Prepare for Daylight Saving Time – Sunday, Nov. 3

On Sunday, Nov. 3, we adjust our clocks back one hour due to the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Please review the following notes impacting LaborWorkx and Epic for this change: LaborWorkxFor employees working the third shift during the time change (Nov. 2 – Nov....

IT Security – Protecting Patient Information

More than 563 million records have been leaked by various healthcare providers and institutions since 2012. Just last week, a health system reported an accidental release of 507 patient records by an employee through an email attachment. Houston Methodist takes...

MARS Travel & Expense

Avoid Approving Duplicate Expenses     When you’re approving expenses in MARS, make sure you avoid approving duplicate items by taking note of the warning, Duplicate line found. We’re developing a MARS solution that will automatically prevent duplicate...

On My Way Expands to Emergency Care Centers, HMCL on Tuesday, March 19

The patient scheduling app called On My Way is expanding to all Houston Methodist Emergency Care Centers (ECC) and Houston Methodist Clear Lake emergency department (ED) on Tuesday, March 19. This patient-friendly approach will roll out systemwide to all our hospital...

Friday, March 1: New Inpatient DNR Policies and Procedures

Effective Friday, March 1, new inpatient Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) policies and procedures become effective systemwide. These policies conform with changes in Texas law impacting DNR issuance and revocation. To prepare, please view the Guidance for Completing Inpatient...

New Way to View Scanned Images

Hyland OnBase has replaced McKesson Patient Folder. Updated online training materials will be posted in the coming...

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