by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Aug 22, 2023 | Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing
August 2023 Subject matter experts (SMEs) are key to making clinical process improvements. This is especially true for our Nursing Efficiency Workgroup (NEW), led by nurse informaticists and comprised of systemwide nursing SMEs dedicated to making nursing...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Jul 21, 2023 | Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing
July 2023 As I mentioned in January, we’re actively working to include social determinants of health (SDOH) factors in the assessment and care for our patients. Over the past few months, we’ve highlighted some of our efforts, but I want to revisit the topic and share...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Jun 21, 2023 | Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing
June 2023 Six months ago, I started this newsletter to share information especially relevant to you – our nurses and ancillary clinicians. In the process, I also wanted to provide a channel for you to share your thoughts, ideas, questions and concerns. The feedback...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | May 19, 2023 | Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing
May 2023 The results are in! Last November, Houston Methodist participated in the KLAS Arch Collaborative survey for the first time to get feedback on the overall Epic experience from you, our nurses and ancillary/allied professionals and our providers. Since 2017,...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Apr 19, 2023 | Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing
April 2023 Last month, Houston Methodist leaders sat down with Scripps Memorial Health to learn more about a cyberattack at their hospital which caused 30 days of downtime and hackers stealing nearly 150,000 patients’ healthcare records. We can learn a great deal from...
by jsalwais@houstonmethodist.org | Apr 19, 2023 | Web - Inpatient, Web - Inpatient Nursing
February 2023 “Documentation burden” — you hear this phrase a lot these days, but what does it mean? It’s a term used to describe the ever-growing amount of documentation requirements placed on clinicians. It includes entering the necessary data in the EHR as well as...
