by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 31, 2018 | Alerts, All Categories, ED Provider, Epic, Inpatient Outpatient Provider, Inpatient Staff, News, Outpatient Clinical Support Staff, Web - All News, Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing, Web - Inpatient Providers, Web - Inpatient Staff
On Wednesday, Sept. 5, incomplete blood transfusion documentation for discharged patients will be automatically adjusted to show all transfusions as stopped and completed. This will not impact currently-admitted patients and patients discharged less than 12 hours...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 31, 2018 | Alerts, Epic, News, Web - All News
On Sept. 17, Houston Methodist will launch Phase II of the Elavon payment processing initiative which replaces existing credit card devices with the latest chip/PIN technology. The HMSL and HMSTJ EDs and Sienna Emergency Care Center go live at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17. All...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 31, 2018 | Alerts, ED Provider, Epic, Inpatient Outpatient Provider, Inpatient Staff, News, Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing, Web - Inpatient Providers, Web - Inpatient Staff
The flu vaccine for 2018-19 will be available starting Sept. 4. To prepare for the coming flu season, the following changes were made in Epic to improve efficiencies and address concerns from last year. Several rows have been removed from the flu screening questions,...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 31, 2018 | Alerts, All Categories, ED Provider, Epic, Inpatient Outpatient Provider, Inpatient Staff, News, Outpatient Clinical Support Staff, Web - All News
More than a million dollars every minute. That’s how much money businesses and individuals lose to cybercrime. About $171,000 every minute. This is the amount businesses spend on cybersecurity. These staggering stats come from RiskIQ, a digital threat management...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 16, 2018 | Alerts, All Categories, Epic, News
Upgrade Spotlights are now available on the Epic Learning Home. Check out the high-level overview of the role-based changes coming with the Nov. 11 Epic v2018 upgrade. Note: Some roles do not have significant changes, so no specific Spotlight will be available. But...
by Eileen McGrath | Jun 12, 2018 | Alerts, News
On Nov. 11, 2018, we’re upgrading Epic to v2018 to provide the latest features to improve safety and quality of care, productivity and financial outcomes. Review high-level overviews of notable, new functionality in Upgrade Spotlight documents, available in the Epic...
