Examples of Attending Medical Staff Member in a sentence
If neither the Attending Medical Staff Member nor his designated associate can be reached and if the Chair of the appropriate department cannot be reached, the Chief of Staff or his designee shall have the authority to call any Member of the Medical Staff to provide interim treatment, should this be considered necessary.
Consent of next of kin is not required when the Medical Examiner has accepted a case for autopsy, but in those cases, the Attending Medical Staff Member should explain to the next of kin that autopsy is required by law.
Accept, as Attending Medical Staff Member, patients requiring admission who have no private physician.
The Attending Medical Staff Member may delegate the completion of the discharge summary provided s/he electronically signs the discharge summary.
When a Discharge Summary is not required, the Attending Medical Staff Member must write a final discharge note before discharge.
The Attending Medical Staff Member is responsible for the completion of a discharge summary on all patients (except as provided for in 18.4.1.3) within 24 hours of discharge.
In emergencies and for urgent consultations, the physician-supervised designee may initiate the consultation if the Attending Medical Staff Member is unable to be reached immediately.
House Officers or other physician-supervised designee (hereinafter referred to as “physician-supervised designee”) may order "routine" consultations upon approval of the Attending Medical Staff Member.
Transfer, major changes in therapeutics and discharge require approval of the Attending Medical Staff Member.
Progress notes must be written daily by the Attending Medical Staff Member documenting pertinent information that should include review of drug and IV therapy and response to treatment to maintain good continuity of care.