Re: [MEDITECH-L] Multiple Preference Cards Per Procedure

Alegria: What we are trying to do is associate one surgeon to two different preference cards for the same procedure; we will have a separate inventory s/u for our new ASC; as an example, when Dr. Smith performs an Arthroscopy on a knee in the ASC, we would like the preference card to be s/u to

[MEDITECH-L] Attribute needed

I have a screen that has the documentation default in every time the nurse documents. There is one question on this screen that I do not want to default in. Is there an attribute that will keep this query from being populated? TIA. Karen Parker BSN, RN Clinical Informatics Specialist Meadvil

[MEDITECH-L] Philips CT / PACS

We are in the process of implementing AMICAS PACS, and interfacing with $RAD. Our Radiology Manager is having some issues integrating our Philips Brilliance CT 6 with AMICAS, and would be interested in speaking with anyone who has integrated a Philips CT with a PACS system. Thanks in advance,

[MEDITECH-L] Meditech 5.61 PHA

We are upgrading form 5.4 to 5.61. I am about to begin testing the Pharmacy module and was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experience. I'm just looking for a brief rundown of pitfalls and problems that you encountered that I should be in tune to. FYI: We are currently using

Re: [MEDITECH-L] e-MAR, BMV, and wireless

I don't want to seem impertinent, but be careful with terminology. It is MEDITECH that is not up to the technology, not the other way around. How many times have you seen wireless handheld scanners in stores, used for stocking and inventory, or even at the registers? There are blue tooth barcode

Re: [MEDITECH-L] SKIP ATTRIBUTE NEEDED

You may think about just entering a Field/Page/Section on the last query of the list, that way all your staff has to do is press the page down key to jump to the end of the list when they are done entering data, lot let work intensive than adding attributes to every query. Just a thought. Chu

[MEDITECH-L] ?UB04 Maryland Submission Question

I think I may know what to do here, since we already have a report that sends data in the proper UB92 format, but - in the interest of not reinventing the wheel - does anyone out there have an NPR report that they use to generate UB04 data for the Maryland QI Project? (Just for comparison purposes

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Small desktop label printers - Magic

We have been using Citizen printers. They work great and come with a built in network card so no terminal server is needed. Contact Dennis Wilson and tell him Bill sent you. No we aren't getting any kick backs, we just have a good working relationship. Dennis Wilson - Citizen Systems Am

[MEDITECH-L] {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Pharmacy Rule

Marc, This is untested but should get you on the right track. "FPHARMACY"^AA, "PPHARMACY"^BB, "F1CCU"^CC, "P3EAST"^DD, "Cannot Proceed."^MSG, IF{(([f rx order site]=AA)&([f pt location]=DD))! (([f rx order site]=BB)&([f pt location]=CC)) [f rx err msg](MSG); [f rx ok]}; >>> On 7/10/2007 at 7:37

[MEDITECH-L] Client Server Long Term Care and the Care Plan

Hi All, I was wondering, for those of you that might have Meditech's Client Server LTC module, whether anyone has rewritten the care plan so that the font is not so small. We have had complaints from the Department of Health that they cannot read the care plan. Anyone out there written an N

[MEDITECH-L] Determining period a date belongs to in NPR macro

Hi I am trying to figure out a way to determine what GL period a date belongs to in a macro. Before I spend a lot of time inventing the wheel, I thought I would check to see if someone else has already determined it. My selects are Xx.fromperiod ig From Period Xx.thruperiod ig Thru Period Ente

[MEDITECH-L] programmers NPR question

hi all, we have some apps and reports written out of the programmers NPR. I've been slowly porting them into RW NPR. Is there an activity log somewhere that'll tell me what's being used and by who? Like what Meditech has for NPR reports. thanks! -- Randy Suinn Database Analyst/Programmer

[MEDITECH-L] Change Control Process/Policy

Hi, We would be interested to know what other Meditech hospitals are using for a change control process. We would like to implement a new process/policy and would like to hear from other Meditech sites that have done so for both Meditech and non-Meditech changes. What process do you follow, what fo

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Physician Portal

We have had a similarly bad experience with Medworxx. Well over a year, and nothing that we would dare roll out to physicians. Again, find a vendor that has successfully worked with Meditech. Jayne West Clinical Analyst Cortland Regional Medical Center 607-756-3885 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[MEDITECH-L] Lab Results issue

