RE: [MEDITECH-L] INo hours NPR Report

Hi Debe, We are C/S and we use an ABS compiled report with a major sort by ADM DATE and a minor sort by LOS IN HRS. Dates and hours print at the left end of each line of patient data. Hope this helps, but please call with any questions. Thanks, Gary Sabula Systems Analyst Roger Williams Medical

[MEDITECH-L] LaserBand from fold-out printer trays

Hello All, We are preparing to transition to LaserBand wristbands and related products, and have been planning to print the wristbands, wristband+label combination, and sheets of labels from the fold-out trays of various models of HP Laser-Jet printers. We were recently cautioned by the LaserBand

[MEDITECH-L] NPR printing upside down to HP 4000 series printer

Hello all, We have a form that needs to be fed into HP 4000 series printers upside down, to prevent paper jams due to holes punched across the top of the form. So we are looking for a way to have the Meditech NPR report (a sheet of patient labels) print correspondingly upside down. Does anyon

[MEDITECH-L] Downtime Procedures with Laser-Printed wristbands and labels

Hi All, We are about to go Live with LaserBand bar-coded wristbands and labels, and we are working to clarify the best downtime procedures. We would appreciate any suggestions and potential pitfalls from any hospitals already Live with these products. Thanks in advance!! Gary Sabula Syst

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Magic 5.5, barcodes on patient armbands

Hi Joyce, we just went Live with bar-coded wristbands, using a bar-code for patient account number, which we will soon begin scanning with Glucometer testing, our first scanning application. I'm also curious to know what others are using. Thanks, Gary Sabula Systems Analyst Roger Williams M

[MEDITECH-L] CDS with Employee's manager using pointer to PP.PER

Hi All, I am attempting to add a customer-defined query to store an employee's manager's name to our Customer-Defined Personnel screen. The new query is a pointer to PP.PER, and initially appears to work correctly. However, after saving data in this query for one employee, when I subsequently

RE: [MEDITECH-L] kronos upgrade questions

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi Robin, We upgraded from Kronos 3A to 4.3 last year and paid Kronos for professional services to do much of the upgrade work. T

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Patient look up for SWITCHBOARD/PATIENT INFO DESK?

Marc, In C/S 5.5 we use "Display Patient Condition" (ADM.PAT.cond.inq). Patients who opt out (RESTRICT DIRECTORY DISCLOSURE = PATIENT or BOTH) will not display with this routine. Hope this helps, but please feel free to contact me with questions. Thanks, Gary Sabula Systems Analyst Roger

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Interface Engine

Harry, we also use Cloverleaf, an older NT version, which is very powerful, but has a steep learning curve. Newer versions are probably more user-friendly. We may also consider Summit when it is time to upgrade/replace Cloverleaf. Iatrics is another option for using a single Meditech interface f

[MEDITECH-L] Printing bar-coded thermal wristbands on Zebra or Datamax printers

Hello, We are client server 5.5 and implementing bar-coded wristbands. Is anyone printing thermal wristbands with barcodes to a Zebra or Datamax printer directly from Meditech ADM using an NPR report, without any specialty printer firmware? Meditech has posted a couple of NPR reports on the C/S

[MEDITECH-L] Using patient identification labels to replace embossed card imprints

Hi All, We are in the process of implementing bar-coded wristbands for positive patient identification. In conjunction with this, we are considering the use of patient identification labels on various documents, to be used in place of embossed card imprints. (This is an interim step until we

[MEDITECH-L] PP/AP Check MICR issue with new bank

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == We're in the process of changing banks and our new bank is reporting problems reading our AP and Payroll check MICR line...sometimes

RE: [MEDITECH-L] ABS Report

Brandon, you can probably get most of what you need from ABS > Compiled Reports > Patient Reports. You can select or sort by Patient Status, and some of the standard reports show total charges, but in order to get Reimbursement Amount, some preliminary coding would be required, i.e. admit or inter

RE: [MEDITECH-L] Adm Events

Sharon, depending on the fields you need on your report, you could try reporting from ABS.PAT which only lists one record per account #.  This works for us (in C/S 5.5).  Good Luck!   Gary Sabula Systems Analyst Roger Williams Medical Center Providence, RI 02908 401.456.2536