Policies - Erlanger

1. 20 Questions about patient care at Erlanger
2. ACLS, CPR, and Cardiac Arrest
3. Cardiac Exercise Testing
4. Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
5. Care Management - Resource Management
   Medical Necessity and Charting Guidelines
   Inpatient and Observation Status
   Erlanger Discharge Planning
6. Erlanger Culture and Language Guide
7. Compliance Office and Program (Erlanger Website)
8. ContinuCare Information for Residents
9. DRG Assignment - Tips for Physician Accuracy
10. Dictation Instructions (HIM)
11. Disaster - Emergency Preparedness
    a. Disaster Plan Overview (Erlanger)
    b. Emergency Preparedness for Residents
    c. Disaster Plan Assignments - Residents and Fellows 2009-2010
12. Lab Coats and Dress Code
13. Emergency Department (Adult)
    Emergency Dept - Required Documentation Prior to Discharge
14. Erlanger-Based Physician Directory 10-10-2009
15. Erlanger Fast Facts
16. Erlanger Internet, Intranet, and E-Mail Access for Residents
17. Erlanger Phone Directory, including UT and Outside Agencies
18. Exercise Facilities Available to Residents
19. Exposure to Blood/Body Fluid - Protocol for Medical Students
20. Exposure to Blood/Body Fluid - Protocol for Residents
21. GI Lab
22. Health Information Management Services
    a.  Health Information Management Services
    b.  Dictation Formats
    c.  Dictation Instructions
    d.  Operative Data Elements
    e.   Dangerous Abbreviations to Avoid
    f.   HIPAA
    g.  Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Classification 
    h.  Physician Guidelines for Accurate DRG Assignment
23. Infection Control
    a.  Infection Control In-Service - Resident Orientation 2008-2009
    b. Reportable Diseases
    c.  Exposure to Blood and Body Fluid - Medical Students
    d.  Exposure to Blood and Body Fluid - Residents
24. Invision Instructions (Erlanger Computer Patient Information)
25. LifeForce (Erlanger's Air Ambulance Service)
    a. LifeForce Overview
    b. LifeForce Website
26. Meals for Residents and Medical Students
27. Medical Ethics
    a. Medical Ethics Overview
    b. Medical Ethics Committee and Requesting a Referral
    b. AMA Code of Medical Ethics
    c. AMA Medical Ethics Website and Resources
    d. Principles of Biomedical Ethics
    e. Clinical Ethics - Decision-Making Guide
    f.  Ethics Cases
    g. AMA Virtual Mentor (an interactive, web-based forum for discussion an analysis of ethical
        issues facing young physicians.
28. Medical Library
    a. Erlanger Medical Library web page
    a. Medical Library
    b. Medical Library Usage Agreement
    c. Accessing the UTHSC Memphis Library
    d. Searching PubMed
29. Medical Staff  
30. Medical Staff Policies:
    a.  Death Pronouncement/Signing Death Certificates Policy
    b.  Emergency Preparedness Policy
    c.  Professionalism Policy
    d.  Resident Supervision
    e.  Disaster Plan Assignments 2008-2009
31. Needle Sticks - What to do?
    a.  Exposure Procedure for Medical Students
    b.  Exposure Procedure for Residents
32. Neurodiagnostic Services
33. Nutrition and Dietary Services
    a. Nutrition Services
    b. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
    c. Meals for Medical Students and Residents
34. Organ & Tissue Donation
35. Pagers
36. Pain Management Orientation for Residents
37. Parking Procedures for Residents
38. Pastoral Care
39. Pathology and Lab
40. Patient Safety Resident Orientation
41. Pharmacy
    a. Pharmacy Orientation for Residents 2008-2009
    b. New Tennessee State Law for Medication Prescribing Standards
    c. Dangerous Abbreviations to Avoid
42. Phone Directory Erlanger, UT, and Outside Agencies
    
43. Phones and Long Distance
44. Photo ID Badges
45. Physician and Industry Guidance Policy UTCOMC
46. Post Office Boxes and Mail
47. Professional Development Reimbursement (Conference Travel, Books, etc)
48. Professionalism Policy
49. Psychiatric Patients
    a.  Psychiatric Consults
    b.  Psychiatric Inpatient Transfers to Moccasin Bend or Parkridge Valley
50. Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory
51. Radiology Policies/Procedures
    a.  Radiology Overview
    b.   PACS Care Stream Access with Screenshots 
    c.  viewing PACS Image from Net Access with ScreenShots
    d.  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
52. Rehabilitation Services
53. (Relocation, Professional Development, and Recruiting)
54. Release of Information to News Media
55. Resident Discounts for Erlanger Services
56. Respiratory Care Department
57. Smoke-Free Policy
58. Trauma Services
    a. Trauma Services Overview
    b. Erlanger Trauma Services Webpage including the annual Trauma Report
59. Virtual Mentor (interactive web-based forum for discussion and analysis of ethical issues facing young physicians - from the AMA website)