Ransomware Attacks Hospitals – Don’t Let it Happen at Houston Methodist

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...

Update to Restraint Orders and Clinical Justifications

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...

Missing or Invalid Group Name or Number: Error or Warning Message

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...

Updated Process – Order Panel for Paracentesis and Thoracentesis

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....

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