[MEDITECH-L] MUSE 2007 - GL Presentations

As you are aware by now, the 2007 International Muse conference is May 29 - June 1 in San Diego. In preparation for the GL Show & Tell and JAM sessions, I am looking for interesting uses of Meditech's GL module. From previous Meditech-L responses, I have come up with the following possible top

[MEDITECH-L] re:meditech_l Automatic link to a note from an intervention

We have built canned text notes for education/teaching so all disciplines follow the same format for documenting education. We have interventions that include teaching and education for patients that are in care plans and can be added as needed. We asked Meditech for a custom that each time the nur

[MEDITECH-L] BacT/Alert 3D with Observa

We are currently interfacing this instrument now. It is important to know that it is manual download to the analyzer. Someone must receive it and download in Meditech. We have been told that to do a dynamic download is a custom interface and would require an additional cost. After speaking with

[MEDITECH-L] Show & Tell/JAM Session Volunteers

It's that time again. International MUSE 2007 is fast approaching and I'm putting out feelers for fellow lab folk who are willing to share their experiences, both good and bad, wild and wooly as we are all eager to hear what has been going on for the last year. There are some really neat thing

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Infection Control software

Hi Brian, We use Stericycle (http://www.stericycle.com/). It does HL7 or batch and we use it for Meditech LAB, ADT, OR (our OR is Piscis). I did not implement it but the lady besides me did (Nancy). If you have any questions let me know and I will pass them along to her

[MEDITECH-L] Combining attributes

I am trying to find an attribute that will allow me to stop in one field based on a "Y" answer in another field. I also want the second field to use the mousetribute that alternates between Y & N. So far I have only been able to get one or the other to work but not both. IFE=IF{[ANS,"EDMTR04"]

[MEDITECH-L] Signing and Printing MS Word Reports

We are on C/S 5.5 SR2 and have two issues related to our MS Word reports from radiology. I am hoping someone has run into this and has the solution. 1. With a small percentage of two page reports, Meditech does not print the page 2 header on the second page of the MS Word document. The RTF docume

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Migrating from Meditech Magic to Meditech ClientServer

We're not (yet) making the transition, but I have to ask Why? Magic is more stable, has many features not available in C/S, takes up less real estate, takes fewer people to support, costs much less when hardware is taken into account, and does not require weekly reboots. Yes, I know there are

RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops!

Is there any Client Server site live with full EDM, including PD? Thank you, Katie Kathryn Wohnoutka PCS/EDM Application IS Specialist Citizens Memorial Healthcare 1500 N. Oakland Bolivar, Missouri 65613 phone:  417-328-6609 fax:  417-777-7157 pager:  800-801-2988 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[MEDITECH-L] CDS Attribute

I would like an attribute for a "PHA ADMIN CRITERIA" type CDS that will divide the numbers from 2 queries and display the answer in the 3rd query. We want it to calculate in this way Query1(divided by)Query2=Query3. All 3 queries are "Q" type and 6 characters in length. How would you write thi

RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops!

Cindy and all We experienced the same thing as Cindy and her site. After being up for a year with everything but PD Administration decided to "ditch" everything except Depart(PDI), and the tracker. Very unsettling for those who put so much time and energy into a project. Carrie -Original

[MEDITECH-L] Quest VPN

Please help. I am trying to find someone who has set up the networking portion of a Meditech to Quest Labs VPN. Our network admin is unable to get this working in spite of the best efforts of Quest to help. Thanks for any assistance. -- Bill Palmer Financial Coordinator, Information Sys Mid-C

RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops!

Hello Carrie: Did they give you reasons for taking it down? I understand what you mean about unsettling.It is very discouraging. Hang in there! Have a great day. Cindy Cindy Snyder RN Clinical Systems Analyst Howard Regional Health System Kokomo, IN 46901 (765) 453-8321 The opinions

RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops!

I knew that the ED director had concerns related to the MAR but I had not been told they were considering 'pulling the plug' until the morning it was going to go down and I heard it from a staff person. So, there was no discussion, etc. It just was decided by the ED director without any MIS input.

[MEDITECH-L] C/S Physician Portal

We are C/S 5.5.2. We are looking at Physician Portal applications. Please let me know what portal you are using, how long it took to implement, if you are using PCM or POM with the portal and how it was received by your physicians. Thanks for your input. Debby Vifquain IS Project/Operations Ma

[MEDITECH-L] CWS CDS Help

Hi all - I need some help with a CDS in CWS. We've been asked to build the CDS so that several different times can be entered - for example, if the appt is with the doctor at 1000, the clinic needs to be be able to enter a time 40 minutes prior to that , and then at another slot, 20 minutes prior t

RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops!

