Anticoagulation Safety Checklist & Bleeding Risk Assessment

Anticoagulation Safety Checklist & Bleeding Risk Assessment Form Template

Managing patients on anticoagulation therapy requires careful monitoring of multiple risk factors to ensure treatment safety and effectiveness. This Anticoagulation Safety Checklist form template provides healthcare providers with a structured tool to assess bleeding risk, fall frequency, medication compliance, and dietary vitamin K intake before patient visits.

Why healthcare providers need this form

For cardiology practices, anticoagulation clinics, primary care physicians, and healthcare facilities managing patients on warfarin, DOACs (direct oral anticoagulants), or other blood thinners, systematic pre-visit assessments are essential. This form helps clinicians:

• Identify high-risk patients before they arrive for their appointment
• Streamline clinical workflows by gathering critical information in advance
• Improve patient safety through proactive risk assessment
• Support medication management decisions with comprehensive data
• Document compliance with anticoagulation monitoring protocols

Key features of this template

This form captures essential anticoagulation safety data including:

• Patient demographics and medication details - Current anticoagulant, dosage, and indication for therapy
• Bleeding risk assessment - Recent bleeding episodes, bruising patterns, and warning signs
• Fall risk evaluation - Fall frequency, mobility concerns, and home safety factors
• Dietary vitamin K intake - Food frequency assessment for consistent anticoagulation control
• Medication compliance - Adherence patterns, missed doses, and barriers to compliance
• Concurrent medications - Drug interactions and over-the-counter supplements
• Recent health changes - New diagnoses, procedures, or symptoms requiring attention

How Paperform enhances anticoagulation management

With Paperform's healthcare-focused features, medical practices can create a seamless pre-visit assessment workflow:

Conditional logic ensures patients only see relevant questions based on their specific anticoagulant and symptoms. If a patient reports recent bleeding, additional follow-up questions appear automatically to assess severity.

Email automation can send completed assessments directly to clinical staff before the appointment, allowing providers to review risk factors and prepare personalized care plans. Different notification paths can route high-risk assessments to clinical pharmacists or anticoagulation specialists.

HIPAA-compliant data handling through enterprise features ensures patient information remains secure. SOC 2 Type II compliance and data encryption protect sensitive health data throughout collection and storage.

Integration capabilities allow seamless connection to EHR systems, patient portals, and care coordination platforms. Using Stepper, you can automate workflows that flag high-risk patients, schedule follow-up INR checks, or trigger care team notifications based on assessment responses.

Custom branding maintains a professional, trustworthy appearance that aligns with your practice's visual identity, helping patients feel confident providing sensitive health information.

Who benefits from this template

This anticoagulation assessment form is ideal for:

• Cardiology practices managing atrial fibrillation and heart valve patients
• Anticoagulation clinics providing specialized warfarin management services
• Primary care physicians monitoring patients on blood thinners
• Hospital discharge planners assessing post-discharge anticoagulation safety
• Telehealth providers conducting remote anticoagulation monitoring
• Clinical pharmacists providing medication therapy management services
• Home health agencies evaluating patients' ability to safely manage anticoagulation at home

Streamline your anticoagulation monitoring workflow

Instead of relying on time-consuming phone screenings or waiting until appointments to gather critical safety information, this digital form empowers patients to complete their assessment on any device before their visit. Clinical staff receive organized, standardized data that supports better decision-making and more productive patient encounters.

The form's dietary vitamin K assessment helps identify patients whose inconsistent intake may be contributing to INR variability, while the fall risk evaluation flags patients who may need dose adjustments or additional safety interventions.

With Paperform's calculation fields, you can even build risk scoring directly into the form, automatically calculating tools like the HAS-BLED score or creating custom risk stratification based on your practice's protocols.

Automate what comes next with Stepper

After patients submit their assessment, Stepper can automatically trigger the appropriate clinical workflow:

• Send high-risk assessments to anticoagulation pharmacists for immediate review
• Schedule urgent INR checks for patients reporting bleeding symptoms
• Add dietary counseling appointments for patients with inconsistent vitamin K intake
• Update patient risk stratification in your EHR
• Generate pre-visit summaries for providers highlighting key concerns

This automation reduces administrative burden while ensuring no critical safety concern falls through the cracks.

Getting started with this template

This template is ready to customize for your specific practice needs. You can add your facility's logo, adjust questions to match your clinical protocols, incorporate your preferred risk assessment tools, and integrate with your existing healthcare IT systems.

Whether you're managing a small anticoagulation clinic or coordinating care for hundreds of patients on blood thinners, Paperform provides the flexibility, security, and automation capabilities to deliver safer, more efficient anticoagulation management.

Start with this template and create a professional pre-visit assessment workflow that protects patients, supports clinical decision-making, and saves valuable appointment time.