Evaluating Transition Plan criteria
There are two parts to evaluating transition plan criteria.
- Evaluating the risk factors for readmission
- Completing a discharge checklist
Evaluate the risk factors for readmission
- Select a subset and then select BEGIN TRANSITION PLAN.
- Expand the Risk factors for readmission decision tree as follows:
- Select a plus sign
to expand a section of the decision tree. Select a minus sign
to collapse it.
- Select Expand All to expand all criteria in the decision tree. Select Collapse All to collapse it.
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View any notes associated with the criteria by selecting the appropriate note icon:
Informational notes
— provide reminders of best medical practice, new clinical knowledge, procedural information, explanations of criteria rationale, and current literature references.
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Select criteria points.
Note: At any time, you can return to a previous screen by selecting PREVIOUS. Alternatively, select Menu and select an option from the navigation pane. You can return to the transition plan by selecting Resume Transition Plan.
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Optionally, add, edit, or delete reviewer comments.
Add comments
You can add comments to the transition plan or to specific criteria points within the plan. Comments have a 4,000 character limit.
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Select COMMENTS to add a comment to the transition plan or select the appropriate comments icon for a criteria point.
The Reviewer Comments dialog appears.
- Type your comment in the text box.
- Select ADD COMMENT.
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Select the X to close the dialog.
When you add a comment to a criteria point, the appearance of the comment icon changes, indicating reviewer comments are associated with the criteria point.
- Optionally, view the details of all added comments, including general comments and criteria point comments, by selecting COMMENTS. If you added a comment to a criteria point, select Tree Location to see the location of the criteria point within the criteria.
Edit or delete comments
You can edit and/or delete comments at any time until the review is completed.
- Select COMMENTS to open the Reviewer Comments dialog.
- To edit a comment, select the edit icon
for the appropriate comment and then type the changes in the text box. Select DONE to save your changes.
- To delete a comment, select the delete icon
for the appropriate comment and then select DELETE in the confirmation message.
- Select the X to close the dialog.
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- When you have finished selecting criteria, continue with one of the following:
- Complete a discharge checklist, if appropriate.
- Select Transition Plan Completed and then continue with Viewing and Printing a Transition Plan Summary.
Complete a discharge checklist
- Select CHECKLIST.
- Expand the decision tree for the appropriate level of care as follows:
- Select a plus sign
to expand a section of the decision tree and select a minus sign
to collapse it.
- Select Expand All to expand all criteria in the decision tree and select Collapse All to collapse it.
- View any notes associated with the criteria by selecting the appropriate note icon.
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Select criteria points.
Note: At any time, you can return to a previous screen by selecting Previous or selecting Menu and selecting an option from the navigation pane. You can return to the transition plan by selecting Resume Transition Plan.
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Optionally, add, edit, or delete reviewer comments:
Add comments
You can add comments to the transition plan or to specific criteria points within the plan. Comments have a 4,000 character limit.
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Select COMMENTS to add a comment to the transition plan or select the appropriate comments icon for a criteria point.
The Reviewer Comments dialog appears.
- Type your comment in the text box.
- Select ADD COMMENT.
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Select the X to close the dialog.
When you add a comment to a criteria point, the appearance of the comment icon changes, indicating reviewer comments are associated with the criteria point.
- Optionally, view the details of all added comments, including general comments and criteria point comments, by selecting COMMENTS. If you added a comment to a criteria point, select Tree Location to see the location of the criteria point within the criteria.
Edit or delete comments
You can edit and/or delete comments at any time until the review is completed.
- Select COMMENTS to open the Reviewer Comments dialog.
- To edit a comment, select the edit icon
for the appropriate comment and then type the changes in the text box. Select DONE to save your changes.
- To delete a comment, select the delete icon
for the appropriate comment and then select DELETE in the confirmation message.
- Select the X to close the dialog.
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When you have finished selecting criteria, select Transition Plan Completed.
The Review Summary screen appears and the status changes from In Progress to Completed.
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Continue with Viewing and Printing the Transition Plan Summary.