ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in April 2016 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on April 19, 2016. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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POWERCHART ONCOLOGY GO LIVE
PAEDIATRICS ONCOLOGY |
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As part of the PowerChart Oncology (PCO) project, Clinical Documentation and CPOE Chemotherapy ordering will go live in Paediatrics on B6 inpatients at VH and within paediatric ambulatory care in the PMDU on April 4 at 7am. Nursing intake and many elements of the bedside nursing record for all patients registered on B6 & in PMDU will now be completed online. Chemotherapy orders will be done electronically. |
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POWERCHART ONCOLOGY GO LIVE
ADULT ONCOLOGY |
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Adult Oncology will be going live May 2, 2016 with Clinical Documentation and CPOE Chemotherapy for patients registered to LRCP and C7. This also includes patients receiving Oncology treatments at St. Thomas, Woodstock and Wingham Hospital satellite Chemotherapy units. |
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POWERCHART ONCOLOGY GO LIVE
POWERCHART, FIRSTNET AND SURGINET
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Important note:
After a go live the oncology paper forms will no longer be available at the bedside. This information will be accessible to anyone who has access to PowerChart, FirstNet or SurgiNet and the patient’s online chart. |
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HOME OXYGEN - VH, UH and LRCP ONLY |
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Based on mandated changes from the Ministry of Health, hard copy, signed prescriptions are now required for patients who need home oxygen. In order to facilitate this new requirement enacted on March 1st, a new plan replaced the original single order.
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SLEEP LAB STUDIES DONE AT LHSC CAN BE FOUND IN THE CARDIORESPIRATORY INVESTIGATIONS FOLDER |
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After May 9 (new date), sleep studies done at LHSC will post the results under Clinical Documents/Reports on the Menu, in the Cardiorespiratory Investigations folder, which is found in the Medical Imaging folder.
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NEW STANDARD ADULT TPN ORDER - LHSC ONLY |
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There have been changes made to TPN orders. The new order can be ordered as a single order or PowerPlan. The new TPN Adult - Fluid Standard order PowerForm allows for multivitamin and trace elements to be added. Use the Discontinue (Future) TPN Standard order to discontinue the order.
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SELF-MEDICATION PROGRAM (SMP) - LHSC ONLY |
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There is now a formalized process and policy in place to support the Self-Medication Program (SMP). This will affect providers, nursing and pharmacy.
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE DOCUMENTATION - LHSC ONLY |
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Nuclear Medicine will begin documenting the use of therapeutic radioisotopes on the MAR--these therapeutic radioisotopes will be viewable once administered as part of the MAR and MAR Summary. |
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COMING SOON - LEARNNOW |
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Accessed through PowerChart, FirstNet and SurgiNet, LearnNow provides in the moment access to learning tools based on your role. Quick guides and videos are suggested based on your most recent actions in the EHR or can be searched for using key words. On March 30 LearnNow went live for a pilot group of Oncology staff and providers. See our website for more information.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in February 2016 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on February 16, 2016. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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CANCEL DC COMMENT FIELD |
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A new Cancel DC comment field is now available to state why an order is being cancelled.
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EPIDURAL/CADD PUMP DEFAULT RATE CHANGING TO AS ORDERED |
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The Epidural/CADD Pump default rate is changing from PCA to as ordered.
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NEW ALLERT AT LHSC, ST. JOSEPH'S AND STEGH FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE ORDERS WHEN CHEST X-RAY ORDER NOT FOUND |
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A new alert is triggered when the NM order is signed in PowerChart and a Chest X-ray order was NOT found within the 24 hours of this order
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MEDI-SHARE DIAGNOTIC CARDIOLOGY SERVICES WLL BE SCANNED INTO PACS FOR STRATHROY PATIENTS |
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As of Feb 3, 2016 the report generated by Medi-Share Diagnostic Cardiology Services will be scanned into PACS for Strathroy patients and available in PowerChart
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MEDICAL SECRETARIES NOW ABLE TO ENTER THE RECURRENT OUTPATIENTS LABS POWERPLAN IF AVAILABLE AT YOUR SITE |
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This is for Medical secretaries that currently enter the Outpatient Lab PowerPlan. A signed paper order is still required if the medical secretary is entering this plan in the system.
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INTERVAL ADDED TO TRUE INTERVAL FREQUENCIES |
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Introduction of Interval frequencies to be used when a medication order is intentionally planned for non-standard administration time.
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USING PM CONVERSATIONS IN CAPMAN |
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Capacity Management now provides the ability to complete select PM Conversations from certain gadgets.
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IMPROVED PROCESS OF WARFARIN WILL BE AVAILABLE AT LHSC, LISTOWEL, WINGHAM AND WOODSTOC |
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The changed Warfarin order can now be Suspended/Resume plus a new order Warfarin No Dose today can be ordered.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in January 2016 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on January 19, 2016. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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ADULT TPN FORM CHANGES |
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One change is a new Ensure allergies are reviewed for compatibility with TPN (i.e. eggs, soy, fish etc.) warning that appears at the top of the form.
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CLINICAL DISPLAY STANDARDIZATION |
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As part of ongoing work to streamline and standardize changes are being made to clinical displays.
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NEW BONE MARROW FIELD |
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A new Reason for Bone Marrow field will need to be filled out on all Differential Bone Marrow orders.
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POSTING OF ECG TRACKINGS IN POWERCHART (LHSC, ST. JOSEPH'S, PARKWOOD INSTITUTE, STEGH, WH, MHA) |
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The ECG tracing will post in PowerChart prior to the final interpretation/report being generated by sites using the MUSE system
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TWO SYNONYMS FOR THE ORDERABLE RESPIRATORY CULTURE (RESP) ARE BEING REMOVED |
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These are Nasopharyngeal Culture (RESP) and Culture- Nasopharyngeal (RESP).
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RESIDENCE CODE WILL NO LONGER DEFAULT TO 1901 FOR LONDON PATIENTS |
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Instead, when a London address is entered on a new patient or an existing patient has a change of address, staff will need to ensure that they are selecting the correct residence codes.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in December 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on December 15, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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NEW FIELDS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LACTATION REFERRAL ORDER |
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The fields have been added to improve the tasking and prioritization of the order.
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ASSESSED AND UNABLE TO ASSESS OPTIONS ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS AND TRAVEL HISTORY SCREEN POWERFORM |
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If the Infection Control screening was not completed during registration then screening cannot be bypassed (unable to assess) on the Inpatient task.
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NEW MEDICATION ADMINSTRATION EARLY/LATE REASON |
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Self Administered is a new reason in the Early/Late Reasons window.
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OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE NOW AVAILABLE ON RECONCILIATION DROP-DOWN - FEATURE MUST BE REQUESTED FOR YOUR AREA |
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Medication actions completed during the Outpatient Discharge process will appear on the Outpatient Visit Summary report.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in November 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on November 17, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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AUTOAMTED ADMISSION MRSA SWABS - LHSC ONLY |
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All patients admitted to LHSC will automatically have an MRSA q2 weeks order placed on their chart as per the universal screening protocols.
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SCREENING IS CAPTURED WITHIN REGISTRATION AND POWERFORMS AND APPEARS ON THE INFECTION CONTROL SUMMARY PAGE |
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The Infection Control page in PowerChart, FirstNet and SurgiNet is being enhanced to align screening questions and collection within Registration and PowerForms.
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CHANGES TO SUGGESTED ORDERS AND PROPOSED POWERPLANS |
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Read when they will be discontinued if not initiated or if they are not accepted or are rejected plus how to set a future date.
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DIAGNOSTIC NEUROLOGY FOLDER IN POWERCHART DISPLAYS CERTAIN RESULTS FROM LHSC AND ST. JOSEPH'S |
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PowerChart users will be able to view EEG and EMG results/reports in a new folder called Diagnostic Neurology in Clinical Documents and Reports plus a new view called Diagnostic Neurology in Results Review.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in October 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on October 20, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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CHANGE THE DEFAULT SUMMARY VIEWPOINT START PAGE IN POWERCHART AND FIRSTNET |
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You can now change the default start page in PowerChart and FirstNet to any page on the table of contents menu.
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PRESCRIPTION CHANGES |
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Prescription entry changes and prescription print changes will be implemented.
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ECG ORDERABLE REPORTING CHANGES FOR FOUR COUNTIES PATIENTS |
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A dictated result is viewable electronically in PowerChart as well as a link to the ECG once it is final.
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ECG ORDERABLE REPORTING CHANGES FOR STRATHROY PATIENTS |
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A dictated result is viewable electronically in PowerChart as well as a link to the ECG once it is final.
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CHANGES TO ALTERNATE LEVEL OF CARE ORDERS - LHSC AND ST. JOSEPH'S, OCT 1, 2015 |
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When an Alternate Level of Care (ALC) order is placed and there is not an existing active Social Work referral, a Social Work referral will automatically be placed in PowerChart.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in September 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on September 15, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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MPAGES UPGRADE - ADDITION OF VENUE FIELD - NEW VIEW FOR SCRATCH PAD |
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MPages were updated at the end of August.
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SIMPLIFIED ORDERING FOR PUMLMONARY FUCTIONS TESTS IN POWERCHARTE - LHSC ONLY |
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The ordering process when ordering Pulmonary Function (PF) tests in PowerChart at LHSC will be simplified.
