DocbookMD Use Case:
Even though Martha wasn’t sure of her precise medical history, collaborating physicians were able to use DocbookMD to avoid a time-wasting investigation and a postponed surgery greatly increasing patient safety and satisfaction.
The Story
Martha arrives in pre-op for scheduled knee surgery. The anesthesiologist hears an irregular heart rhythm and orders an EKG, which shows atrial fibrillation, a diagnosis that Martha is unaware of.The Status Quo
The anesthesiologist recommends to the orthopedic surgeon that the surgery be postponed until the cardiac condition is addressed. Martha is sent for a cardiac consultation, evaluated, and after lengthy investigation it is discovered that Martha’s condition is both known and being controlled with a beta-blocker. The surgery is rescheduled for the following week.The DocbookMD Difference
The anesthesiologist sends a quick DocbookMD message with attached EKG to the patient’s primary care physician. The PCP immediately responds that Martha’s A. fib has been well controlled on a beta-blocker for years, and the irregular rhythm has probably returned because she did not take her meds before surgery that day. A small dose of beta-blocker is given through her IV and the rhythm returns to normal sinus. The knee surgery is performed without incident.The DocbookMD Advantage
- Saved Time
- Saved Monday
- Cost of Care
- Avoid Redundancy
- Reduced Admissions
- Critical Communications
- Improved Outcomes
- Higher Patient Satisfaction
- Improved Workflows
- Care Coordination
- Multi-specialty Collaboration
