Harbor:Same/Next Day Specialty Clinic Follow up
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- OOP, MHLA, DHS can all do this
- Typically used for: Ophtho, ENT, Ortho Cast room, OMFS, L&D
- Discuss with the specialist and get name of approving doctor
- Patient gets DISCHARGED to specialty clinic, unless needs to come back to ED for admission/OR.
- Continuation of ED care to stabilize their presenting emergent medical condition.
- This allows consultants to evaluate and treat patients in their clinic as opposed to coming to the ED
- Process/Troubleshooting:
- Get agreement from consultant
- Must be seen in 24 hours or next business day (if weekend)
- ED Care should be complete
- Must be during normal clinic operating hours and clinic must be open (Cast room is open until 11 pm 7 days a week)
- ED physician should note time and place for patient to follow-up on the ED discharge paperwork, and make sure patient takes paperwork with them to clinic
- ED Clerk schedules the visit as appropriate
- If any issues, consider attending involvement and/or contact DEM Admin on Duty via cell.