We have been live with EDM for 3 years now. We are going to begin PD in August I believe. Holly Winchester, RN Clinical Application Specialist Information Systems Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (217)258/348-4073 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Weaver, Carrie [mailto:[EMAIL

[MEDITECH-L] Posting a Position

Organization: St. James Mercy Health (Hornell, NY) Job Title: Director of Information Systems Status: Full Time Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field is required. Masters degree preferred 5 years experience in Information Technology in a hospital setting

[MEDITECH-L] eCredentialing

Hello, We are starting to investigate the various credentialing software vendors that are out there, and we wondered which facilities are using eCredentialing and which software product is used. We are a Regional C/S facility using 5.5.2, and manual process has become very unwieldy to say the l

FW: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops!

We have been live about 18 months with Tracker, POM for procedures, department and phyiscian charging, Nursing Documentation, Historical Meds, Admit Requests. While we are still refining these functions, the department has come around and I might even say embraces them. I know ED, Lab and RAd

[MEDITECH-L] NUR/BMV

Would someone be willing to give me an estimate on how much time they spend training new staff on how to use NUR/BMV? We will be implementing these new modules this year and are trying to budget for nursing training time. Thanks---Sandy Sandra Riggers, RN BSN Solutions Development Analyst S

RE: [MEDITECH-L] eMAR - Magic 5.6...

Hi Jean, We loaded a few weeks ago. I never got a chance to turn it on. I am EXTREMELY dissappointed with meditech. I would love to hear what it was that was not working. Feel free to call David Dickason RN Nursing Informatics Specialist ThompsonHealth Canandaigua, NY 585.396.6041

[MEDITECH-L] Bedside Med Verification and eMAR

Hello, We are a Client Server 5.5 sr2 site interested in speaking with anyone who has implemented Bedside Med. Verification and eMAR. Did you have a checklist or process order that you used to decide to go live with each of these modules? If so, would you be willing to share it? We are also

[MEDITECH-L] Medical Necessity and Outpatients

Anyone out there utilizing Medical Necessity checking on outpatient types only? Sheral Graham Senior Consultant IBM Healthlink Solutions cell: 541-680-3239 [EMAIL PROTECTED]=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To subscribe or unsubscribe to the meditech-l, visit MTUsers.COM. To check the stat

[MEDITECH-L] SCA implementation

Has anyone in the lower SE (Florida, Georgia Alabama, and South Carolina) implemented the Meditech scanning and archiving module (C/S) that archives to a SAN? Randall I Hulette, PMP Project Manager Halifax Community Health System - 303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 3

[MEDITECH-L] MMC and Centralized Community Scheduling

Dear Meditech L, Meadville Medical Center is considering doing Centralized Scheduling with CWS. We have about 10 departments online today with approximately 71 users. None of the scheduling is truly centralized. * Has anyone ever created a truly "centralized scheduling" department? *

[MEDITECH-L] Titration of Meds and eMAR

Hello, We are 5.61 Magic and getting ready to roll out eMAR on our 2nd unit which does a lot of titrations. We are wondering how other sites using (at any release) are handling the titration of medications and documentation on eMAR. Any information would be very helpful. Thanks! Kimbe

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Audit Report For Electronic Signing

Please post to list . Thanks Lynn Coubrough Applications Analyst Information Services The Scarborough Hospital 3050 Lawrence Avenue East Scarborough, ON M1P 2V5 416-431-8200 x6556 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: meditech-l@MTUsers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

[MEDITECH-L] Open Position - Network Administrator

We currently have an opening for a: Title Network Administrator #32-07 Category Information Systems Date Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 Description Information Systems; Full-time salaried position; 8am-4pm with weekends as needed; 75 hours per two-week pay period. Requires Bachelor's deg

[MEDITECH-L] Medispan Dose Range Check

Hello all, We are a magic site upgrading from 5.4 sr3 to 5.61. Has anyone implemented the new Dose Range Check & Medispan Dose Check disk which was made available with the 5.5 sr2 upgrade? Is it worth investigating, or would it be better to stick with our user created ranges? Cindy Strasser

