Member, and reaffirmed or discontinued via documented order in the patient’ s chart.
C. Blanket Orders. The use of summary( blanket) orders( e. g.,“ renew,”“ repeat,”“ resume,” and“ continue”) to resume previous medication orders is not acceptable.
RULE 3-8 A.
Providing Care, Treatment and Services
Daily Care of Patients. The attending physician Member, or appropriate privileged practitioner, must see their patients in the Hospital at least daily, or more frequently if required by the patient’ s condition or circumstances, and enter a progress note. The progress note must contain sufficient detail to provide a reasonable picture of the patient’ s clinical status at the time.
B. Consultations.
1. The Medical Staff, through its Department and Section Chiefs and Medical Directors, shall be responsible for ensuring that Members obtain consultations when appropriate and when requested by the Department or Section Chiefs, Medical Directors, or Chief of Staff. Upon admission, the admitting physician shall request a pediatric Hospitalist consult on all patients younger than 18 years old( excluding newborns), admitted to Renown Medical Center Pediatric Children’ s Hospital, Pediatric Floor or Pediatric ICU.
2. Each Department and Section may specify the minimum criteria for requesting a consultation in its policies. In addition, a practitioner shall request a consult in the event that the patient requires a scope of care that is outside the expertise and / or clinical privileges of the attending Member or practitioner, or if uncertainty exists regarding the appropriate course of treatment for a given patient.
3. When the needs of a patient exceed the privileges or skills of the Attending Member, or when that provider perceives a need for assistance in the diagnosis and management of a patient’ s medical condition, consultation with another Member with appropriate privileges and expertise will be requested. The roles and responsibilities of requesting and Consulting Members will be clearly understood by Physicians / APPs and Hospital staff. Requests for consultation must be recorded in the medical record. Such documentation may be provided as an order or as an entry in a progress note or history and physical.
C.
Process for Obtaining Consult and Responsibilities of Consultant
1. In addition to documenting a request for consultation in the medical record, the Attending Member who requests a consultation must contact the
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