Surgery Quality and Workflow Manager

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Surgery Quality and Workflow Manager

SQWM Software Overview and Information Flow

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Surgery Scheduling Overview

• Introduction of Trainers and Participants• Logistics

• Schedule, breaks, lunch, etc.• Bathrooms, exits, food, etc.• Expectations

• Materials

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Learning Objectives

After instruction, students will be able to complete the following tasks:• Describe the components of the scheduling workflow

tool and how information flows among the modules

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What is SQWM?

• A 21st Century Operating Room Management and Surgery Documentation System

• SQWM has several primary functions covering workflow from initial consult to surgery completion:• Evaluate the patient• Track medical readiness• Track surgical readiness• Schedule Operating Room (OR)• Facilitates scheduling ancillary services• Track patient status

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Benefits

SQWM benefits Veteran care by:• Addressing key issues of patient safety and wait

times• Improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of the

surgery scheduling process, including alerting bed management and ancillary services of daily needs

• Allowing for day of surgery patient tracking and providing local and enterprise management reports

• Improving data availability for the national surgery quality programs.

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What will it do for me?

• Easier, more efficient surgery scheduling• Will run in parallel with CPRS and the VistA Surgery

package:• Eliminate direct entry into VistA surgery – SQWM

will auto fill• Notes entered into SQWM will automatically

transfer to CPRS• Decreases wait time for surgery• Enhances data collection and quality improvement

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A Veteran’s Surgical Journey

An Orthopedic Surgical JourneyVeteran: Van Corby, 72 yo Male

Procedure: 27130 Total Hip Arthroplasty, Right

Diagnosis: 733.42 Avascular Necrosis Head/Neck

Orders: Chest X-Ray, CBC

Co-Morbidities: Controlled Hypertension

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Census Options

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Surgery Clinic Census

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Clinic Notes

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Request Surgery

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Miscellaneous Census

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Surgical Readiness Status

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Attending Approval

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Schedule Request

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Schedule from Request Queue

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Schedule Resources

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OR Scheduler

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Preoperative Evaluation

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Track Surgery

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Tracker Family View

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Clinical Documentation

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Checklist

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OR Census

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Brief Operative Note

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Follow-up Clinic Note

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Pending Worklist

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Integration and Reporting

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VASQIP Form

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Report Tree Dialog

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Resource Catalog

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Doctor Preference Cards

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Benefits

Our Veteran, Mr. Corby, is satisfied with his surgical experience. • The surgery was performed with minimal wait time. • Surgery was performed on time. • Family members were kept informed of his status and

progress during the procedure.• Documentation is easily accessed at every level of the

process, and information is accessible for reporting when needed.

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Session Wrap-up

Questions• Modules • Interaction• Benefits

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