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MONTHLY
MEDICAL
STAFF
NEWSLETTER ProgressNotesVOLUME 7
In This Issue Medical Executive Committee Approvals….....P 1 New VTE Prophylaxis Order Set for Medical Patients....................................….......P 2 HIPAA Tip………………………………….….....P 3 American Heart Association Heart Walk……...P 4 Medical Staff Calendar....……..………………..P 5 New Practitioners on Staff..…...…………….....P 6 Physician Roster Updates…….........................P 7
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Medical Executive Committee Approvals
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Items approved at the last Medical Executive Committee meeting can be viewed by using this website link and selecting the particular month: http://www.torrancememorial.org/For_Physicians/Medical_Staff/MEC_Approval.aspx . If you have any questions, please contact the Medical Staff Services Department at (310) 517-4616.
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New VTE Prophylaxis Order Set for Medical Patients
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New
Ven
ous Thrombo
embo
lism (V
TE) p
roph
ylaxis order set fo
r medical patients
The electron
ic order set (C
POE Po
werplan) for VTE proph
ylaxis has been mod
ified
to integrate the most recen
t guide
lines from
the American
College of C
hest Physician
s (ACC
P)
and the American
College of P
hysicians (ACP
) for VTE proph
ylaxis in
med
ical inpatie
nts. The
Pow
erplan
has been de
signed
to allow efficient selectio
n of evide
nce based
prop
hylaxis op
tions based
on your assessm
ent o
f VTE risk. It w
ill also provide do
cumen
tatio
n shortcuts to help ph
ysicians stay in com
pliance with
Med
icare’s VTE core measure
requ
irem
ents.
The ne
w order set sho
uld be
com
pleted
on every ad
ult, m
edical hospitalized
patient (d
oes no
t app
ly to
surgery, O
B, ped
iatric, o
r sho
rt stays) and
can
be accessed
by checking
the bo
x titled “VTE Proph
ylaxis” in th
e med
ical Pow
erplans. For que
stions or feed
back, please contact
Erne
st Lee, M
D,
elee@tm
mc.com
Chair, Dep
t. of M
edicine Per formance Im
provem
ent C
ommittee
Select a
pharmacologic
and/or risk
optio
n
Or select a
contraindicatio
n
Plus a
mechanical
optio
n
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HIPAA TIP
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QUESTION: WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT PATIENT PHI DURING MY DAILY ACTIVITIES? AANNSSWWEERR:: The following is a list of tips that can safeguard and help prevent a HIPAA violation. Everyone is responsible in the prevention of a HIPAA violation.
Part I of II
1. Keep documents, forms, papers, etc. face down or covered. Do not leave anything with PHI visible to unauthorized individuals, patients, family members, visitors and vendors walk throughout our hospital on a daily basis, leaving anything with PHI visible is a risk and potential HIPAA and California Law violation of Carelessness and Unauthorized Access.
2. Dispose of documents, labels, notes, reports, wrist bands and anything else
containing PHI, in shredding bins. Never place items with PHI in a trash can. If you can’t peel off labels from IV bottles, use a permanent marker to black out the patient information.
3. Avoid discussions about patients in public areas; elevators, hallways,
cafeteria, when on your phone, etc. or anywhere where others can over hear.
4. You may need to ask family members and visitors to step outside of the patient room prior to discussing or administering procedures, etc. Provide confidentiality by checking with your patient first before discussing PHI with your patient in the presence of others.
5. Select the correct printer when printing patient results / charts from Power Chart or other Cerner applications. When selecting your printer queue, be sure you’ve selected the printer in your area / department. Printing to the wrong printer can result in a HIPAA violation of “carelessness” and California Law violation.
6. Do not share, discuss, disclose, email, text or post any patient information or use personal electronic devices to take, post or share photographs of patients with co-workers, family, friends, etc. or on social networking sites.
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American Heart Association Heart Walk
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3. Donate: Sponsor a walker with a donation of at least $25 and receive a TMMC Heart Walk t‐shirt.
4. Enter a T‐Shirt Design Idea: Submit ideas by July 31 to [email protected]. Winner will be announced on August 3rd and will receive 2 free T‐shirts and bragging rights!
Sunday October 3 Rainbow Lagoon,
Long Beach
4 Ways to Get Involved1. Register to Walk: Register online at
http://www.heartwalk.org/site/c.flKUIeOUIgJ8H/b.8939141/k.BD45/Home.htm and join an established team. Earn Vitality and PDP points.
