Re: anticoagulation policy

July 15, 2008

We are still working on our policy but tenatively I will see all new and

non-therapeutic patients.

Subject: anticoagulation policy

Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 10:47 AM

Hi All,

For those of you in acute care.......what is your policy on

anticoagulation education? We are redoing our policy. Pharmacy only

wants to see patients that are new starts on warfarin but my practice

has been to see all patients on warfarin for educational

needs......Anyone?

Cece

July 16, 2008

We currently see only new starts and those we are consulted by MD to

see. We have a new policy in the works to see all.

I have another issue at our facility. We educate the pt to keep a

consistent level of intake for Vit K foods however a few of our MD's

tell pt NO spinach, broccoli etc. There is conflicting info from the

education materials and what the MD's are telling pt. Does anyone

else have or had an issue like this?

Colleen RD LDN

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