Inpatient Orders: Changes for New and Modified Medication Frequency

For Clinicians Effective Sunday, April 19 Beginning Sunday, April 19, look for changes in the way inpatient orders are modified. These improvements are based on Epic community feedback to make the process more efficient and help prevent errors.   New inpatient orders...

HM VPN – For Business Use Only

For VPN Users Effective Now As the amount of HM employees working from home has increased, so has the amount of streaming traffic over the VPN. In the last two weeks, our VPN server has seen an uptick in employees streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu to name...

Set Software Updates to Auto-Update

For Apple iOS Users  Protect your Apple iPhone and iPads by setting your devices to automatically update when a new software version is available. Follow the instructions below to set automatic updates: 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General, tap Software Update, then tap...

Tips for Video Conferencing Safety and Security

For Everyone  Video conferencing tools, like Zoom.com, are simple, effective tools for remote meetings, online learning and social engagement while social distancing during COVID-19. Unfortunately, these online resources also provide new opportunities for...

Pharmacy Dispense Track

For All Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs  Pharmacy: Dispense Track on Epic’s Rover Platform Rolling Out Systemwide, April – May To make it safer for our patients and easier for our clinicians to track medication doses, Dispense Track will be rolled out on Epic Rover’s...

Protect Your Home Network

For Everyone  Microsoft is warning hospitals of cyberattacks that are targeting remote workers. With more people, devices and applications connecting to networks, the number of risks is also increasing. Cisco Umbrella (OpenDNS), a security system we use to protect the...

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