Difference between revisions of "CareGuides"

Revision as of 14:21, 2 September 2011

Description/Details

CareGuides are a new feature of TouchWorks v11. They are meant to provide a template for problem based ordering using industry standards. These CareGuides allow providers to quickly and effectively create a "Plan of Care" for a specific problem while at the same time creating the desired Health Management Plan for the patient.

For versions up to 11.1.7 Care guides can not be moved from test to production. Therefore, clients are only activating them in production.

OID and OCD mapping must be complete. AEEHR has an OID/OCD mapping tool used specifically for those orderable items contained in delivered Care Guides.

What Version or Release of CareGuides do I have?

To Identify the CareGuide Version/Release installed in your system.

Login to TWAdmin

Phys Admin

CareGuide Template Management

Look at the Release Date in the Care Guide Grid to determine the Release Date (Version)

Implementation Approaches

For groups who favor standardization they take them out of the box therefore there is no need to activate them in increments.

For groups who want to modify them implement them in increments. This requires a great deal of time to review and receive input by providers or the champion physician. One approach is to take your top ICD9 billable codes and review/edit each Care Guide associated with them. Ensure that the build of OID are completed for these, as opposed to requiring the entire OID/OCD build is complete.