Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps policy

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Tue, 06/30/2020 - 18:11
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Brian Price
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Implanted Intrathecal Pain Pumps policy

I'm at an EPIC based hospital, and have encountered a couple of safety events relating to patients admitted with an implanted intrathecal pain pump that is managed in the outpatient setting.

- Do you have a policy for implanted pumps (can you share)?
- How does your facility document the implanted pump? Are drug specific orders placed and is it charted upon in the MAR?
- What's your process to adjust the infusion rate or turn off the pump if an adverse drug event occurs?
- What requirements do you have for notifying the outpatient prescriber of the pain pump?

Thanks,
Brian

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