Keeping all of the information about a patient’s anticoagulant therapy organized in one place helps clinical staff assess responses and plan future treatment. Flowsheets are a great tool for tracking orders, doses administered, flow rates, laboratory values, and other important data. Since many patients must continue anticoagulation therapy after discharge from the hospital, make sure your organization’s flowsheets are designed so patients can understand them and use them at home. With comprehensive flowsheets, patients better understand their therapy, and prescribers have an easy reference when assessing responses and considering order changes.