We are a CS 5.5.2 site. As we continue to move forward with the advanced
clinicals, (PCS,eMAR,EDM, PCM, RXM etc.) Medical records is finding it
increasingly difficult to produce a printed copy of the record upon discharge.
Our state does not currently recoginize the electronic record as the lega
Yes it is true Berkshire Medical Center is in Pittsfield Massachusetts, (home
state to Meditech) and while we are awaiting legislation that will allow us to
maintain an electronic record we are "stuck" with the way it is.
Is anyone using any other solution?
Thanks again,
Danielle J. Peppard RN
With our more acute patients we are having a problem with documenting I&Os and
IV Intake on the IV Spreadsheet. We currently document I&O hourly on all of our
patients. When documenting on the spreadsheet this means adding a column for
every hour than documenting the intake and output on both th
We are a C/S 5.5 SR 2 site that is in the process of implementing eMAR. On the
paper MAR, users currently write when the peak and troughs are due. This makes
it easy to follow what dose the patient is on and when the labs need to be
drawn. How are sites who are currently documenting on the eMAR
We are firmly entrenched in eMAR maddness here and are trying to look at
medication process/workflow.
Recently we had a custom moved in that would restrict all unverified meds from
going to the eMAR to prevent nursing from administering medications that have
not been reviewed by a pharmacist. We