[MEDITECH-L] Help with a total attribute/macro

I need some help with a total attribute. I built a DVT risk assessment screen. I built a macro tath defines all the values on the Y/N type queries on the screen. I called this macro on the attributes on each of the Y/N queries. The macro and attributes do work. The total does appear in the

[MEDITECH-L] - TRAINING FOR NEW EMPLOYEES FOR ADMISSIONS

Does anyone have a procedure for Admission training that they would like to share or training policies for Admissions...I have just taken over training in our department and would love to hear some suggestions? Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject as Admission Training or you can si

[MEDITECH-L] Dell Servers running Magic

Is anyone running Meditech Magic on Dell servers? If so did you purchase them through JJ Wild or on your own? If you purchased them on your own did you have any issues configuring them to run Meditech? Thank you for your time. Frank __ Frank Scafidi Vice

[MEDITECH-L] pycis and meditech documentation

Any of you out there who is familiar with pycis and meditech I need to know how you set up your documentation.did you document preaadmit testing and day surgery assessments all in pycis and if so how did you get that information over to meditech. Also, with all the changes how does your pycis

[MEDITECH-L] nursing documentation revision help

We are revising our nursing documentation. We want to redefine our assessments into levels. And utilize a cds for the plan of care(much like working from a problem list. Do away with about 300 intervention and streamline our documentation process. We want someone to come on site to assess what w

[MEDITECH-L] Bold font within an MV array...

Is it possible to bold a single "field" within an MV array? If so, how.. Kevin McConnell, PharmD. Clinical Consultant (713)480-6810 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.RPhInformatics.com <> =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= To s

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Magic site--P/P question

To my way of thinking, earned hours are paid at the rate the employee receives at the time the hours are used, unless policy states otherwise.l Any possible savings to the institution would, it seems to me, be outweighed by the employee dissatisfaction that would result from such a strategy. We c

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Sumter Regional Hospital

Living as close to Americus as I do, I'm ashamed that I didn't bring this up earlier. Sumter Regional is a fantastic facility staffed with wonderful people and the town of Americus is full of historic buildings that were damaged. At this point, the following items are needed to help continue with

[MEDITECH-L] Dictionary Audit Trail (NPR)

Has anyone out there developed an NPR report that can be run to gather information from the MIS.DICT.AUDIT dpm. What I am looking for is a more compact way of running a report to determine who had made modifications to certain dictionaries based on a time line. Similar to the standard report b

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Facesheet faxing

I am using NPR reports - our physicians did not like getting a copy every time the registration was touched. Dee Ramirez Delnor-Community Hospital (630) 208-4251 -Original Message- From: meditech-l@mtusers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hammer, Mary Jane Sent: Monday, March 05

RE: [MEDITECH-L] daylight savings time patch for magic osal

I checked with Meditech and they said that we need to load the patch. Michelle Michelle Precourt LIS Coordinator The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 215-590-5466 >>> "hmhlist muse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/05/2007 11:20:19 AM >>> I would not think we need to do anything to the osal as Meditech

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Point of Sale Software

Our Gift Shop, Campus Convenience Store, and Specialty Cancer/Home Medical Equipment Stores use the WinRetail/TradeWinds programs from a vendor called JDS Solutions (www.winretail.com ). The actual registers are PC based with peripherals. The back-office database is co

RE: [MEDITECH-L] How do you handle employees looking at their ownrecords?

We do the same procedure in place. Chris Anderson MIS Director Moore County Hospital District 806-934-7873 (Office) 806-934-7872 (Fax) Visit our website at www.mchd.net From: meditech-l@MTUsers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lovelace, Chuck Sent: Mon

[MEDITECH-L] Payroll Benefit Report

Good Morning, I'm trying to write a report that will show each employee what there benefits were for 2006. It's a form letter that shows Medical Insurance - (Employee Cost) for the year Dental Insurance - (Employee Cost) for the year 401K- (Employee Cost) for the year an

RE: [MEDITECH-L] CS 5.5 - Wondering how other hospitals handle PT?

We are Client Server 5.5 SR2 and last year we implemented PCS in our Outpt PT. It is like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. We auto-discharge Recurring patients at the end of every month for billing purposes, and this is a huge problem for PT because each month the have to add a ne

RE: [MEDITECH-L] CS 5.5 - Wondering how other hospitals handle OP PT?

We have three hospital and we are using Meditech Community Wide Scheduling for all three hospitals Outpatient PT. The users are happy with it. -Original Message- From: meditech-l@MTUsers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wiltshire, Sandi Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 6:57 AM To: