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 | Sep 8, 2023 | All Categories, IT Website, News, Slider
Increasingly, cybercriminals are attempting to steal logins and personal information via scam phone calls, pretending to be with technical support, like Houston Methodist IT. The caller either claims they’ve been notified of problems with your computer or offers...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Sep 8, 2023 | All Categories, IT Website, News, Slider
You can update distribution lists without contacting the IT Service Desk, as long as you are the owner of the list. To learn which distribution lists you own: Go to houstonmethodist.org. Open the Distribution List Ownership app, and enter your HM email address in the...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Sep 1, 2023 | All Categories, IT Website, News, Slider
Houston Methodist’s cybersecurity team constantly monitors HM computers, looking for red flags alerting unusual activity. If your computer workstation or HM-issued device becomes quarantined for security reasons, you’ll see a message like this in your browser:...
by jmlowe@houstonmethodist.org | Sep 1, 2023 | All Categories, IT Website, News, Slider
You may have seen messages in your Microsoft Teams account from Ask HR Hub instructing you how to ask to view your paycheck. But did you know that Ask HR Hub is also an artificial intelligence tool that can answer your human resources-related questions at any time? To...
