Remote Access

BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORKING REMOTELY, COMPLETE THESE STEPS AT WORK. **If you have a new HM laptop, be sure to log in from a work location first, before you begin working remotely.** Register your smartphone. Do this from work, so you can get a passcode each time you log...

Daylight Saving Time (DST) Begins Sunday, March 8

Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins Sunday, March 8. The time will move forward one hour from 0200 to 0300. Note: Epic will automatically correct the time and no interruption is expected. If you work in the following areas, review the department-specific tip sheets to...

Mobilization Score added to ICU Assessment

A new assessment tool documenting mobility of patients is now a part of the ICU Complex Assessment Flowsheet. The Surgical ICU Optimal Mobilization Score (SOMS) assessment rates the patient using safety criteria for advancing mobilization on a scale from No...

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...

IllumiCare Smart Ribbon Launches Systemwide

Better Patient Care, Lower Financial Costs   IllumiCare Smart Ribbon – a movable banner that displays over Epic – launched systemwide April 3, following a successful Houston Methodist Sugar Land pilot. Smart Ribbon provides real-time, patient-specific costs and...

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