October 2019
Digital Coalition Update
This newsletter is intended to provide you with information regarding updates, and newly posted forms to the South West Primary Care Alliance website.

With many thanks to our willing builders and testers from within the Digital Coalition, we have posted the following PS Suite custom form, Accuro details and interactive PDF files to the form repository.
You don't want to miss this.....
Registration Extended: Digital Coalition Fall Workshop!

Have you registered for the upcoming Digital Coalition Fall Workshop on October 24, 2019?
There is still time - Registration has been extended to Friday October 11.


Please connect with Partnering for Quality at info@partneringforquality.ca for more information.
2019 AFHTO Bright Lights Award

Have you heard? The Digital Coalition is a Bright Lights Award Winner for 2019!!
Your contributions, big or small, have helped drive the Digital Coalition's nomination in the Enabling High-Performing Primary Care category. Congratulations!

We recognize the teams that have joined the DC including:
Bluewater FHT, STAR FHT, Clinton FHT, Stratford FHT, East Elgin FHT, Thames Valley FHT (sites in Elgin, London and Woodstock), Tillsonburg Family Physicians, North Huron FHT, North Perth FHT, Sauble FHT, London FHT, Four Counties FHT, Brockton & Area FHT, Maitland FHT, Happy Valley FHT, Huron COmmunity FHT, Saugeen Shores Medical Associates, London Lambeth FHO, Wolseley Medical Clinic, London InterCommunity CHC, Elmdale FHO, Ingersoll NPLC, South Huron Medical Centre, various solo practices, and Partnering For Quality Team
Upcoming Forms Postings for October 15, 2019:
Under the Family Medicine category
  • South West LHIN - IV Hydration Order Form*
  • IV Hydration Form Patient Information Handout*
*Based on prescriber feedback, two enhancements were created. A separate & distinct 'IV Hydration Form' (for Hydration only) and a ' Patient IV Information Handout ' are now available for your use.
Prescribers are encouraged to use these forms to enhance collective efforts to provide intravenous therapy in the community.

Under the Palliative Medicine category
  • MOH - MAID Clinician Aid B
  • MOH - MAID Clinician Aid C
 
Under the Dermatology category
  • Skin Disorder Clinic Referral
 
Under the Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology categories
  • HPHA - Penicillin Reaction Clinic Referral
 
Under the Cardiology category
  • HPHA - Heart Failure Clinic Referral

Under the Public Health and Preventative Medicine category:
  • Middlesex London Health Unit - Healthy Babies Healthy Children Referral
  • Choosing Wisely - Delayed Prescription**
  • Choosing Wisely - Viral Prescription**
**It's almost flu season - see the choosing wisely website here for additional resources

Under the Psychiatry category
  • HPHA - Eating Disorder Outreach Referral

Under the Neurology category
  • HPHA - EMG Dr. Steckley Referral


REMINDER FOR PS SUITE USERS
South West LHIN - Hip Knee Ortho Consult Request
(with posting date of April 14, 2019 to the swpca.ca website)
Please update this form in your EMR as the city and postal code were missing from the original version.
Download current version here .
Whats in the Queue? A Snapshot:
  • Public Health - Adverse Event Following Immunization Report
  • Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario - Seizure Discharge Referral
  • Canadian Mental Health Association - Bounce Back Referral (updated)
  • STEGH - Pulmonary Function Test Requisition
  • STEGH - Breast Imaging Requisition
  • LHSC - Medical Genetics Referral
  • LHSC - Hernia and Gallbladder General Surgery Referral
  • LHSC - Orthopedic Trauma Referral
  • LHSC - Speech Language Pathology Referral
  • Elgin - Community Support Services Referral (update)
Do you want to know first-hand when there are updates from YOUR Digital Coalition? When new EMR forms have been released?
Click the join our mailing list button to sign up!
Coming Soon
Digital Coalition Online Building Queue
We are currently in the testing phase with a few of our builders - updates coming soon!
We can't thank you enough for those who have supported the building and testing for the forms. We are continuing to change the way things happen in the South West. We are so happy you all are on this journey with us.

Should you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel LaBonte, or Phil Dalton or email us at info@partneringforquality.ca
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