Updates

Ortho Plan for Madison Surgery Center Closure

Thu, Mar 19, 2020 3:52 PM

Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation  PLAN for Madison Surgery Center Closure  Per UW Health Incident Command, Madison Surgery Center (MSC) will be closed from March 23 through April 10. ACTION REQUIRED BY PHYSICIAN PROVIDERS: Stratify all surgical/procedural cases utilizing GREEN/RED methodology (essential = GREEN; non-essential = RED) Essential/Urgent patients: Fractures and other acute injuries, including […]

Redeployment of Rehab Med Faculty to Consultation Service

Wed, Mar 18, 2020 4:18 PM

Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation  PLAN for UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital Coverage  Per UW Health Incident Command, Madison Surgery Center (MSC) will be closed from March 23 through April 10.  Urgent/emergent cases will likely be moved to UPH-Meriter.  Additionally, the Rehabilitation Division faculty at UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital have been short staffed due to non-COVID […]

Postponement of Clinic Visits & Surgeries/Procedures – Extended Timeline

Tue, Mar 17, 2020 7:16 PM

Updates to Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Workflows for: Postponement of Non-Essential Surgeries/Procedures Clinics – Limited to Essential Visits Only   Per UW Health Incident Command: Postponement of non-essential surgeries/procedures has been extended through March 29, 2020. Postponement of non-essential clinic visits has been extended through April 10, 2020.   The Department of Orthopedics and […]

Update – Stratification of Clinic Patients For March 17

Mon, Mar 16, 2020 12:44 PM

In a couple of hours, our clinic scheduling team will being working visits scheduled Tuesday, March 17.  Here are a few updates in terms of the workflow (slightly different than today, Monday, March 16) that will be used to address these: Patients marked as “green” (essential visit) will be contacted by the scheduling team to […]

MyChart Surgery & Pre-Op Cancellation Script

Sun, Mar 15, 2020 2:58 PM

Dear Ortho/Rehab Faculty, Please refer to earlier emails regarding postponement of elective cases for this coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. You have been asked to call to inform all of your patients who are scheduled for non-essential surgery during those three days, and to notify your surgery scheduler after you have made those calls.  If […]

MyChart Clinic Cancellation Script

Sun, Mar 15, 2020 2:52 PM

Clinic cancellation script Dear @FNAME@, Out of an abundance of caution, UW Health Specialty Care, including the UW Health Orthopedic Clinics, has been directed to minimize non-urgent face-to-face visits in order to support our ability to meet our patients’ urgent needs in the safest way possible, and more importantly, to help prevent the spread of respiratory […]

Postponement of Non-Essential Surgeries

Sun, Mar 15, 2020 2:29 PM

Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation  PLAN for postponement of all non-urgent surgeries and procedures beginning Wednesday March 18, 2020.  Please read the entire document before sending inquiries – there is a lot of information and your question may be answered somewhere in here. Per UW Health Incident Command, UW Health providers are directed to minimize […]

Excellent Article – Gives Context To The Health Systems Actions

Sun, Mar 15, 2020 8:46 AM

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Specialty Care at UW Health – Limited to Essential Visits Only

Sat, Mar 14, 2020 2:45 PM

Please monitor your email frequently during this pandemic  Specialty Care at UW Health – Limited to Essential Visits Only Per UW Health Incident Command, UW Health Specialty Care is directed to minimize non-urgent face-to-face visits in order to support our ability to meet our patients’ urgent needs in the safest way possible. Therefore, ambulatory clinic […]

Effective Monday, March 16 Ortho Conferences Available via Live Stream

Fri, Mar 13, 2020 8:49 PM

Effective Monday 3/16/20 all conferences will be available to stream live using BlueJeans. Only the presenter and limited attendees are expected to participate in 1220 MFCB, 3520 TAC or 1111A RP. Remote Conference Attendance Instructions: Non-Ortho/personal computers/devices 1st Use download BlueJeans app/program to your computer https://www.bluejeans.com/downloads Select appropriate download for your device Desktop (Windows, Mac, […]