Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
MedHacks 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… Read More »MedHacks Medical Hackathon
Recently, the Johns Hopkins Hospital Safety Department reported that the Department of Medicine met the challenge of complete engagement in improving the culture of safety.… Read More »All In to Improve Patient Safety
The Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence will accept nominations for its 2020 class until September 20, 2019. The mission of the academy is to… Read More »Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Call for Nominations
Epic 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.… Read More »Epic Tip of the Week: Sept 6, 2019
Our BCU team has been strengthening partnerships within our state assessment hospitals and frontline facilities this past month. Several members of our team observed and… Read More »August Drills with MedStar
Inpatient - 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… Read More »Epic Tip of the Week: August 23, 2019
New Ambulatory Referral to Gilchrist Hospice Refer to Gilchrist Hospice at GBMC by entering the order Ambulatory Referral to Hospice (REF35). The appropriate location must… Read More »Epic Tip of the Week: August 9, 2019
Jeanne Clark, professor and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, recently accepted an invitation to serve as the co-chair of the Look AHEAD study.… Read More »Clark Serves as Co-Chair of Look AHEAD Study
The U.S. News & World Report 2019-20 Best Hospitals list once again showcased an impressive number of Department of Medicine specialties. While unsurprising, the results are… Read More »7 DOM Specialties Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Updates Historically documented data on smoking status or PHQ-2 score do not display immediately on the SDOH wheel. This data… Read More »Epic Tip of the Week: July 26, 2019