Pre-Surgery Workflow & Surgical Checklist Form Automation
Even in the most paperless HIS systems, such as EPIC, there still are many forms in use. One such form is a Pre-Surgery Checklist. This checklist is often part of the timeout process that is taken before any surgery.
Automating the form and incorporating it in a simple workflow has many benefits and helps to keep the surgical suite paperless. It also enables reporting that normally cannot be easily done from paper pre-surgery forms.
Features
FormFast Enterprise Workflow enables this otherwise paper artifact to become electronic and filled out online. The Pre-Surgical Checklist Workflow offers the following features:
- A pre-surgery checklist that can be filled out much faster online vs. paper based
- Surgical Nurses can fill out the checklist on computer equipment already installed in the surgical suite, or on a sterilized C.O.W. that would normally already be found in the room
- The workflow’s audit trail adds accountability
- The checklist can easily be edited or changed by authorized personnel
- The workflow rules can be constructed to enforce hospital policies regarding checklists and pre-surgery timeouts
Benefits
The FormFast Surgical Checklist Workflow drives the following benefits:
- Enhances the speed of the Surgical Checklist process
- Helps to move patients through the OR faster
- Enhances the surgeon’s experience in the OR
- Helps to keep paper out of the OR
- Enhances compliance with hospital’s policies, since the workflow rules can be easily customized around your organization’s policies
- Increases process efficiency
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