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Ambulatory Updates: May 27, 2022

May 26, 2022

Monkeypox The Maryland Department of Health urges Maryland clinicians to follow the “Identify, Isolate and Inform” paradigm for possible monkeypox:  Identify - Monkeypox should be considered in the differential for patients presenting with skin lesions, even in the absence of known travel. Symptoms may include fever, headache, muscle aches, lymphadenopathy, and a rash that may […]

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Herzke to Step Down as Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations

December 3, 2021

Dr. Carrie Herzke will step down from her role as vice chair for inpatient operations in February to become Chief Medical Officer for the Charleston Division of the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Herzke came to Hopkins after completing an internal medicine-pediatrics residency at Duke University. She joined the faculty in 2008 as an […]

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Herzke and Peairs Named Vice Chairs

December 4, 2020

Drs. Carrie Herzke and Kimberly Peairs have been promoted to vice chairs in the Department of Medicine. After over five years of serving as Associate Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations, Dr. Carrie Herzke, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, will become Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations. The move recognizes her extraordinary efforts […]

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Dragon Medical One Rollout

November 9, 2018

Beginning November 14, the voice recognition software Dragon Medical One will be available for all physician and APP Epic users across JHM to use to dictate notes directly into Epic. In pilot testing, many providers have felt that this has made it much easier and faster to enter Epic notes. Providers can use their cell phones […]

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Patient Travel and Prescriber Updates

June 15, 2018

Guidance Regarding Travel to Certain Countries Outside the U.S. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently experiencing an outbreak of Ebola virus disease, and Nigeria has recently experienced ongoing transmission of Lassa fever. It is important to identify and isolate patients under investigation for viral hemorrhagic fever when they arrive at a Hopkins hospital […]

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Improving Provider Satisfaction

May 11, 2018

Over the course of the last 18 months, you’ve likely heard many conversations about topics relating to Joy in Medicine, provider satisfaction and clinician burnout. Whether at Grand Rounds, during a DOM focus group, in a school-wide survey or from a podcast by the dean, you’ve heard that burnout is a very real issue nationally […]

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Epic Upgrade on September 10

September 7, 2017

Over the next few days, our Epic environment will be upgraded to the most current version of the Epic software. This newest version of the product reflects many of the enhancements we have recently requested, and we are grateful for the contributions of our physicians, nurses and all healthcare professionals in defining these emerging requirements. […]

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Why Answer Documentation Queries?

July 20, 2017

How the state, payors and patients view the quality of care provided by the DOM depends on it. Moreover, this assessment increasingly determines reimbursement. Consider Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions (MHACs): 46 potentially preventable conditions monitored by the state. At current pace, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, including the DOM, may face a $7-10 million penalty for […]

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Updates to CRISP Access

April 20, 2017

We are writing to inform you of several changes being made across Johns Hopkins Medicine to improve access to and broaden the number of users of the Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients (CRISP), Maryland's statewide health information exchange. These changes will be effective on March 13 at noon and are outlined below. Current […]

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What Happens When the Weather is Bad?

January 19, 2017

Now in the cold days of January, winter storms are always a possibility. This is the time to review the Inclement Weather guidelines. Below is the updated version sent by Ambulatory Services. These policies apply to ambulatory clinics. Decisions regarding closures are made by the Incident Command Team with leadership representation present for JHH, Bayview and […]

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Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D - William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D is the William Osler Professor of Medicine, director of the Department of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and physician-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital... read more »

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