Epic Tip of the Week: July 10, 2020

FYI: Quarterly Epic Upgrade July 16, 2020

Inpatient & Ambulatory: Less Cluttered Problem List [NEW LOOK – Effective 7/16/20]

Labels removed from several button icons reduces wrapping and scrolling in the Problem List section and provides consistency with other locations in Epic.

Inpatient & Ambulatory: Turn off Duplicative Secure Chat Notifications [NEW FEATURE - Effective 7/16/20]

• Update Desktop Notification Settings by clicking on the settings icon in the Secure Chat Activity to eliminate duplicative Secure Chat Hyperspace notifications when using Haiku, Canto or Rover.
• Move the pop-up notifications on the screen and messages will appear in that location moving forward.

Inpatient & Ambulatory: Secure Chat – Opt-In Groups [NEW FEATURE – 7/16/20]

• Users can join an “opt-in” group if they currently do not have the ability to sign into a department or group (e.g. all ambulatory users) to communicate with others at your facility.
• Opt-in groups permit users to receive Connexall alarms and alerts via PC and mobile devices (Haiku/Canto/Rover).
• To create an opt-in group submit a Jira enhancement request to the Johns Hopkins Epic Team or contact your local Clinical Informatics representative.
• The Tip Sheet can be found here.

Inpatient & Ambulatory: Edit Notes While Cosigning with Attestation [KEY CHANGE - effective 7/16/2020]

Click the pencil icon to edit cosign-required notes during attestation without taking over authorship of the note and without leaving the attestation workflow.

Ambulatory: LOS Automatic Speed Buttons [Key Change - Effective 7/16/20]

• Epic automatically creates speed buttons for clinicians who have not set this up on their own. The codes will reflect the users most commonly used levels of service.
• Modify speed buttons by clicking on the wrench:
  1. Click on the wrench
  2. Click +Add for a box
  3. Enter a caption for the button and a level of service
  4. Click Accept on the Edit LOS Speed Button window
  5. Click Accept on the Speed Button selection window

Screenshots of the above can be found here.

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