Resources used before the surgical procedure begins.

• Admitted Patient not returning to old bed Following Procedure - (Handout) When clinician places case request order for a procedure and indicates that patient will not return to their old bed.
• Antibiotics in the Operating Room - (Handout) Specific process to follow for ordering and documenting the administration of certain antibiotics that are part of the drug tray.
• Bed Request (OpTime) - (Handout) If a procedure patient was to be discharged from recovery, but it is later determined that the patient requires hospitalization or observation after surgery, submit a bed request.
• Cancel Case/Log Workflow - (Handout) If a case is canceled, specific steps need to be followed based on when the decision to cancel is made.
• Confirming Surgery Arrival Time - Information Desk - (Handout) The Information Desk can confirm a patient’s surgery arrival time through the Pt Station activity using the pre-op phone call information for the surgery encounter.
• Consents Section - Column Reviewed - (Handout) We are now able to link our Consents to a panel. If the Case or Log Details are changed after the Consent is attached a warning will appear to clinicians.
• DDC Procedure Nursing Optimization - (Handout) The Procedural Sedation activity will be used for pre, intra, and post procedure documentation.
• ‘One Click’ Scheduling and Check In for Med GI/Hepatology Procedures - (Handout) The Med GI/Hepatology Procedure Unit will use ‘One Click’ to schedule and check in patients for after-hours procedures.
• OpTime Perioperative Admission, Discharge, and Transfer - (Handout) Perioperative areas will follow specific workflows when admitting, discharging, and transferring patients.
• OpTime Schedule After Hours OR Cases - (Handout) After hours OR cases will be scheduled on the Snapboard.
• Placing a Multi-Service Case Request Order - (Handout) Placing a case request order correctly will enhance scheduling accuracy and day of surgery operations.
• View Scanned Surgical Consent in Sidebar - (Handout) The scanned surgical consent can be displayed in a sidebar when documenting the timeout.
• Visit Messaging - (Handout) Text message updates can be sent to families of surgery patients.
• Viewing the Status Board (VIEW203) - (eLearning: 11 min) Covers basic use of the Status Board.
• Surgical Workflows - (Presentation) Detailed description of the documentation workflow for the surgical patient, including terminology, pre-procedure, pre-operative, and post-operative workflows. Refer to slide 2 for a clickable links to jump to specific steps in the workflow.
• UNOS/ABO Verification in OR (TXP901) - (Video: 7 min) Pre-Transplant Organ Verification must be properly documented to ensure the safety of organ transplant recipients and ensure that our program is compliant with regulatory mandates.
• View/Print Preference Cards without Patient Information - (Handout) Preference cards can be viewed and printed for procedures, surgeons, locations, and/or services.

• OR Admission for ED Expected - (Handout) When a patient with an ED Expected intake goes directly to the OR instead of the ED, the ATC should be contacted to update the intake to a Direct Admit. Alternately, the OR Clerk can complete the admission from the Status Board.
• OpTime Snapboard - (Handout) The Snapboard will be used for scheduling OR cases.
• OpTime and Referrals - Accessing and Sorting the Case Depot – (Handout) The Case Depot is access through the Snapboard Activity and can be sorted by column header, including RFL Scheduling Status and RFL Status.
• OR Scheduler Workflow for Surgical Pre-Authorization - (Handout) OR scheduler documentation will assist pre-authorization staff in obtaining surgical pre-authorization. A Referral Scheduling Status column in the Case Depot will keep OR schedulers informed of the pre-authorization status.
• Snapboard Nursing Assignments- (Handout) The Snapboard is used to assign Nursing resources to rooms and cases.
• Document Collection at Check-In - (Handout) If a patient is missing required documents, a warning message will display when admitting.  An electronic copy of the form will be collected using the electronic signature pad. 

• Manually Release the Holiday Template for GI Appointments - (Handout) On-Call staff can manually release the Holiday Template if needed to schedule an appointment in the correct room.
• OpTime Perioperative Arrival for MCD - (Handout) The perioperative area will arrive outpatient surgery and same day admit surgical patients.
• Ordering Non-Elective Med GI Procedures for MCD ED Patients - (Handout) When ordering from Med GI-Procedures Endoscopy order set for MCD Emergency Department (ED) patient to MCD ENDO OR (Providers) the Schedule with and Procedure performed during need to be updated.
• Schedule GI Procedures and Add-On After Hours Procedures for MCD - (Handout) GI procedures will be scheduled as appointments on the Snapboard.