Making Epic More Secure

For Everyone  Extra Safeguards Now in Place Demonstrating our commitment to keeping our patient data secure, Houston Methodist is one of the first hospital systems worldwide to adopt all of Epic’s recommended security features.   In 2019, more than 41 million patient...

Microsoft Teams – Get the Training You Need/Tip of the Week

For Everyone  Want to learn more about Microsoft Teams? With more of us working remotely, we now have new tools like Microsoft Teams to keep us better connected. To help you take full advantage of this tool, you can now sign up for instructor-led training in LMS...

Travel Advisory Column Removed from TPR

For Registration and PAS  The Travel Advisory column in Today’s Patients Report (TPR) has been removed because of the amount of time it takes to create and load reports. If a BPA appears during travel screening, a patient chart advisory will also appear on...

More Inpatient Education Videos Added to MyChart

For Inpatient and Hospital-based Nurses Nearly 450 new inpatient education videos from Staywell Krames have been added to MyChart and the Your Hospital Stay app for hospitalized patients. The videos, covering a variety of inpatient issues, are available in English and...

Hurricane Season Begins June 1 – Update MARS

For Everyone As hurricane season approaches, we may need to communicate important information to you. Be sure your contact information is up-to-date in MARS so you can receive emergency texts. To update your contact information: 1. Log in MARS. 2. Click Personal...

Secure Chat – Tip of the Week

For All Epic Users Attach a Patient Chart to a Text Message If you haven’t used Secure Chat yet, you are missing out on a great new Epic feature. With Secure Chat, you can use Epic to securely text others for non-emergent communications from your desktop, WOW or Epic...

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