UNIQUE PRODUCTS
Cardiac Anesthesia
Locum Tenens Protocol
 Planning
on using a locum tenens anesthesiologist for your cardiac
program? For new programs, this can be difficult process.
NCAC has developed a customized approach to selecting, credentialing
and orienting prospective locum tenens cardiac anesthesiology
clients.
An unfamiliar cardiac anesthesia practice
situation may present a formidable challenge to any locum
tenens cardiac anesthesiologist, since no one practice is
the same. Factors such as pre-anesthesia preparation, intraoperative
routines such as placement of monitoring lines, choice of
pharmacological agents post-cardiopulmonary bypass and postoperative
follow-up all have to be duplicated by a practitioner who
is new to your institution.
Our customized package uses practice questionnaires,
hospital familiarization procedures, a detailed practice description,
an OR orientation log and post-assignment evaluation forms.
Any approach to matching a cardiac program and a potential
locum tenens anesthesiologists must have a full understanding
of the scope of the cardiac program and what the program is
looking for in that anesthesiologist; for e.g. TEE skills,
solo work, CRNA supervision, on-call  requirements,
etc.
Our protocol lays out the necessary steps
that hospitals, anesthesia groups, medical directors and credentialing
departments should follow to ensure that eligible locum tenens
cardiac anesthesiologists are compatible with your practice
and fully prepared to meet the needs of your program.
Perioperative TEE Report
Template
Are you digitalizing your TEE images? Are
you converting from paper to online digital formats within
a digital TEE archive? VCR tapes and MODs are fast becoming
old-technology. Once the digital TEE study is downloaded into
your hospital archive, how are you preparing your TEE reports?
Conversion to an online digital archive
can be time-consuming and frustrating. Once your digital TEE
archive has been created, a report must be generated –
this may be complex and require support from network specialists
and software mechanics.
NCAC has developed a user-friendly, customized
TEE template for digital archives using syngo® Dynamics
(formerly KinetDx™ Solutions).
 NCAC’s
TEE Report Template takes all the requisite information that
is needed to build a concise, thorough TEE report, including
chamber assessments, ventricular systolic and diastolic function,
even a wall-motion scoring chart. One scrolls through several
pages. checking off key findings. Flexibility is built into
the system, should the operator desire to insert a specific
narrative.
A unique feature of the report is the “summary”
that can be used by hospital coders to ensure compliance with
billing practices, diagnostic-related groups and State Department
of Health initiatives. Once your TEE report is archived, key
hospital departments, such as medical records, quality improvement
and billing can access this information.
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Cardiac Anesthesia Locum Tenens Protocol