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On My Way Expands to All HM Emergency Departments

For Everyone – Patients included Effective Sunday, Nov. 17 The patient app called On My Way is expanding to all Houston Methodist Emergency Departments (EDs) on Sunday, Nov. 17. If you need emergency care as a patient, On My Way will show you the closest ED and...

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...

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