Re: [MEDITECH-L] Meditech 5.61 PHA

Jeff Staring a Wiki to capture information on Pha 5.6 would be great. We plan to move to 5.6 next year and lessons learned by others would of great benefit. Plus I think others could use this for reference when having issue. Would not mind helping to get it started. Elizabeth Kirk

[MEDITECH-L] Applications Analyst III position open at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD

I have an Applications Analyst III position open on my Applications Team here at Suburban Hospital, located in Bethesda, MD. This position would serve as the clinical analyst for the Pharmacy Department, working with their departmental super users, to maintain, clean-up, and configure the MEDIT

Re: [MEDITECH-L] NPR report

Thanks - I did get a reply that described the use of 1527 xx variables - quite astounding - so I would think that there is no limit. You are correct on the limitation mentioned below - and also on the way around this limitation - by calling additional fragments! Joe's solution is of course a c

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Pathology results

You can do it this way.  Create a frag report with a macro like this     (I named it LAB.P.SPEC.zcus.codes.frag.path and the macro name is doit) ; Call std results looping pgm with proper arguments.;; Requires /urn and /LAB.C.RFMT.mnemonic.;Q(/urn,/LAB.C.RFMT.mnemonic,/CONF,"",1)^/ARG,

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

With our previous bar-coded medication administration system, we used a handheld device exclusively for documentation. The screen size was an issue for the nurses. They had to use their stylus, or heaven forbid, their pen to scroll down and over to see all of the information, especially when ack

[MEDITECH-L] ORM Preference Card --- anyone able to edit

I am curious, has anyone been able to create edits to the preference card? I would love to add to the header, but this seams an impossible taskif you have could you share your methods? Coral R. Miller Sr. Analyst, Clinical Informatics Olympic Medical Center =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

[MEDITECH-L] Meditech Client Server 5.5 sr4 and handhelds

Good Morning, I was wondering if anyone had any information about a successful implementation of any form of Handheld for PCS/ED documentation of assessments using a Handheld device for Client Server? I am looking into different hardware options for our Nurses and NA/PCT's who will be document

Re: [MEDITECH-L] New hardware platform for Meditech Magic

Danny - I would recommend Park Place for IBM or HP choices, and also Castle Systems for HP preferences. David Dawdy Director of Information Systems Memhosp IL "Danny Miles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/2007 11:05 AM To cc Subject [MEDITECH-L] New hardware platfo

[MEDITECH-L] Location Activity Report - Missing Patients

I have a problem with the current/standard List Location Activity report that is on the Ancillary Menu in OE. We have found this report to be very helpful. It shows all the patients entering and leaving a specific unit. This can really demonstrate the workload on a unit. If they have 15 discharg

[MEDITECH-L] Unreadable characters with the XYPLEX TS conversion of barcode printers.

Good morning to everyone! Since making the initial conversion from 3-COM to Xyplex 1620 TS approximately (1) year ago we have consistently experienced the problem of "unreadable characters" on our Fargo Prodigy barcode printers in the LAB. The problem seems to be worse sometimes than others. Th

[MEDITECH-L] Printing to Specific Tray

We are a Magic 5.4 facility. I am testing a footnote posted on Meditech Knowledge Base Article 10904 which does not work in Admitting. Is there anyone who prints to a specific tray on HP 4050 printer and willing to share the information. Your help is greatly appreciated. Steve Warycha St. John

[MEDITECH-L] i-STAT

We have used i-STAT for years and like it very much. We do all of our blood gases on it and use it in the ER and in Surgical Services for chemistries and H&H. We use a script interface to get the results into the Lab system. Diane Diane Goldstein, IT Project Leader Doctors Community Hospita

[MEDITECH-L] LSS EAR users - HIPAA audit log

Hello LSS EAR users, what are you using for your HIPAA audit log of user access to accounts? I'd like to see if someone has a better idea than our current practice. Regards, Peggy Peggy Esch, MBA CPHIMS HCIS Manager Citizens Memorial Healthcare 1500 N. Oakland Bolivar, Missouri 65613

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Wireless and VoIP

There are a number of factors to keep in mind when running wireless networks and voip phones. First and foremost, wireless is a shared environment, whereas hard wired devices are not (or at least you control how many devices are on a drop). What this means is that the wireless access POD in the c

