An Evidence-based Preoperative Evaluation Documentation Template Improves Perioperative Communication

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OBJECTIVES: The number of surgeries performed in the United States has increased over the past two decades, with a shift to the ambulatory setting. Perioperative complications and mortality pose significant health care burdens. Inadequate preoperative assessment and documentation contribute to communication failure and poor patient outcomes. The aim of this quality improvement project was to design and implement a preoperative evaluation documentation template that not only improved communication during the perioperative pathway but also enhanced the overall user experience.

METHODS: We implemented a revamped evidence-based documentation template in the electronic medical records of a health care organization across three internal medicine clinics on the downtown campus and seven satellite family medicine clinics. A pre- and postintervention design was used to assess the template utilization rate and clinician satisfaction.

RESULTS: The preoperative template utilization rate increased from 51.2% at baseline to 66.5% after the revamped template "went live" (p < 0.001). Clinician satisfaction with the preoperative documentation template also significantly increased (30.6 vs. 80.0%, p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Adopting a user-friendly, evidence-based documentation template can enhance the standardization of preoperative evaluation documentation and reduce the documentation burden.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Applied clinical informatics - 15(2024), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 121-128

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Piao, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Imdieke, Brian H [VerfasserIn]
Sommerness, Samantha A [VerfasserIn]
Pandita, Deepti [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 23.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/s-0044-1779021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368449394