The Epic upgrade will take place on February 10, 2019. Epic August 2018 version Upgrade: Begins at 2:30 a.m. on 2/10/19 System will be available to users at 4:30 a.m. 2/10/19 Production lock down occurs from 2/5/19 thru 2/10/19 - user customization features will be unavailable during this time Epic Team Upgrade Command center opened from(...)
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BCU Research Update
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchOn January 28-31, Chris Sulmonte, project administrator the Biocontainment Unit, will be attending the American Society of Microbiology Biothreats Conference in Arlington, VA. His abstract “Developing a Statewide Education Program to Support a High Consequence Pathogen Preparedness Network” was accepted as both a poster and peer-to-peer presentation. Additionally, an abstract by Mark Romig and Lauren(...)
Epic Upgrade–3 Key New Features Worth Knowing
Posted by | Patient CareThe Epic upgrade will take place on February 10, 2019. Wide Screen View will be the workspace view for Outpatient Encounters Wide Screen view reduces clicks and scrolling and provides the best usable Epic experience Wide screen view will be the default and the only workspace view Ordering will be merged into a Visit Task(...)
Mathews Named Keynote Speaker for Lausanne University Hospital Event
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareSimon Mathews, assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and head of clinical innovation at the Armstrong Institute, recently delivered the keynote address at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland as part of the academic medical center's first annual quality and safety day. His presentation entitled, "Driving High Reliability in Hospital Quality and Safety: The Johns Hopkins(...)
JHM Clinical Award Winners
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareCongratulations to the following members of the Department of Medicine who were named 2018 recipients of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams by the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians. These awards were created to honor the physicians and care teams who embody the best in clinical excellence. The following winners(...)
Celebrating the Holidays
Posted by | Patient CareTo celebrate the holidays, the BCU team threw a party at Urban Axes Baltimore on Saturday, December 15. With 33 attendees, this team building exercise was a huge success and allowed staff members in different functional areas to get to know one another better. With tournaments to test BCU members' axe throwing skills, this was(...)
Aucott Named Chair of Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareJohns Aucott, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named the chair of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services advisory committee established by Congress in the 21st Century Cures Act. The group aims to provide subject matter expertise and to review federal efforts related to all tick-borne diseases,(...)
Why We Give: Tara Sakraida Parker and Richard Parker
Posted by | Administration, Patient CareExcerpted from “Investing in Genius” by Sue DePasquale in the Holiday 2018 Issue of Breakthrough magazine. Most kids bounce back from a bout with a sore throat or a cold within a week. But not Tara Sakraida Parker. Throughout her childhood years growing up in Oregon, she was chronically sick—with tonsillitis, sinusitis and ear infections.(...)
Fingerhood and Alvanzo Recognized at Bloomberg American Health Summit
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareMichael Fingerhood, associate professor in the Division of Chemical Dependence, and Anika Alvanzo, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, were named two of ten heroes recognized by Michael Bloomberg at the inaugural Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington D.C. The summit took place on November 29-30 to bring together innovators and policymakers from(...)
Roth Named to Maryland Commission on Aging
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareDavid Roth, professor in the Division of Geriatrics, was named a member of the Maryland Commission on Aging by Governor Larry Hogan. He will serve a four-year term that began July 1, 2017.