[MEDITECH-L] C/S 5.5 - PCS Status Board Ack audit trail

Hi all, Does anyone know of something in PCS that shows who acknowledged the order on the Status Board? We have the Acknowledgment Log report but the managers are hoping for something "on line" in the status board that shows who acknowledged the order. Any suggestions/insight will be greatly app

[MEDITECH-L] Full time or Consulting Positions Available

Positions available both in house at HSM and also with client sites/companies. If you have a solid MEDITECH skill set send your resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or feel free to call 781-749-4022. We currently have a high demand for people skilled in the MEDITECH clinical applications, C/S experience

[MEDITECH-L] MM & ORM users - Client Server

I'm trying to find contacts that are using the above modules and the inventory interface in the Client Server environment that would be willing to share their experiences, good and bad, in using the interface. We are finally migrating to the Meditech modules from ESI and would appreciate any input

[MEDITECH-L] FW: Printing to Specific Tray

Steve: I have been successful in printing to multiple trays on a printer (e.g., UB04 claims in the upper tray, regular paper in the lower tray), at least on the HP LaserJet 4150. Meditech states, and also defines in a Knoweldge Base article, that they can't control tray usage, at least in repo

[MEDITECH-L] Magic and EPremis Claims

We are looking for another hospital that downloads patient UB-04/HCFA1500 claims from Magic to Relay Health's ePremis product. Specifically, we are trying to determine how other Meditech users are handling secondary claim formulation. Thanks, Bill Bill O'Brien Information Technology Manager Kel

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Unreadable characters with the XYPLEX TS conversion of barcode printers.

Hi Dale, We've been using Xyplex since 1998 and just started having this problem about a month ago. I had to slow down the Fargos from 9600 to 2400 baud and of course change the Xyplex settings to match. No problems since they do complain the labels come out slower but now they can at le

[MEDITECH-L] Attribute Help

I'm new to writing attributes and I'm hoping someone can help with what seems like a simple attribute. My goal is to have the insurance authorization number display on a OE CDS. I've been unsuccessful with a variety of options. The attribute below will seem to work once, but when I go to a subse

[MEDITECH-L] BBK: IDM Prelude Software for Donors

Hi, We are wondering if anyone in Meditech-land is familiar with the IDM Prelude Software used for blood bank donors. We collect about 12,000 units per year. Also does anyone have a Meditech Donor questionnaire they would be willing to share? We are currently using paper. Thanks and have a g

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

Please post to L. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bell, Cory Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1:14 PM To: meditech-l@mtusers.com Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Change Control Process/Policy Hi, We would be interested to know what other Meditech hospitals are

[MEDITECH-L] NPR OE Transcription Reports

I was just asked to rebuild a couple of the standard transcription reports from OE and RAD so that our transcriptionists would only be able to view their own statistics. While doing this, I have discovered that the reports are also counting blank lines for the OE reports. I have not checked the R

[MEDITECH-L] Applications Specialist Opening in Kalispell, Montana

Kalispell Regional Medical Center, located in Kalispell, Montana has an opening for a full time applications specialist. We are primarily a Meditech Client Server site. Kalispell is 25 miles from the west entrance of Glacier National Park, 20 miles to Flathead Lake or Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort

[MEDITECH-L] General Inquiry: Bed Swap Routine Use

Hi Folks, Can any of you tell me if your site uses the ADM Bed Swap routine? Our folks here have been told not to, and just wondering why this might be... Also curious as to if you use it and if you have any external vendors... Any thoughts or feedback would be great to know! Damia

[MEDITECH-L] BMV/eMAR - Post go live monitoring

For those sites that have implemented BMV/eMAR - I have several questions about post go live monitoring 1. What are you monitoring? (Scanning compliance, variance times, documentation issues etc..??) 2. What tools are you using (I have not found the standard Meditech reports to be helpful. Fo

[MEDITECH-L] CAH Billing Method II

Are there any hospitals in Wisconsin that are Critical Access and doing Billing Method II for non-employed physicians? If there is, I would really like to talk with you. We are looking into this and have many questions. Thanks. Marisse Marisse Miller-Krishka Information Systems - Financial