by eschwartz | Jun 21, 2024 | Alerts, News, Nursing, Slider
To better serve you, Ask IT walk-up support stations have now been added to all community hospital locations. This provides you with another convenient way to get support when you need it. Note: HMH will be opening at a later date. This enhanced offering comes to you...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Feb 9, 2024 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, Inpatient Staff, IT Website, News, Nursing, Slider
To ensure wound images are linked to the correct patient and avoid errors, scanning the patient’s armband using Rover is recommended to access the correct patient’s chart before wound photography. For instructions, follow this tip sheet. Wound images taken...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Feb 2, 2024 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, Epic, Inpatient Staff, IT Website, News, Nursing, Pharmacy, Slider, Web - All News
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, a new uric acid test will be available for inpatients receiving rasburicase therapy. For accurate measurement, uric acid levels require special handling in these patients, so this new order will include directions on handling samples...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Feb 2, 2024 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, Epic, IT Website, News, Nursing, Slider, Web - All News
A new tool in Epic, the Nursing Assignment Wizard, is now available to help charge nurses in all inpatient units, except for OB, create nursing assignments. This tool also helps assign nurses to their patients’ care teams, which enables care team communications...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Jan 26, 2024 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, News, Slider, Web - All News
From noon – 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, Alaris infusion pumps will be upgraded and experience a systemwide downtime. During the downtime: If an infusion is completed or discontinued during downtime, manually complete documentation on the patient’s I/O flowsheet. If a new...
by sallbritton@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 4, 2023 | Alerts, All Categories, News, Nursing, Slider, Uncategorized
From 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Aug. 9, the medications database table in Sickbay will be updated, allowing the system to accept text data in medication orders and medications given messages. During this time, medication displays in Patient Hx may be delayed up to...
