Maryland Confidential Morbidity Report Available in Hyperspace The report can be found under More Activity (bottom left of workspace) or by using the Chart Search at the top right of the screen - “DHMH 1140 – Confidential Morbidity Report.” Users complete the report and generate a PDF, which is saved to the Media Tab of(...)
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Epic Tip of the Week: October 4, 2019
Posted by | Patient CareEpic Upgrade: October 3, 2019 Go-Live for version May 2019 Epic Upgrade – In Basket [New Look]: Assigning Responsibility When Forwarding When forwarding messages, click the empty circle next to a recipient’s name to assign responsibility. A solid circle means a recipient already has responsibility. Epic Upgrade – Haiku or Canto [New Feature]: Close a(...)
BCU Update: National Preparedness Month
Posted by | Patient CareSeptember is National Preparedness Month, which encourages Americans to focus on preparing for emergencies and making plans to protect their health. It's not too late to start planning for emergencies like hurricanes, lengthy power outages and more. A few simple preparations like stocking up on nonperishable foods, water and medical supplies could make a big(...)
Epic Tip of the Week: September 20, 2019
Posted by | Patient CareEpic Upgrade: October 3, 2019 Go-Live for version May 2019 Epic Upgrade – Schedule: Filter Appointments by Status in the Schedule Click the “Filter by Status” button to apply filters or change which appointments display The number to the right of the button shows how many appointments are hidden Epic Upgrade – In Basket [New(...)
MedHacks Medical Hackathon
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchMedHacks is the national medical hackathon hosted annually by Johns Hopkins University and brings together hundreds of talented entrepreneurs, software developers and medical students to tackle tough challenges in healthcare. For this year's event, there is interest in increasing collaboration across the Johns Hopkins' campuses and getting ideas from providers on areas of need that could be addressed during the hackathon.(...)
All In to Improve Patient Safety
Posted by | Patient Care, Vice Chair ContributorsRecently, the Johns Hopkins Hospital Safety Department reported that the Department of Medicine met the challenge of complete engagement in improving the culture of safety. As of August 31, every DOM inpatient unit, every ambulatory practice that took the Fall 2018 Safety Culture Survey and the Osler Medical Residency has implemented an action plan to(...)
Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Call for Nominations
Posted by | Leadership, Patient CareThe Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence will accept nominations for its 2020 class until September 20, 2019. The mission of the academy is to recognize and promote clinical excellence at Johns Hopkins and beyond for the benefit of the individuals and communities that we serve. Since its inception in 2009, the academy has been(...)
Epic Tip of the Week: Sept 6, 2019
Posted by | Patient CareEpic Upgrade Overview Sessions: October 3 Go-Live version May 2019 The virtual sessions will be held the week of September 16-20, 2019 Ambulatory: 9/16 10-11 a.m. Zoom meeting link: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/527100841 Zoom call in info: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York), Meeting ID: 527 100 841 9/18 9:30-10:30 a.m. Zoom meeting link: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/908608509 Zoom call in info: +1 646 558(...)
August Drills with MedStar
Posted by | Patient CareOur BCU team has been strengthening partnerships within our state assessment hospitals and frontline facilities this past month. Several members of our team observed and evaluated a full functional drill at MedStar Southern Maryland in Clinton, demonstrating their activation operations in the early hours of the morning. Our team collaborated with Southern Maryland’s emergency management(...)
Epic Tip of the Week: August 23, 2019
Posted by | Patient CareInpatient - Removal of “Initiate Hypothermia Protocol” Stand-Alone Order The "JHH-BMC ICU Adult Targeted Temperature Management Focused" order set should be selected. The stand-alone order for "Initiate Hypothermia Protocol" will be removed. A screenshot of the above can be found here. Epic Training Portal link