Inpatient - Antiemetic Order Warning A warning appears for PRN med orders, with a reason of “nausea” or “vomiting,” when there is more than one antiemetic ordered for a patient. A PRN indication and “order of use” is required to prevent nurses from functioning outside their scope of practice. The warning will affect orders for(...)
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Epic Tip of the Week: May 31, 2019
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory - Change to Medication Reconciliation Warning [Effective May 30, 2019] Previously, the medication reconciliation requirement was satisfied when the ‘Mark as Reviewed’ button was clicked. A qualified user must be the last user to perform medication reconciliation. The updated warning will trigger when: Medications have not been reviewed during the encounter, OR The last(...)
High Consequence Pathogen Preparedness Workshop
Posted by | Patient CareOn May 15-16, 2019, the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit–in collaboration with the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC)–hosted a comprehensive workshop on high consequence pathogen preparedness. Approximately 150 individuals from around the country attended, bringing together expertise in critical care, nursing, public health, administration, medical transport and laboratory operations. The two-day workshop featured several(...)
Epic Tip of the Week: May 2019 Week 3
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory - MDPCP Registry Indicator Replaces ACO Registry Indicator on Patient Header The Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP) replaces the current ACO indicator on the patient header. This allows primary care practices participating in the program to easily identify Medicare patients attributed to their practice. Ambulatory - New Rheumatology Activity Rheumatology tools are no longer(...)
Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams
Posted by | Leadership, Patient CareThe Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians launched the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams five years ago in order to celebrate individuals and groups who consistently demonstrate excellence in their clinical work. Please consider nominating your colleagues from the Department of Medicine. The deadline is Friday, May 24. The awards feature six(...)
Epic Tip of the Week: May 2019 Week 2
Posted by | Patient CareAmbulatory - Select Diagnosis More Easily in the Associate Diagnosis Window [effective May 16, 2019] Quickly add diagnoses using all of the available speed lists in the associate diagnosis window. In addition to the problem list drop down menu, providers can select from the common diagnosis preference list as well as diagnoses previously entered for the(...)
Songs and Stories from Hospice
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Page Urges UN Security Council to Declare Venezuela Humanitarian Crisis
Posted by | Patient CareLast month, Kathleen Page, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, gave testimony at the United Nations Security Council regarding the dire healthcare crisis in Venezuela that has lead to shortages in medications, supplies and services which threaten public health. In her remarks, she made recommendations based on findings published in her recent Lancet article.(...)
2019 Clinical Retreat Recap
Posted by | Patient CareThank you to everyone who participated in today's Second Annual Department of Medicine Clinical Retreat. It was an inspiring morning beginning with a talk from our guest speaker Gurpreet Dhaliwal from UCSF, followed by opening remarks featuring some of our clinical successes over the past year from Mark Anderson, patient stories from members of the(...)
Epic Tip of the Week May 2019 Week 1
Posted by | Patient CareInpatient [JHBMC] - Edmonton Frail Scale System List [effective May 7, 2019] JHBMC has a system list for patients who are at high risk for falls, as calculated by the Edmonton Frail Scale. This assessment is documented during an outpatient visit on the Edmonton Frailty Flowsheet. If a patient scores six or greater, they will(...)