by Carol Cromer | Jul 24, 2018 | ED Provider, Inpatient Outpatient Provider, Outpatient Clinical Support Staff
“The opioids-fueled epidemic is clearly already more deadly than the AIDS epidemic ever was,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to The Washington Times on July 8. Although the official 2017 figures won’t be...
by Carol Cromer | Jul 24, 2018 | Inpatient Staff, News
On Monday, July 16, a new Snooze for 15 mins to reassess patient button was added to the Sepsis BPA to provide time for nurses to determine if a patient is at risk for sepsis. After 15 minutes, the BPA will fire...
by Carol Cromer | Jul 24, 2018 | All Categories, News
On June 30, Houston Methodist set a billing efficiency record across all organizations using Epic. We achieved a “Candidate for Billing” (CFB) of 1.70 days, breaking the previous record of 1.75 days set by another organization. CFB represents the amount of dollars,...
by Carol Cromer | Jul 24, 2018 | All Categories, News
For better cell phone service, anywhere − no apps required Spotty cell phone service aggravates us all. Here’s how to get the best cell phone reception anywhere there’s Wi-Fi. Just turn on Wi-Fi calling on your cell phone, and leave it on all the time. That’s it....
by Carol Cromer | Jul 6, 2018 | Inpatient Outpatient Provider, News
The Medications section and 500 ml saline line item have been removed from the Type and Crossmatch Order Set to make it more reflective of commonly-placed transfusion orders. These orders can still be placed separately in the Manage Orders...