Hello, Our lab manager is saying that sometimes the lab results (auto collected from the lab machines) are not being held in Meditech for verification by a lab tech before they are autofaxed by Meditech. We are on Magic v5.4. Any suggestions you have are greatly appreciated! John Pierce, BSRT

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Attribute needed

I have heard from an outside consultant that MT has an enhancement available (for purchase) that you can use to selectively default queries. You name the queries with a leading "R." and those queries only default from the previous instance of documentation. This custom is superior to setting all

[MEDITECH-L] Job Posting - Project Manager - Chinook Health

Located near the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Alberta, we enjoy a wonderful quality of life while providing top quality health care. Our team of 3,600 staff and 200 physicians take pride in their professionalism, compassion and innovation. We provide care for more than 150,000 people in our

[MEDITECH-L] LABEL PRINTERS

Good Morning Does anyone have directed print labels printing from a Wyse 1200 thin client device? Apparently Meditech does not support the Wyse product but Meditech Support advises that many clients have a work around for this issue. Normy Frazer RegN BScN Clinical Applications Anal

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Meditech 5.61 PHA

Hi, Mike. Make sure you do a search on the L. There is a lot of info there on 5.6. I'll start the list and others can jump in. One of the most useful things I found was on the Meditech website there is a PHA 5.6 Training manual (not bad, I might add) that talks about everything. Something we

Re: [MEDITECH-L] If you are a CS site - Do you

Hello, If you are a CS site, when taking updates for FS code are you having to have ALL users log out of Meditech in order to receive the update without issues? Or are you just having users take the update the next time they log in? If you are having all users log out of the system, how often

[MEDITECH-L] 5.6 eMAR/BMV compound question

Hi there, At this facility we have experienced this issue. We have tried two different ways to handle it. 1. The Pharmacist puts in the higher dose and the nurse documents why she is giving a lower dose to be nursing judgement. And that the range is 5-10 mg and that she is only givi

[MEDITECH-L] Admin Billing Question

Hello Lers , I am sure that this question has gone around a time or two although I did not find much on the topic in the archives. We are a Magic 5.5 site with BMV fully implemented and evaluating whether or not to switch from Refill billing to Admin Billing. Does anyone have any Pros and / or

[MEDITECH-L] Pyxis Medication Profiling

Hi all! We are a 150 bed facility without 24 hour pharmacy coverage. We plan to begin profiling meds in the ED in the fall. Is there a way to profile a patients medications (using Pyxis) and to maintain the override function for ALL meds? Is there any facility doing this?? Thank you!! Heather

Re: [MEDITECH-L] [SPAM ?] Re: {Spam?} Pharmacy Rule

Thank you all for your help! I got it! Marc -Original Message- From: Bill Palmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:23 PM To: meditech-l@MTUsers.com; Delsesto, Marc Subject: [SPAM ?] Re: [MEDITECH-L] {Spam?} Pharmacy Rule Importance: Low Marc, This is untested

[MEDITECH-L] 1505 Form

Good Morning I am having trouble w/ my 1505s dropping from Meditech. The majority are failing with claim check txn phys. Is this a claim check I no longer need on the 1505? Thanks Amy Amy P. Rhodes Financial Support Analyst Duplin General Hospital 910.296.2641 "A positive attitude may not solv

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Multiple Preference Cards Per Procedure

Tim, A suggestion might be to prefix your procedures and/or preference card/s with "ASC.GYN... We do this to separate main OR from GI Lab that also uses ORM. We also do this to separate/track equip. or other resources when booking cases. ASC identified procedures tie to your ASC specific inv

[MEDITECH-L] Acupuncture documentation in PCS using Acupuncture Treatment Label

Hi - We would be interested to hear from any sites using Meditech's Patient Care System who have successfully implemented assessments containing the Acupuncture Treatment Label. Thanks Niall R. Hay Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential

Re: [MEDITECH-L] e-MAR, BMV, and wireless

I always wondered why Fed Ex and UPS had a small handheld scanner and computer that worked and hospitals still cannot achieve that goal? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David S. Dickason Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:49 AM To:

Re: [MEDITECH-L] If you are a CS site - Do you

Karen, Heads up, if they do not log out of MT when they toggle the services, your end users will lose anything that has not already been filed. This creates for some pretty ticked off end users, if they have spent 30-45 minutes documenting in PCS, and get the server not responding message when t

