RE: [MEDITECH-L] CWS and third party imaging

2007-04-25 Thread Lovelace, Chuck
Article ID: 2979 The following attributes can be used in order to calculate the patient's Body Mass Index. The BMI is calculated by taking the patients weight (in kgs) and dividing the weight by the patients height (in meters) squared. The following attribute will allow this attribute to work o

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Magic 5.61 Attribute to jump from one NUR CDS toanother

2007-04-25 Thread Davis Daniel - Southern Hills
Mike, Pop ups are what we have been able to develop to handle the situation you are talking about. If you don't like using them then you must build everything into one CDS and use the Iatrics "Skippy" macro to navigate around. It is a complex issue either way you slice it. Daniel Davis

[MEDITECH-L] Process when Patient info entered incorrectly

2007-04-25 Thread Baugh, Ron
Our organization is currently reviewing its process for identification and follow up of electronic patient information entered on the wrong patient's record (wrong account # or wrong unit #). I would like to know how others deal with this issue. Specifically: 1) How do you identify that in

[MEDITECH-L] PCS RN Care Redesign Lead

2007-04-25 Thread Patricia Aalbregtse
CTG HealthCare Solutions (CTGHS), a leader in the healthcare information technology consulting industry, has several immediate openings for experienced Meditech Client-Server Care Redesign and Implementation Consultants with RN or equivalent Clinical background with strong PCS and related Clin Doc

[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: [MEDITECH-L] UB04 Print Problems]]

2007-04-25 Thread Howard Chase
Original Message Subject: Re: [Fwd: [MEDITECH-L] UB04 Print Problems] Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:03:08 -0400 From: Daniel Blais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Howard Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gary: We have been successful with printing the new UB04 form

[MEDITECH-L] Care Planning

2007-04-25 Thread Ann Duncan
Hello all, Does anyone use interventions rather than Process Plans for care planning in Meditech? We are trying to find a more user-friendly way to manage care plans than process plans which seem very time consuming and complicated for the nurses to actually use as they should. We have though

[MEDITECH-L] Positions in Montana

2007-04-25 Thread McMahon, Anita
On behalf of my director: St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center is currently recruiting for 5 IT positions: 2 Network Administrators, 1 Interface/Data Administrator, 1 Tech & 1 Analyst. http://www.saintpatrick.org/index.php?view=main.jobline St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences C

[MEDITECH-L] Attribute Help

2007-04-25 Thread Patricia Standifer
Hi all, I am attempting to write an attribute so that if the user answers "Y" to the patient is at risk for fall they are flagged to perform an action but if they answer the prior query "N" they receive a reminder that the patient must be placed on fall precautions. IFE=IF{[ANS,"NURFALL1"]|0="

[MEDITECH-L] What does your hospital use for Linen inventory?

2007-04-25 Thread Lesa Gorman
Hello, What software does your hospital use for Linen inventory? We would like to streamline our process and are hoping there are some suggestions. Lesa Gorman Systems Analyst Central Michigan Community Hospital (989) 772-6852 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***Note: The information contained in this

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Auto print of nursing interventionsex:dischargesummaries, data bases

2007-04-25 Thread Castillo, Cristina
Hi Debbie, I'm in the middle of testing 5.6. For missing documentation that's printed in a historical format, ask for DTS 8385. I would say that it was partially corrected. I am still having issues on some of the CDS, it didn't print the query responses while some did (on a 24 hour period). I a

FW: [MEDITECH-L] MRSA and VRE

2007-04-25 Thread Freeman, Gale
Here's what I got from our Bacti Supervisor Here's how we handle MRSA and VRE'S: We created a separate organism for each of these (different mnemonics from Staph aureus and other enterococci). We also created a prompt and attach it directly to the organisms. The prompt is to log whether growt

[MEDITECH-L] A Hot Meditech Requirement....

2007-04-25 Thread Ryan Strauss
Hi, This is Ryan Strauss, a Recruiter from Summit HR Worldwide.I am new to this group.There is a hot opening for candidates with knowledge in Meditech in the U.S. Please feel free to contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I also request you to refer any of your friends for this position. *JOB REQU

[MEDITECH-L] attribute help

2007-04-25 Thread Lorraine Greene
Hi everyone, Hoping someone could help with an attribute to pull from a multiple query to a multiple query on a CDS. I cannot seem to get this to work. I know Meditech says not to do this, but I know it has been done. Please HELP! Lorraine Greene RN Clinical Informations Systems Coordinator

RE: [MEDITECH-L] UB04 Print Problems

2007-04-25 Thread mcurtt
Please post to list. We have experienced the same issue. Marilyn Curttright SwedishAmerican Health System Rockford, IL _ From: meditech-l@mtusers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Ring Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 9:47 AM To: meditech-l@mtusers.com Subject: [MEDI

[MEDITECH-L] Par Excellence for Capturing Supply Charges

2007-04-25 Thread Chris Ford
Hi All, Can anyone using the Par Excellence (PAR Select) system for capturing supply transactions please let me know if it meets the needs of your hospital. We would like to use it in our inpatient locations for capturing patient supply charges. Please respond with likes and dislikes. W

[MEDITECH-L] ORM - Making SCH to PRE

2007-04-25 Thread Warren Matiko
For those of you Live or Testing the Operating Room Module, What is your procedure for moving Scheduled Accounts in the OR Scheduling to PRE Status? Do your OR Schedulers do this routine or Is it part of Admission - Scheduling? How many days in advance of surgery Do you move this accounts to a P

RE: [MEDITECH-L] LH500 & Lantronix questions?

