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...

WELL Health – When Technology Adapts to Patient’s Needs

For Everyone Patient communication powered by WELL Health, a program that went live last year, allows us to easily communicate with our patients via text about appointment reminders and location details. Since COVID-19, a few of our hospitals have taken this...

Updates to COVID-19 Potential Risk – Travel Screening Window

For Registration, Scheduling, Front Desk Staff, Hospital-Based Outpatient Departments and HMPO Clinics More symptoms and BPA triggers were added to the Travel Screening window in Epic, based on guidance from the CDC. To help identify patients with potential COVID-19...

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