2. Become a Team Captain: Be a leader and motivate your unit and co‐workers to get involved. Create your team under the Torrance Memorial team
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August 2015 Medical Staff Calendar
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 7:00a Pancreas/Hepatic Oncol Subc……………..…..WT-D
4 7:00a Breast Oncol Subc…....WT-B
5 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p CME Conference….HCC-1&2
6 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Lung/Thoracic Tumor Board…………...…...WT-Aud
7 7:00a Lung Oncol Subc...WT-Aud
10 12:30p Credentials………......WT-C
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12 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p Medicine PI………….....WT-D
13 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a GI Tumor Board….....WT-Aud
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17 7:00a Thyroid/Endocrine Oncol Subc………………….WT-B
18 7:00a Colon/GI Oncol Subc….WT-D
19 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D 12:30p CME Conference….HCC-1&2
20 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Lung/Thoracic Tumor Board…………...…...WT-Aud
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26 7:00a CV Review Conf……….WT-D
27 7:00a Breast Tumor Board..WT-Aud 7:45a Gen Tumor Board…..WT-Aud 8:00a Oncology Steering…..WT-Aud 12:30p Credentials……….….....WT-C
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CME CONFERENCES Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Hoffman Health Conference Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education. For up-to-the-minute conference information call (310) 784-8776 or visit: http://www.torrancememorial.org/For_Physicians/Wednesday_CME_Conferences.aspx
August 5, 2015 Cultural Perspectives of Medical Care Patricia Lenahan, M.A. U.C. Irvine School of Medicine Commercial Support: None
August 12, 2015 NO CONFERENCE
August 19, 2015 “The Molecular Biology of Personalized Medicine” Michael Wong, M.D. USC School of Medicine Commercial Support: None
August 26, 2015 NO CONFERENCE
September 2, 2015 NO CONFERENCE
September 9, 2015 “Controversies in Cancer Screening” Lily Lai, M.D. City of Hope National Medical Center Commercial Support: None
September 16, 2015 NO CONFERENCE
Welcome New Practitioners on Staff
Amir H. Ajar, M.D. Surgery 4640 Admiralty Way, Ste. 718 Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Phone: (802) 734-1005
Amar C. Nawathe, M.D. Medicine UCLA Health Southbay Hospitalists 3445 Pacific Coast Hwy., Ste. 100 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 825-2916 Fax: (310) 319-4908
Pitchaya P. Chitamitara, M.D. Pediatrics Medical Institute of Little Company of Mary 1294 W. Sixth St., Ste. 104 San Pedro, CA 90731 Phone: (310) 548-9118 Fax: (310) 548-1310
Benjamin Rosin, M.D. Medicine 3330 Lomita Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505
Mark P. Gellman, D.O. Emergency 22411 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 784-3740 Fax: (310) 375-1392
Amir H. Tahernia, M.D. Surgery 9735 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 421 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Phone: (310) 614-9701 Fax: (310) 205-3553
Elizabeth Keller, N.P. Surgery Cardiothoracic Surgery Center 2841 Lomita Blvd., Ste. 310 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 784-6946 Fax: (310) 326-6005
Jason P. Williams, M.D. Medicine UCLA Health Southbay Hospitalists 3445 Pacific Coast Hwy., Ste. 100 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 825-2916 Fax: (310) 319-4908
Nicole Z. Lawrence, M.D. Medicine 23451 Madison St., Ste. 140 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 378-6208 Fax: (310) 378-2564
Nathan Lucas, D.P.M. Surgery 23365 Hawthorne Blvd., Ste. 101 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 326-0202 Fax: (310) 326-5826
Amir Manuchehry, M.D. Anesthesiology Anesthesia Medical Group, Inc. 3330 Lomita Blvd., Anesthesia Office Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: (310) 517-4759 Fax: (310) 517-4658
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Leave of Absence Marc G. Mittleman, D.P.M. Surgery Resignation Richard H. Hoft, M.D. Surgery Michael F. Robinson, M.D. Medicine Bahar Zadeh, M.D. Family Practice
The Medical Staff Newsletter Progress Notes is published monthly for the Medical Staff of Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Thomas G. Simko, M.D. Chief of Staff Robin S. Camrin, CPMSM, CPCS Vice President, Medical Staff Services & Performance Improvement ANK-08/2015
Physician Roster Updates
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