Inpatient & Ambulatory:
Procedure eConsent Updates [Effective May, 1, 2023] Important Change!!
- Key Points:
- The newly harmonized JHM Informed Consent Policy will go live.
- Witness signature requirement is removed, except when obtaining a consent by telephone.
- Electronic signatures can be obtained by using a mouse, signature pad, or computer generated via MyChart.
- Paper consents are still available for use.
- New Consent templates include:
- Procedural Consent (in-Office) – For procedures performed during a clinic visit.
- Procedural Consent (ED) – For procedures performed in the ED.
- Procedural Consent (OR/Invasive – Panel 1) – For all other surgical/invasive procedures. Formerly labeled New Procedural Consent (Non-ED).
- Procedural Consent (OR/Invasive – Panel 2) – For combo cases when consenting for procedures performed by the secondary service.
- Review the blog post and check out the E-Consent Workflow.
Having Trouble with Dragon?
- If your cursor is moving around, your dictation box opens unexpectedly, text is populating the dictation box or wrong field, remember to first “Anchor Speech Focus”:
- Click on Flame icon => Options => General => Click “Anchor Speech Focus…” OR
- Verbally say “Anchor Speech Focus” OR Ctrl + Alt + A
- A lock symbol displays on the microphone indicator
- Dictation Tip: Turn on the microphone with the cursor in the document to be dictated
-Turn your microphone off when navigating the chart
- Watch the Anchor Speech Focus 2 min. video, review more Dragon tips, the Anchor Speech Focus PPT, and the blog post here.
Unsigned/Unpended Orders are Deleted when Tapping-Out Warning!!
- Remember to ‘Sign’ or ‘Save Work’ before Tapping-Out or your orders are deleted.
- This will also occur if you leave your workstation idle for 15 minutes.
- Alternatively, use your mouse to close charts or log out of Epic to prevent loss of work.
- You will receive a prompt asking if you would like to Discard, Save Work, or Go Back.
- Review the blog post here.
Epic is hosting free “Efficiency Hour” Webinars [May 16, 2023 thru June 5, 2023]
- These are 1-hour efficiency sessions offered by Epic in Verona, WI (not specific to Johns Hopkins Medicine).
They have been very well reviewed by prior attendees.
- 0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit and 0.1 CEUs from UPCEA through the University of Wisconsin.
- See https://www.epicearth.com/home/efficiencyhour and choose one of several opportunities to attend the topics below:
- Inpatient:
- Provider Review Workflows
- Provider Notes and Orders
- Outpatient:
- Reviewing Patient Information
- Ordering and Preference lists
- Managing Your In Basket
- Documentation/Notes
- Inpatient:
Ambulatory:
Chaperone Documentation for Non-GYN-OB Practices [Effective May 1, 2023]
- A new “Chaperone Present” column can be added to the multiprovider schedule which pulls in the Chaperone information documented in the Rooming tab.
- If the name of the Chaperone is not documented, the provider receives a warning when signing the visit.
- Review the tip sheet and blog post here.
Targeted Patient Outreach to Help Close Care Gaps!
- The first “Monthly Annual Wellness Campaign” targets patients overdue for their annual wellness visits.
- Displays in the Snapshot, This Visit [sidebar], Health Maintenance, and Longitudinal Plan of Care reports.
- View in the Current Campaign column in the My Panel Metric Drilldown report of the Amb Physician Default Dashboard.
- Review the tip sheet and blog post here.
Non-Urgent Medical Advice Disclaimer Displays in MyChart [Effective May 4, 2023]
- Patients will see a disclaimer to call 911 for immediate assistance to prevent inappropriate urgent messaging, especially during evenings and weekends when offices are closed.
- Review the blog post here.
-Juliet Allen, MSN, RN, Business Solutions Analyst, Health IT Optimization & User Wellbeing
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