RE: [MEDITECH-L] POM/CPOE Processes (Resending....sorry for the prior PGP problems!!!)

Good Morning, We have seen the same issue (we are currently 5.5 SR2). We are loading SR4 to LIVE today (cross fingers please), and there is code included in that release that fixes this. We use the POM Order Sheet for provider entered orders only and have these set to print to Pharmacy as well.

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Suggestions for user mnemonics and pc hostnames

Hi Kelly, 7 years ago, we decided to set user mnemonics using the first three letters of the last name and first two letters of the first name (e.g. John Smith would be SMIJO). The core team felt that this would be the most user friendly. For the most part that has been true with a few notable e

[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

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Client Server 5.5.2 eMAR Issues

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi Kathryn et al., We are also C/S 5.5.1 in LIVE and SR2 in TEST. These are also issues that we have discussed with MEDITECH. It

[MEDITECH-L] Re: eMAR Implementation in a Phased Approach

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi all, We do essentially the same thing here. We haven't encountered any significant issues with that approach. Teri >>> "Cathy

Re: [MEDITECH-L] 5.5 Update Feedback Needed!

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi folks, We have been LIVE with 5.5.1 since December and are updating to SR2 today. We are not live with the PCS status board or t

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Time your hospital does the application updates

Hi all, We have come to the plan of either Wed or Thur as these are days that are typical days off for physicians and their practices. We usually shoot for 0900-0915 to allow for the bulk of the fasting lab work patients to be processed, the morning lab draws to be run, the physicians to round

Re: [MEDITECH-L] CPOE Questions

Hi Cindy, We started with CPOE in an accidental way. In 2001 when we went up with POM for the non-providers, the providers decided they wanted to do it too and it took off. While that sounds grand, it was a bit of a nightmare and has had some outcomes that we would like others to avoid. At th

[MEDITECH-L] Order Source for Protocol and Standing orders

Hi folks, How are your facilities handling the order source for orders entered by non-providers under the direction of standing orders or established protocols? An example staff are giving me is the Heparin Protocol which has additional lab testing to be ordered based on previous results. Wha

Re: [MEDITECH-L] MIS User Profile Dictionary

Hi Adnan, If your question is what do we use for the profile mnemonics, we use whatever seems to fit the profile we are creating. We do try to "group" similar profiles together by mnemonic to make the ongoing management easier. For example, for our various types of Admissions office staff we hav

[MEDITECH-L] C/S - preop patients and CPOE

Hi all, Our providers are trying to work toward fully using CPOE. In their efforts, our surgeons are frustrated that their pre-op orders can't be entered at the time they see the patient in their office. These offices have access to the hospital system and are not currently using LSS. The workf

Re: [MEDITECH-L] POM Order Sheet and Medicare

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Good Morning Phyllis and crew, We have the Patient Order Summary print each night (by humans in the Data Center) to each patient lo

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Non-Staff doctors in MIS

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi, We do NOT set up non-staff doctors as a user if they are not signing onto the system. We do set them up in the provider dictio

Re: [MEDITECH-L] LIS Coordinators

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi Barbara, We have an LIS Coordinator who is a lab employee and who works closely with the Clinical and Systems Analysts in IT. T

Re: [MEDITECH-L] 5.5 sr2.0 RESPONSE TIME ISSUES WITH EDM AND POM

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi John, There are several response time issues with 5.5.2, especially in POM, PCS and EMR (We are not currently up with EDM). The

RE: [MEDITECH-L] C/S: Preparation for Downtimes

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi folks, We do much the same, we have run the MIS Users logs to see who is accessing the system. We also have the downtime flag r

Re: [MEDITECH-L] C/S 55 SR2: User Password Resets

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi Brian, Anyone in the IT Department can reset a password for an end user. As there is either someone in the department or on call

[MEDITECH-L] C/S servers running Windows 2003

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi all, We have moved to servers that are running Windows 2003 and the print drivers appear to be playing havoc with the custom ph

Re: [MEDITECH-L] Meditech orientation

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi Lorraine, Orientation education is provided by the Education staff. This occurs every two weeks and is a full day of training d

Re: [MEDITECH-L] POM Medication Ordering w/Pharmacy Dispensing Machines

All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments.The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com == Hi Gloria, In C/S 5.5.2 there is a new routine in the OE dictionaries called Provider Favorites. This routine allows you to copy