Patient information gathering

When a patient presents with inattention, hyperactivity, academic underachievement, and/or behavior problems, he or she should be evaluated for ADHD. Initial evaluation of the patient primarily should be for the purpose of information gathering. Evidence of the patient s behavior should be... 

The patient package insert (PPI) provision (this provides that patient information on dosage, adverse effects, etc., would be included with prescription as well as over-the-counter drugs) of the DRRA appears to have gathered more attention on the cost impact side than is warranted. The PPI should save expensive physician time at a small cost per prescription. However, as long as no hard figures exist, the cost of PPIs will undoubtedly continue to be an issue. 

Information gathered should include all medical problems the patient receives treatment for such as hypertension and diabetes. Problems the patient has been treated for in the past and past surgical procedures should also be noted. In children, it is important to include childhood illnesses (i.e., mumps, chicken pox) and exposure to these as well. 

Patient education should be initiated with the first patient contact and is developed with each patient interaction. The process provides for the exchange of information between the patient and the health practitioner. The information gathered is needed to assess the patient s medical condition to further design, select, implement, evaluate, and modify health interventions. The information provided to patients can assist them in making better health decisions. With this two-way flow... 

There are a number of different modes of information gathering available during the assessment stage, which include the face-to-face interview, therapist- and patient-completed psychometric assessment and screening... 

This study showed that patient demographic information gathered before MPI procedures can provide accurate information to a patient on the possible side effects of dipyridamole therapy and could potentially help reduce patient s anxiety and improve patient s cooperation. 

Conduct periodic surveys at least annually (or whenever there are operation changes) to identify new or previously unnoticed risks and deficiencies and to assess the effects of changes in the building designs, work processes, patient services, and security practices. Evaluation and analysis of information gathered, and incorporation of all this information into a plan of correction and ongoing surveillance, should be the result of the worksite analysis. 

For each antibiotic the patient claims to be allergic to, gather the following information ... 

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