New Epic Visitation Restriction Workflow Enhancements

For All Providers
New Epic Visitation Restriction Workflow Enhancements

Earlier this month, new visitation guidelines were implemented to align with the new state law. Currently, we’ve identified:

• 95% of providers are writing Disaster Visitation Restriction

• 98% of ED registration and IP nursing staff are entering restricted visitor contact information.

• 70% of providers are providing daily documentation via the SmartForm.

  • Note:These text message updates are both a legal requirement and a patient/family communication satisfier.

  • 100% of the families who’ve received our text updates have read them.

To help make this process easier for you, we’ve made the following enhancements to your Epic visitation restriction workflow. You can now:

• See which patients have a visitation restriction order by adding a Visitation Restricted column to your Patient Lists.

• Quickly see a list of your patient’s restricted visitors and who’s receiving daily text/email updates by:

  • Adding the Visit Contact Info column to your Patient Lists.

  • Accessing visitor contact information via the following:

    • The Disaster Visitation Restriction (DVR) order BPA.

    • Your Admission

    • Your Daily Communication for Disaster Visitation Restriction

    • To see screenshots, review the tip sheet.

  • Easily access the SmartFormto document daily communications to all the patient’s restricted visitors. Reminder: You must complete the SmartForm in Epic to facilitate daily communication. The SmartForm can now be accessed:

    • Directly through Storyboard in Epic.

    • By clicking the Daily Update for Visit Contact?

For more information:

• Read the View and Document on a Patient with Visitor Restrictions tip sheet.

• Review the Visitation Restriction Order FAQs.