Showing posts with label Neuroscience and Stroke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neuroscience and Stroke. Show all posts

Neurosciences Visit Type Optimization [Updated]

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  • Neurosciences Visit Type Optimization
As part of work to consolidate Neurosciences visit types, as of October 6, 2026, visits that were previously identified as phone or virtual/video follow-up visit types will instead be listed simply as a "Follow Up". The mode of the visit will no longer be apparent from the Visit Type name itself. Note that appointments booked before the change may continue to display the old visit types; as a result, you may see a mixture of the old and new formats on your schedule during the transition. 
  • How will I see whether a visit is by phone, video, or in-person?: There is a new "Mode" column available for the provider schedule. This column indicates the mode of the appointment, including phone and video visits. In-person appointments may not display an icon. 
  • Do I need to do anything?: If you have previously customized the columns displayed on your clinic schedules, the Mode column may not automatically appear. If you don't see Mode on your schedule as of October 6, add it following the below steps. As your different clinic schedules may have been customized separately, note this may need to be done for each schedule you routinely use.
    • Select the clinic schedule you want to modify, then click the gear icon to “Edit selected schedule”.
    • In the Schedule Editor, search for “mode” under Available Columns. Select Mode and click the “Add Column" button.
    • Once Mode has been added to your Selected Columns, click “Accept” to save the change.
(Post edited October 22 with additional details.)

        New Neurosurgery Order Sets

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        • New Neurosurgery Order Sets
        To address a recognized gap in clinical workflows, as of June 23, 2026, the following new Neurosurgery order sets are available for use by both the Neurosurgery and Spine teams:
        • Spine Surgery Preprocedure Adult Order Set
        • General Neurosurgery Cranial Admission Adult Order Set

              Updates to Paraneoplastic Syndrome Plus Order (NEW DATE)

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              • Updates to Paraneoplastic Syndrome Plus Order
              As of July 7, 2026, changes will be implemented to optimize the Paraneoplastic Syndrome ordering workflow within Connect Care including updated process instructions, new mandatory questions, order validation (hard stops), and updated ordering guidance based on selections in the Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome Plus order composer. These changes support improved clinical and operational consistency by aligning ordering workflows with updated clinical and lab requirements, improving clarity and accuracy of test selection, and supporting standardized ordering across prescribers. Any previous personalization of the order will need to be updated after the change; tips on re-personalization following the change are below.
              • New ordering question added: "Does the patient have one of the following high or medium risk paraneoplastic clinic syndromes (if yes, select the corresponding phenotype)?"
              • Additional cascading questions: If "None of the Above" is selected in the new question, a question will then appear to indicate the ordering decision for testing outside of high or medium phenotypes. Further questions will then cascade depending on the selection (click the camera icon to see screenshots of different ordering scenarios).
              • How to re-personalize the order: Re-personalization will be required to incorporate updates made to the order: 
                • Locate the order in the Preference List under the "My Favorites" section.
                • Right-click the order and select "Edit Preference List Entry".
              For assistance or additional training, please contact the CMIO Prescriber Experience Team at help.cmio@hssab.ca.

                    CSF External Sendout Test Request

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                    • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) External Sendout Test Request 
                    As of February 10, 2026, particular lumbar puncture order sets should be used to order a CSF External Sendout Test (Referred Test), both for clinicians performing a lumbar puncture in clinic and for those requesting an interventional radiology lumbar puncture (inpatients or outpatients). 
                    • Clinicians Performing a Lumbar Puncture in Clinic: Use the Lumbar Puncture SmartSet. The request will be listed under Laboratory Investigations - Routine >> Cerebrospinal Fluid - Bedside Procedure >> Inflammatory.
                    • Request for Interventional Radiology Lumbar Puncture:
                      • Inpatients: Use the Lumbar Puncture SmartSet. The request will be listed under Laboratory Investigations - Routine >> Cerebrospinal Fluid - Interventional Radiology (done in DI suite or OR) >> Inflammatory.
                      • Outpatients: Use the Ambulatory Interventional Radiology Lumbar Puncture SmartSet. The request will be listed under "CSF Miscellaneous/Infrequent Tests".
                    For more information on placing this order, see the tip sheet: