Creating interventions

You can add interventions to the intervention library. This creates a new intervention that can be associated with units and scores the workload for the intervention.

  1. Select Clinical Science > Setup > Interventions > Intervention Library.
  2. Click Create New Entry.
  3. Specify a unique name for the intervention in the Intervention Name field.
  4. In the Intervention Type drop-down, select one of thees options:
    • Count: The intervention can be scored more than once and the time associated with the intervention is for a single occurrence. Each time the intervention is scored, the time is added to the previous scores and the frequency increases.
    • Minutes: The total minutes that the intervention requires at the time the workload is being scored.
    • Select Only: Pre-determined time and frequency. The workload score is the value configured in the Intervention List.
  5. Specify this information to determine the baseline Workload Value of the intervention:
    Normal Time
    The number of seconds required to perform the intervention.
    Frequency
    The number of times the intervention is expected to be performed during a typical day part. This day part is determined by the Intervention List Length when the intervention is associated with a unit.

    The Workload Value is the number of minutes that is calculated by multiplying the normal time by the frequency. Note that these values can be updated when the intervention is associated with a unit. If the intervention is a minutes type intervention, leave the normal time set to zero. If the intervention is a count type of intervention, set the frequency to 1.

  6. Specify this additional information for the intervention:
    Intervention Category
    Select the intervention category.
    Gov Rep Code
    Optionally, select the government reporting code to be used when creating regulatory reports such as those required by the Canadian Ministry of Health.
    Patient Alert
    Optionally, select a patient alert that applies to patients receiving this intervention.
    Fatigue and Delay Factor
    Select this check box to enable adjustments to the workload to account for lost time due to personal needs, fatigue, and unavoidable delays.
    Adjustment Factor
    Select this check box to enable percentage adjustments for time that is not commonly on the intervention list.
    Pre-selected
    An intervention that is automatically applied every time at least one other intervention on the list is scored.
    Auto Select for Admit/Transfer
    Select this check box to automatically apply this intervention when a patient is admitted or transferred in to the unit. The intervention is only scored automatically on the day part in which the patient was admitted or transferred in.
    Statistic
    Select this check box if this intervention is used for information only and does not produce workload value.
    Audit
    Select this check box to include this intervention in the Documentation Audit Report.
    Descriptions
    Specify an additional description or notes about the intervention.
  7. Click Save.
The intervention is created and saved to the intervention library. The Workload Value field is populated.