2007-04-25 Thread Gevaert, Gary
No Problem; two things confused me in the original statement below: 1. You use special cabling for your analyzers with a UDS-10? a. One of the beneficial reasons we went with the UDS-10's is so that we could use standard, off the shelf, serial cables. We have done this

RE: [MEDITECH-L] LH500 & Lantronix questions?

2007-04-25 Thread Gary Hall
I was incorrect on the second statement. The UDS-10s are directly on the wire, not feeding into a Digi. On the first item, that's a revelation -- I wonder if we've been over-killing trying to build customized cables. Not being the network person, but the software guy, I've found during this hook-

[MEDITECH-L] DIGI Termservers & Data General Handhelds

2007-04-25 Thread Brad Russell
Has anyone had success with deploying DIGI termservers with Data General Handhelds? If so, would you be able to suggest the proper settings for the termserver and Meditech or maybe offer any insight on problems that you may have ran into and how you fixed them? I have followed Meditech's suggeste

[MEDITECH-L] Senior Systems Analyst Position Available

2007-04-25 Thread Vicki Cooke, IS
NorthEast Medical Center has a job opportunity for a Senior Analyst position in the Information Systems department. Salary is very competitive and relocation dollars may be provided. The candidate must have a demonstrated ability to coordinate and direct the planning, development, education,

[MEDITECH-L] Info Sys Staffing for 150 - 200 bed hospital

2007-04-25 Thread Joe Hartley
Dear Group, I have been asked by my Administrator to gather some comparative IS & Telecom staffing levels for our FY 2008 budget process. With that said, here's ours and we would love to compare notes! Director IS & Telecom 1 FTE System Analyst 5 FTE

[MEDITECH-L] NPR Report- ACSNSQIP download Array/Meditech 5.53

2007-04-25 Thread Behling, Diana
Hello, Is anyone else out there working with the American College of Surgeons on the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program? I need to create a download of data for this program and would appreciate working with anyone else that has this in process. We use the Array OR system in our surgi

[MEDITECH-L] Policy Request

2007-04-25 Thread Sandy Fox
We are beginning the process of creating a policy for requesting custom reports within Meditech. Does anyone have a policy for Custom Report requests they would be willing to share? Any information or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Sandra Fox Haywood Regional Medical Center 262 LeRoy Georg

[MEDITECH-L] care plans in other software

2007-04-25 Thread Sharon LaDuke
Has anyone worked with a system in which care plans are created in a way that does not include dictionaries/tables, resulting in a menu-driven approach? I'm afraid to say that Meditech is my mindset and I'm trying to expand my mindset a bit. If you've seen something conceptually different, could y

[MEDITECH-L] Pharmacy-ED

2007-04-25 Thread Reed, Syreeta
Hello, Are there any Magic facilities out there utilizing POM in their Emergency Department in which pharmacy is verifying orders prior to the nurse vending the medication from pyxis stations that are profiled? Syreeta Reed, RN, MSN Upson Regional Medical Center Senior Clinical Analyst 801 West G

[MEDITECH-L] B/AR Rejection Process

2007-04-25 Thread Bodnar-Anderson, Cindy
How have others automated the B/AR Rejection process? Currently the OE rejections are managed by an IS employee. We want to be able to send these back to the respective Nursing care areas. A 'grand' idea is to have a B/AR Rejection report distributed to a person assigned a GL Department area

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Off MEDITECH-Pneumonia and Influenza Vaccine

2007-04-25 Thread Ruth Chapman
Please post to the L. We are having these same discussions on how to change or improve our process flow here also. Ruth Chapman BSN, RN-BC Nursing Analyst Central Michigan Community Hospital [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Castillo, Cristina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/20/2007 4:35 PM >>> I have been as

[MEDITECH-L] A Hot Meditech Requirement....

2007-04-25 Thread Ryan Strauss
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ryan Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Apr 23, 2007 8:12 AM Subject: A Hot Meditech Requirement To: meditech-l@mtusers.com Hi, This is Ryan Strauss, a Recruiter from Summit HR Worldwide.I am new to this group.There is a hot opening for candida

RE: [MEDITECH-L] MICROWAVES with wirelss

2007-04-25 Thread O'Donnell, John
Likely the cause is you're wireless LAN is on the 2.4 GHz band. Microwave ovens operate at 2.45 GHz and can cause interference with your wireless network. John O'Donnell MIS Analyst Cape Cod Healthcare 508.862.5220 From: meditech-l@mtusers.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [MEDITECH-L] MM NPR reports

2007-04-25 Thread Silas, Clay
Bobby, Yes, I have several MM reports. What data elements do you need and I can email you the file and you can upload into your system. We are C/S as well. Clay H. Silas Financial Applications Specialist Johnston Memorial Hospital 919-938-7593 Direct/Vmail 919-934-9753 Fax [EMAIL