Swine Flu Tool Kit

Responding to the threat

Principles of Swine Flu Toolkit

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• Rapid Identification of Acute Respiratory Disease

• Identify Risk Factors

• Order Laboratory test for Influenza (includes Swine Flu)

• Create a watch list of Patients

• Patient Education

• Preventive Treatment

• Export Data to CDC

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Influenza Watch List Auto-generated by Toolkit usage.

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Any 2 of cough, sore throat, runny nose, or nasal congestion is defined by the CDC as Acute Respiratory Illness SNOMED CODE 111273006 (Acute Respiratory Disease) will be generated if these criteria are met.

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These orders will be auto-generated which will result

Immediate isolation of the patient Prevention of spread in the healthcare facility Specific lab test for Influenza and Swine Flu Places patient on the watch list

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These orders will be auto-generated which will result Placing patient on the watch list If Swab returns “Influenza” then SNOMED Code

is auto-generated 6412004 (Influenza) If Influenza is typed as Swine Flu then SNOMED

Code is auto-generated 84037004 (Swine Influenza)

Reports will be generated to show patients with 1,2 or all 3 of these codes

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Patient Education

• Web Links will be placed on document – To print out Patient Instructions

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Clinician Information

• Web Links will be placed on document – CDC Information for Clinicians

– Info button for clients with Info button

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