2020-10-13

All Prescriber Bulletin - New Inter-Facility Transfer Navigator

All-user-bulletins highlight developments that all physicians need to be aware of when using the Connect Care clinical information system.

New Inter-facility Transfer Navigator

A new consolidated Inter-Facility Transfer (IFT) navigator appears in Connect Care starting October 13, 2020. This addresses concerns of both sending and receiving sites, improving the quality of communication and documentation. It will also be easier for transferring and receiving prescribers.

The prior "IFT to Connect Care Site" and "IFT to Non-Connect Care Site" navigators are combined to a single IFT navigator. This provides a consistent experience while guiding providers about the specific orders documentation required for different transfer scenarios. In particular, medication reconciliation and recommended orders are summarized in a standardized IFT Note for receiving non-Connect Care sites.

The new navigator has embedded instructions. Additional guidance is in the following Tips and Demos, which should be referred to the first few times that a prescriber uses the new IFT workflow: