Patient Identification
Used to visually confirm the patient's identity prior to any interaction.
Bonus Points: What are the two identifiers?
What is patient ID band?
Bonus Points: name & date of birth
Example: "Hi, my name is ....., I will be your ...... Can I please see your ID band and can you tell me your name & date of birth?"
Affirming that the person who signed the procedural consent is the patient or legal representative.
What is "Witness Signature?"
When language interpretation services are available.
What is "24 hours and 7 days a week availability?"
Part of the Universal Protocol and performed immediately before start of procedure/surgery.
What is "Time-Out?"
Year USC Medical School Founded.
What is "1885?"
Not to be used as a patient identifier.
What is "patient room number and/or physical location?"
Procedures can be performed without a consent if conditions exist that would lead to serious disability or death [Ex. Level I].
What is "Emergency Treatment Exception?"
Patient indicated language on Electronic Health Record (EHR).
What is "patient preferred language?"
Completed at the end of surgery/procedure with participation of all team members prior to patient exiting the surgical/procedural room.
What is "Debrief?"
Location of USC sporting events.
What is the "Coliseum?"
Alternative location for patient identification band.
What is "the ankle?"
Read aloud during Time-Out for verification of the planned procedure and correct patient.
What is "the [Procedural] Consent?"
Used to ensure effective situational communication, especially with all medical instructions and procedural consents.
What is "certified staff member or contract interpreting service?"
Must be visible to Procedural Team after the surgical prep and draping has been applied.
What is "Site Marking?"
Previous owner of USC Medical Center site.
Who is "Tenet?"
The process for confirming patient's identity.
What is "verbally asking the patient to state their name and date of birth while visually verfying their identification band?"
Required when a provider adds, amends or changes the order for procedure after the procedural consent has been signed.
What is a "New Consent Form?"
The amount of languages available via audio on the Language Line interpreter service at KMC.
What is "240?"
Components of Site Marking.
What are "Initials of Provider & Yes?"
Known as the Battle Cry for USC.
What is "Fight On!"
Options to verify identity when a patient is unable to state name and date of birth.
[Must respond with at least 2 options]
What is "Government Identification, Parent/Guardian/Relative/Surrogate or Interpreter?"
Consent for medical or surgical treatment is obtained when the person having the legal ability to consent for the patient is not available in person.
What is "Telephone Consent?"
Meaning of acronym CART.
What is "Communication, Access, Real-time, and Translation?"
Verification of patient chart review and completed documentation requirements prior to transfer of patient to procedural/operating room.
What is "Surgical/Procedural Checklist?"
The last year the Coliseum hosted the Summer Olympic games.
What is "1984?"