Chapter 4 Review - Creating a Treatment Plan for a New Patient Flashcards
How can you see the contents of a protocol before choosing it for your patient?
Click the Preview icon.
Can you associate a treatment plan with a diagnosis that is not already on the patient’s record?
Yes.
Why would it be helpful to enter the patient’s current height and weight before creating the new treatment plan?
When you accept a treatment plan for a patient, you can see the dosing of any meds that need to calculate based on the patient’s body surface area. To assign a treatment plan weight, the provider will need the patient’s current BSA.
At what levels of treatment plan can orders be signed?
The whole cycle, a specific day of a cycle, order categories, or specific orders.
How are Therapy Plans different from Treatment Plans?
- Therapy plans are built around a list of orders and use relative intervals to specify when each order is due, whereas treatment plans are built around cycles and use specific calendar dates.
Which are easier to set-up, therapy plans or treatment plans?
Therapy plans are quicker and easier to set up, and more flexible.
Which have a clearly defined end date, therapy plans or treatment plans?
Therapy plans can continue indefinitely while treatment plans have rigid structures and clear end dates.
True or False: Therapy plans require a Beacon license.
False. Therapy plans do not include oncology-specific tools like treatment plans.
What is the significance of a prior authorization?
The prior authorization workflow ensures that a hospital contacts the patient’s payer and confirms they will pay for treatment.
What happens if a patients does not have authorization in time for their infusion appointment?
If a patient does not have authorization before their treatment, their treatment could be delayed.