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CLINICALCONNECT |
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The project team is facilitating ClinicalConnect access, starting September 2nd. This means that some users may notice the ClinicalConnect MPage on their accounts. This should not impact any other workflow.
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INFECTION CONTROL SUMMARY PAGE CHANGES COMING IN SEPTEMBER |
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In early September the Infection Control Summary page in PowerChart will be enhanced to include up to date Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) and Travel History Screening results.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in August 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on August 18, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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MYEXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS |
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Clicking the MyExperience icon on the toolbar allows the resident to change their position based on the role they are fulfilling currently.
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ECG ORDERABLE REPORTING CHANGES FOR WGH PATIENTS |
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A dictated result is viewable electronically in PowerChart as well as a link to the ECG once it is final.
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BLOOD PRODUCT OUTDATED SAMPLE ALERT AND ORDERING |
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When placing single orders and PowerPlans related to blood products for a patient with an outdated Group and Screen, the Blood Product Outdated Sample alert will appear.
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INFECTION CONTROL SUMMARY PAGE CHANGES COMING IN SEPTEMBER |
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In early September the Infection Control Summary page in PowerChart will be enhanced to include up to date Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) and Travel History Screening results.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in July 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on July 21, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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NEW COMPLIANCE CODE "STARTED IN SENDING HOSPITAL" |
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A new compliance reason "Started in Sending Hospital" is now available when documenting medications that were started in the sending hospital.
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TPN ADULT FORM CHANGE |
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A No/Yes prompt is now available to the Additives section of the form for Additional Zinc.
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BPMH "LEAVE MED HISTORY INCOMPLETE - FINISH LATER" CHECKBOX FOR POWERCHART AND SURGINET |
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When you are unable to document all medications for a patient, ensure Leave Med History Incomplete - Finish Later has been checked.
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STANDARDIZE DOSING FOR TRANEXAMIC ACID (IV) |
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Standardize dosing will eliminate pharmacists "modifying" a dose during verification to a measurable amount.
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POWERPLANS |
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A PowerPlan section has been added to the left-hand menu. To see a list of all PowerPlans across all sites, to request a new or require a change to a PowerPlan or print PowerPlans during downtime, choose PowerPlan and then Quick Guides on the list of options. |
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in April 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on April 21, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE NOTIFY ORDER FOR INPATIENT AND EMGERENCY |
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The job aid explains the new Nuclear Medicine Notify Order.
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NEW DISCONTINUE (FUTURE) TPN +/- LIPIDS ORDERS (LHSC, STEGH AND WGH only) |
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The job aid explains the new Discontinue (Future) TPN (excluding lipids) and Discontinue (Future) TPN and Lipids orders.
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PROPOSED ORDERS FROM PHAMACIST |
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Description:
All Pharmacists have been given the ability to write proposed medication orders to Providers. This access will be in addition to the existing Suggest Order used today.
What is the difference? Proposed orders activate immediately when accepted by the Provider. A suggested order typically comes in a PowerPlan which is reviewed and then entered by the provider.
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ECG ORDERABLE REPORTING CHANGE FOR STEGH PATIENTS |
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The job aids explains how a dictated result is viewable in PowerChart as well as a link to the ECG once it is final..
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in March 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on March 17, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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CANCEL DC REPLACES CANCEL/REORDER ON LBORATORY ORDERS |
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The job aids explains how Cancel DC replaces Cancel/Reorder on Laboratory orders.
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NEW PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULT ORDER - LHSCONLY |
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The job aid explains the new Palliative Care Consult order.
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CONSOLIDATED DIAGNOSES AND PROBLEM WIDGET |
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The job aid explains how to view and add Problems using the Consolidated Diagnoses and Problem widget.
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ALLIED HEALTH - Enhancement Features Going Live in February 2015 |
EHR ENHANCEMENTS SUMMARY |
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This summary document lists the electronic health record (EHR) enhancements going live on February 17, 2015. You can either open the summary document or view the individual sections broken out below.
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ED VIEW POINT WILL REPLACE ED SUMMARY (FirstNet Only)
FOR BOTH CLERICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH |
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The job aid explains how the ED View Point replaces the ED SummaryView.
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ED CLERKS NOW ABLE TO COMPLETE CONSULT ORDERS (FirstNet Only)
FOR CLERIAL STAFF |
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ED clerical staff will be able to right-click and complete the Consult To Physician order on the Orders page when the consulting service arrives to see the patient. This will trigger the consult icon on the FirstNet tracking board to change to Complete and communicate to all staff that the consulting service has arrived and assessed the patient. |