Thoughts on stamps?

[elbandito1]

Hi all, I'm finishing up residency and have signed a contract to begin work as an attending at an inpatient psych unit. Overall, I'm quite excited. I wanted to ask -- I was thinking about making a stamp with my name and relevant numbers, for the convenience. Firstly, is it even necessary to have a name, NPI number, DEA, etc. in the form of a stamp? If so, do I put my DEA # in there? I was thinking something like:

Name
NPI #
License #
DEA # (don't know if I should put this or not)

Thoughts on this would be much appreciated! Also any tips on being a new attending will also be greatly appreciated 🙂

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[deleted310399]

Hmm ... never thought about having a stamp.

Vast majority of your documentation will/should be electronic. I don't think you need a stamp but you know you . I would not put my DEA # out there though.

 

[Bartelby]

I would also omit the DEA number. I would strongly encourage sending all controlled substance prescriptions electronically, and I think for other prescriptions the DEA number is not needed.

 

[elbandito1]

Thank you! makes sense. Just wasn't sure

 

[comp1]

Unless you're doing a significant amount of admin, ie hiring and staff evaluations, I don't think you'll be needing a stamp.

 

[Sushirolls]

Paper charts, just get a stamp with your name and degree. Saving you those few seconds of printing it out. That's about as good as it gets.
The other stuff should be on a prescription pad.
But if the facility only has generic Rx pads, see what they look like first before getting a stamp, so you can customize what you actually need for that Rx pad.

Wait on all these until you see the paper you are working with first hand. You'll quickly realize what will or won't help you be faster after a few weeks.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

Whoa...paper...ink...handwriting....

 

[robellis]

Shouldn’t be needed it’s all electronic..

 

[FlowRate]

Probably won't need it.

I did have to write on prescription pads in my intern year for EVERY DC med. Would have loved a stamp... That's when I went from a normal signature to a vague "doctor" signature.

 

[nexus73]

This is old school, right? In the old days you would have to sign and then print your name under chart notes and orders on paper. The stamp would save you from having to write out in print letters, and if you included other pertinent info the RNs could get ahold of you. I can't imagine it being useful in the present day where everything is electronic and the hospital probably has an internal website with everyone's number easily accessible.

 

[NickNaylor]

We recently moved inpatient units and I actually had to break out my paper pads (which I had purchased for myself for just this kind of situation) as our prescription printers haven't been set up yet. Felt like Robin Williams emerging from Jumanji.