Patient Journey
Speakers
Rebecca Harap, BSN, RN-BC
VAD coordinator
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
McKinney, Texas
Sylvia M. Laudun, DNP, MBA, RN, CPHQ
Clinical Data Consultant
Ochsner Medical Center
Metairie, Louisiana
Mel Runyan, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN
Assistant Nurse Manager
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Disclosures
Rebecca Harap, BSN, RN-BC: No financial relationships to disclose
Sylvia M. Laudun, DNP, MBA, RN, CPHQ: No financial relationships to disclose
Mel Runyan, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN: No financial relationships to disclose
Learning Objectives
- Walk through documenting a patient's journey with receiving a mechanical assist device
- Discuss the pre-implant, implant, and 3-month forms in the Intermacs Database
- Describe how to accurately abstract and code potential adverse events