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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: June 9, 2009 03:14 PM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Called Kaiser CT Department schedule Millie's test ordered by UCSF.

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040501 - Follow up ref SDS 18 0000. ref SDS 17 0000.
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041001 - To implement UCSF treatment plan prescribed by Doctor Hsu on 090609,
041002 - ref SDS 19 W66T, called Kaiser CT Department in Walnut Creek, to
041003 - change the schedule for Millie's CT test ordered by Doctor Johnson
041004 - today on 090609 1427, ref SDS 20 PPVY, from Sunday 090614 1720 to a
041005 - date when Millie can get the test done with her Power Port and have
041006 - support of Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic to access the Power Port with
041007 - a Huber needle, and also Interventional Radiology Services (IS), who
041008 - Kaiser in Walnut Creek wants to observe connecting the high pressure
041009 - contrast injection equipment to the Huber needle that accesses the
041010 - Power Port.
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041013 - The doctor realizes Millie cannot do the test on Sunday, because the
041014 - Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic is not open on Sundays, and IS, who
041015 - Kaiser wants to observed CT testing using Millie's Power Port, does
041016 - not work on Saturday nor Sunday.
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041019 - The test therefore needs to be on a weekday, when both the
041020 - Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic and IS are working.
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041023 - Talked to Lorretta.
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041026 - She will try to get Millie a test tomorrow, or on Friday.
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041029 - Lorretta came back on line.
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041032 - She explained that tomorrow won't work for Millie's CT test because IS
041033 - has a 4 hour procedure that messes up the day.  They can do it on
041034 - Friday.
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041037 - Agreed to Friday CT test schedule.  Loretta said she will notify IS
041038 - that Millie's test is scheduled for...
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041040 -                         090612 1120
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041042 - ...so that a nurse can observe the work, according to Kaiser
041043 - protocols.
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041046 - Lorretta verified the scope of the test to include the neck, the
041047 - chest, abdomen and the pelvis.
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041049 -        [On 090610 0043 Millie notified medical team that CT test
041050 -        requested by Doctor Hsu to plan Millie's treatment recovering
041051 -        from medical mistakes performing radiation treatments at UCSF
041052 -        has been ordered by Doctor Johnson at Kaiser, and that Loretta
041053 -        in the CT Department scheduled the test at Kaiser in Walnut
041054 -        Creek for 090612 1120. ref SDS 21 W67P
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041401 - Called Kaiser Cheotherapy Infusion Clinic...
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041403 - Talked to Arlette.
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041406 - Explained need to schedule Millie a nurse in the clinic to access
041407 - Millie's Power Port in time for the CT test on 090612 1400, per
041408 - Loretta's schedule above. ref SDS 0 1O4U
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041411 - Arlette initially said Doctor Johnson set up Millie's meeting with
041412 - physicial therapy for...
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041418 - This implements planning in the call earlier with the doctor, 090609
041419 - 1427. ref SDS 20 Q65J
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041422 - That will work with the schedule for Gemzar later on 090611 1400.
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041425 - Thanked Arlette for assistance.
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041428 - Arlette said she cannot schedule the Oncology Chemotherapy Infusion
041429 - clinic to access Millie's Power Port for the CT test on 090612.  She
041430 - offered to transfer the call to the Clinic for direct support.
041431 - Explained difficulties getting response from the Clinic by telephone.
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041434 - Arlette said Kaiser is deploying new computer systems.  This is
041435 - causing delays.  She suggested leaving a message, and the staff will
041436 - call back as soon as possible.
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041439 - Arlette tranferred the call.
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041801 - Could not talk to anyone.
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041803 - Left message that Millie is getting Gemzar treatment on 090611 1400.
041804 - Need to leave the Huber Needle in the port overnight for her CT test
041805 - the next day on 090612 1120, and then Millie will return about 1200 to
041806 - the Oncology Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic to have the Huber needle
041807 - removed, as the Clinic has done for the past 4 or 5 CT tests Millie
041808 - has had.
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042201 - Called CT Department back and asked Loretta about getting consolidated
042202 - findings, per Doctor Johnson's call earlier today, reported on 090609
042203 - 1427. ref SDS 20 WN9H
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042206 - Loretta checked the computer.
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042209 - She said that Doctor Johnson did not order consolidated findings.
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042212 - Lorretta suggested talking to Katie Garcia again to coordinate with
042213 - Doctor Davidson again on issuing consolidated findings, since Doctor
042214 - Davidson, Chief of Radiology, advised in a letter on 090409 that
042215 - findings would be consolidated for radiology reports. ref SDS 8 XZ6U
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042218 - Loretta transferred the call to Katie.
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042601 - Left voice mail for Katie reminding of telecon on 090407, ref SDS 7
042602 - 0254, and follow up from Doctor Davidson on 090409. ref SDS 8 WB6G
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042605 - Explained Lorretta suggested calling about consolidating findings of
042606 - CT test on 090612 for Millie, as previously planned for Millie's test
042607 - on 090413.
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