by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Oct 6, 2023 | All Categories, Epic, IT Website, News, Slider
Effective Tuesday, Oct. 10, Penicillin G IVs will be converted to mg from unit to allow Alaris pumps to display the dose more accurately. Alaris pumps are limited to doses up to five digits (10,000), so they can’t accommodate NICU dosing for PCN-G. Note: Standard...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Oct 6, 2023 | All Categories, Epic, IT Website, News, Slider
Starting Monday, Oct. 16, every inpatient and observation patient must have Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) assessment documentation completed within 24 hours of admission. To support this, the SDOH section is included in the Assessments section of the Admission...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 11, 2023 | All Categories, Epic, IT Website, News, Slider
For Epic UsersUse Badge Tap/Single Sign-On CorrectlyBetter Workstation Security and Quick Epic Access Did you know that when you badge tap onto a workstation at the start of your shift and enter your password, your password is saved for the next four hours, allowing...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Jun 16, 2023 | All Categories, Epic, IT Website, News, Slider
The Lab Collection section in Epic has been updated to correspond with the current view for radiology technologists. With this change, a new lab collection section appears with the print label task. The collect lab task also includes an option to reprint the label. In...
by sallbritton@houstonmethodist.org | May 25, 2023 | All Categories, Epic, News, Uncategorized
For ED, ICU and Inpatient Nurses Changes to Epic for PCA Medications and RASS Documentation Several changes have been made to Epic for the documentation of specific sedation and continuous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) medications and the Richmond Agitation...
by sallbritton@houstonmethodist.org | Jun 24, 2022 | All Categories, Billing Staff, Cardiology Staff, ED Provider, ED Staff, Environmental Services and Transport, Epic, Health Information Management Staff, Health Information Management Staff, Inpatient Outpatient Provider, Inpatient Staff, News, OB Staff, Oncology Provider, Oncology Staff, Outpatient Clinical Support Staff, Pharmacy, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Surgical Services Staff
For All Epic UsersEpic Functionality Changes The following functionality changes went live in Epic during the week of June 13. Ambulatory: Share with Patient option now available for Scribe notes. New dashboard for patients with an episode type of Weight Management...
