by mmfewox | Dec 23, 2019 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, ED Provider, ED Staff, IT Website, News, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Slider, Web - All News, Web - Leaders Only
For Everyone Last week, ransomware attacks took two hospitals offline for several days. Non-emergency medical procedures were cancelled. Patients had to wait to receive care. One hospital was forced to use pen and paper to allow patient care to continue, because they...
by mmfewox | Dec 13, 2019 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, ED Provider, ED Staff, IT Website, News, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Slider, Web - All News, Web - Leaders Only
For All Providers and Patient Registration Staff Effective Jan. 1 On Wednesday, Jan. 1, all Medicare transactions will require using the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI). To help protect patients’ identities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
by mmfewox | Dec 13, 2019 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, ED Provider, ED Staff, IT Website, News, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Slider, Web - All News, Web - Leaders Only
For All Inpatient Physicians and Nurses Effective Dec. 16 On Monday, Dec. 16, a revision goes into effect for provider restraint orders and nurse clinical justifications for non-violent and violent restraints. These changes require further clarification of the...
by mmfewox | Dec 13, 2019 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, ED Provider, ED Staff, IT Website, News, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Slider, Web - All News, Web - Leaders Only
For Patient Registration Staff Effective Now Epic patient registration messages that appear in the Sidebar Verification Checklist for Group Name and Group Number fields were updated to ensure accurate billing and claims processing. Group Name fields that are missing...
by mmfewox | Dec 6, 2019 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, ED Provider, ED Staff, IT Website, News, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Slider, Web - All News, Web - Leaders Only
For Radiology US Techs, Imaging Nurses and Managers The order panel for US paracentesis and US thoracentesis procedures has been updated to place the associated lab orders in a sign and hold status. When the ordering provider uses the panel, the labs will be held....
by mmfewox | Nov 22, 2019 | Alerts, All Categories, Archive, ED Provider, ED Staff, IT Website, News, Registration Scheduling and Patient Access, Slider, Web - All News, Web - Leaders Only
For Everyone “Be careful of public USB charging stations,” warns the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s (DA) Office. The message comes after cases of “juice-jacking” were reported on the East Coast. Juice-jacking is the term for malicious gathering of data...