[MEDITECH-L] Determining period a date belongs to in NPR macro

If MIS is open, I believe all you need to do is call MIS.GL.PERIOD.period(date)^c.period Where date is in Magic form MMDD %MIS.GL.PERIOD(@.date)^c.period James Purvins Inland Northwest Health Services (509) 232-8384 This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be priv

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Determining period a date belongs to in NPR macro

Hi David, Try this: (date$6_00)^MIS.GL.PERIOD.ending.date, @Next(MIS.GL.PERIOD.ending.date,MIS.GL.PERIOD.date.x) MIS.GL.PERIOD.date.x Hope this helps, Jerry Beals Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA >>> "Gibbs, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/11/2007 1:04:00 PM >>> Hi I am trying to figure out a

[MEDITECH-L] After hours pharmacy coverage

We will be coming up with MEDITECH and have a question with after hours orders from a pharmacy standpoint. We are not a 24 hours pharmacy. We were told by MEDITECH that if a nurse overrides a med in the Pyxis machine, a customer defined parameter can be set so that these overrides show on the

Re: [MEDITECH-L] If you are a CS site - Do you

We are C/S 55 SR2 and we have always just taken the updates then the user gets prompted for the update the next time they login. We haven't had any issues with this so far and we are in the middle of getting TCP versions of Meditech installed for all users which should alleviate any issues for up

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Change Control Process/Policy

Please post Renae Kendall, RN Clinical Systems Supervisor Information Systems Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Jasper, IN 812.481.0152 Fax 812.482.0541 "Bell, Cory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/11/07 12:13 PM To cc Subject [MEDITECH-L] Change Control Process/Pol

[MEDITECH-L] Quality Management and Risk Management Module

Hello; We are exploring purchasing this module and in the process of doing due diligence. I'd be interested in hearing from any Magic sites that have implemented, especially if you are in Canada. Thanks David Rothbauer Applications Analyst (Clinicals) Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance 519 272 821

Re: [MEDITECH-L] If you are a CS site - Do you

Scott, Are you using TCP clients throughout or UDP? We have yet to have that issue and have taken a few updates since going up with TCP. "One major benefit of the Client.MTAD is that it allows for more freedom in handling client updates. Updates will only be checked if the shortcut for the TCP

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Determining period a date belongs to in NPR macro

The only catch to using this would be that your users all need access to MIS * in their database... Based on who you deploy it to... I've used this Index in the past and works very well!! Just thought I'd mention it incase you encounter issues when you deploy and use this code! Damian A Shepard

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Attribute needed

No! But you can use an attribute to "erase" the response as soon as you open the screen! On the very first query, place: IFE=""^/[ANS%0,"YOURQUERY"]|0,1 This will remove the response from the program but if the query is on the first page it will remain displayed on the screen until the cursor h

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Change Control Process/Policy

We have a scheduled change control time once a week at an exact time for our EMR/PCS changes so the users have become used to the 1-10 minute downtime. If more than 1 DTS or activity is being performed we have Meditech open a "M" Master task to co-ordinate the move and complete their interaction c

Re: [MEDITECH-L] e-MAR, BMV, and wireless

Some hospitals have achieved that goal. We are in the process of implementing Cardinal Health CareFusion and it does use a wireless handheld device. CareFusion provides the interface to MEDITECH. You want to make sure your wireless network is tested with the device you choose to use. Care Fusion cu

[MEDITECH-L] Fw: Physician Portal

We are implementing a Medicity portal. They do have experience with Meditech---they use Iatric Connect to get Meditech data. If you would like more information, please respond to my e-mail address below, rather than the L. __ Yvonne Dawdy Project Coord

[MEDITECH-L] Is anyone using Dose Range Checking?

We were wondering if there are any sites out there that are live with POM and PHA who utilize Dose Range Checking (either supplied by FSV or customized)? We are C/S 5.5.2, and very interested in making this work for us without OVERALERTING our providers. Thanks! Cindi Lockhart IS Applic

[MEDITECH-L] ORM documentation question-identifying the patient/time out documentation

Hello L'ers, We are C/S 5.5 sr2. We came up with the scheduling portion of ORM April of this year and are now beginning to work on the documentation piece. I am wondering how other users are addressing the documentation of the identification of the patient. We are concerned with the fact that if