
[Generate a problem statement that can be carried over to the progress note. This is a summary of the problems identified.]

 

ASSESSMENT & PLAN:
1. []

 

Thank you for involving the hospitalist service. This document was created using voice recognition software and as a result might contain some errors. If anything is not clear, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

The PEN Project

Social History

Template

ADL: []
Living Conditions: []
Support: []
Family: []
Substances: []
Alcohol: []
Occupation: []
Drivers License: [yes]
Marital Status: []

The PEN Project

SOAP (Adjusted)

Template

HOSPITALIST PROGRESS NOTE
[Insert Hospital]

SUMMARY:
[80-year-old female admitted with urosepsis]

Subjective:
[]

Objective
:
[]

Assessment:
[]

Plan:
[]

BARRIERS/VTE/EDD:
Barriers: []
VTE: []
EDD: []

This document was created using voice recognition software and as a result might contain some errors. If anything is not clear, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The PEN Project

Transfer Summary

Template

HOSPITAL TRANSFER SUMMARY

Date of admission: []
Date of transfer: []
Discharge disposition: []
Accepting physician: []

MOST []

Admission diagnosis:
[Main reason for admission]

Secondary Diagnosis:
[All diagnoses during the admission]

Past Medical History:
[Medical history]

Specialist Consults During Admission:
[Name, date, specialty]

Interventions:
[Angiogram Date: ]
[Biopsy: Date & Site]
[Blood Products: dates]
[Cardioversion: Date ]
[CPR: Date]
[Catheter: Date (removed on )]
[Central Lines: Date (removed on )]
[Chest Tube: Date (removed on )]
[Dialysis: Date ]
[Drains: Date and Site]
[Endoscopy: Date and by whom with findings]
[Feeding Tube: Date (removed on )]
[Mechanical Ventilation/BiPAP, CPAP: Date ]
[NG Fees: Date ]
[Pacemaker: Date ]
[Pleurocentesis: Date & findings]
[Paracentesis: Date & findings]
[Radiation: Date ]
[Chemotherapy: Date ]
[Tracheotomy: Date ]
[TPN: Date ]
[Vac Dressing: Date ]

Operative Interventions:
[]

Pertinent Investigations:
[]

Current Medications:
[]

Social Issues:
[]

Summary:
[]

Thank you for involving the hospitalist service. This note was created with voice recognition software and may contain some errors. If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Dr. Stephanie Houde

Purpose of Documentation

Policy Recommendations
Observe, record, tabulate, communicate.
—Sir William Osler (1849–1919)
 
  1. The primary purpose of clinical documentation should be to support patient care and improve clinical outcomes through enhanced communication
  2. Physicians working with their care delivery organizations, medical societies, and others should define professional standards regarding clinical documentation practices throughout their organizations. Further, clinical usefulness of health information exchange will be facilitated by appropriate redesign of clinical documentation based on consensus-driven professional standards unique to individual specialties as a result of collaboration with standards-setting organizations.
    1. The clinical record should include the patient’s story in as much detail as is required to retell the story.
    2. When used appropriately, macros and templates may be valuable in improving the completeness and efficiency of documentation, particularly where that documentation is primarily limited to standardized terminology, such as the review of systems and physical examination findings.
    3. The EHR should facilitate thoughtful review of previously documented clinical information. Ready review of prior relevant information, such as longitudinal history and care plans as well as prior physical examination findings, may be valuable in improving the completeness of documentation as well as establishing context.
    4. Where previously documented clinical information is still accurate and adds to the value of current documentation, this process of “review/edit and/or attest, and then copy/forward” (hereafter referred to as copy/forward) of specific prior history or findings may improve the accuracy, completeness, and efficiency of documentation. However, these documentation techniques can also be misused, to the detriment of accuracy, high-quality care, and patient safety.
    5. Effective and ongoing EHR documentation training of clinical personnel should be an ongoing process.
  3. As value-based care and accountable care models grow, the primary purpose of the EHR should remain the facilitation of seamless patient care to improve outcomes while contributing to data collection that supports necessary analyses.
  4. Structured data should be captured only where they are useful in care delivery or essential for quality assessment or reporting.
  5. Patient access to progress notes, as well as the rest of their medical records, may offer a way to improve both patient engagement and quality of care.

SUMMARY

Annuals of Internal Medicine

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The PEN Project

Welcome to MD+Chart!

Embedded in this page is a range of approved templates that we utilize at VJH. The aim is to improve efficiency in rounding and make decisions while providing exceptional care to our patients. We also aim to communicate with our multidisciplinary team to streamline decision pathways and facilitate safe discharges, while collecting important data, utilized by CIHI for Better Data. Better Decisions. Healthier Canadians.

Hospitalists and Family Physicians are encouraged to utilize these templates when working to ensure continuity of care for patients. One of the key indicators we identified during the PQI journey was the value these had when it comes to complex discharges. 

How does it work?

The templates are in HTML format and is coded to be copied to your clipboard by clicking on the COPY TEMPLATE. Once you have clicked on the COPY TEMPLATE button, right click within the pDoc software in Meditech and select paste. The template will be transferred and you can then start using the voice dictation software to dictate or type into the template.

CIHI (Canadian Institute for Health Information)

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) provides comparable and actionable data and information that are used to accelerate improvements in health care, health system performance and population health across Canada. Our stakeholders use our broad range of health system databases, measurements and standards, together with our evidence-based reports and analyses, in their decision-making processes. We protect the privacy of Canadians by ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the health care information we provide.

Learn More About CIHI

EDD

The EDD can now be added to the H&P or Consultation note within Meditech on admission and will remain in the Meditech Hospitalist Progress note when selected. This is an important key indicator and should be included at all times.

PEN Project by Johann Schreve