Trending in ITText to Schedule Your Vaccine Patient Safety Net - New Section for COVID-19 Vaccine Incidents Patient Meal Ordering Simplified through MyChart 2020 Year in Review Tech Trainings in 2021
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Launch AlertsEpic UpdatesStroke Flowsheet Summary Report New Ordering Process - Heel Offloading Boots New Timing - Post-Op Phase of Care Orders
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Text to Schedule Your VaccineYou can schedule your COVID-19 vaccine from your smartphone by texting HM Employee Health to 45991. HM has administered more than 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines to employees and physicians, and over 43% of you have received or scheduled your appointments. Click here for the latest FAQs. See Dr. Boom get his vaccine here.
For Anyone Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Patient Safety Net − New Section for COVID-19 Vaccine Incidents
Effective Today A new section for COVID-19 safety incidents is now visible in Patient Safety Net (PSN). When you select COVID Vaccine in the Event Category and Subcategory, you’ll see a new section asking for specific details.
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Patient Meal Ordering Simplified Through MyChart
Let’s Eat Feature Now Available at Five HM LocationsMore than 10,700 patient meals have been ordered through the MyChart app since the program launched at five HM locations. With Let’s Eat, admitted patients or their caregivers can review any dietary restrictions or limitations, review a clinician-approved menu and order a meal that complies with nutrient limits. Patients can also use the app to set delivery times and confirm their order. “It’s super easy,” said one patient at HMH. “I like how convenient it is,” said another patient at HMWB. “It’s like ordering a meal for delivery from Door Dash. I saw what was on the menu and placed the order. Wham. Bam. Thank you, ma’am,” said another patient. Let’s Eat is available through the MyChart app on patients’ personal devices or on the MyMethodist Patient iPads available in select units at five HM locations. “This is another example of Houston Methodist bringing household technologies to the patient bedside. We continue to find new, exciting ways to enhance the patient experience,” said Kimberly Goode, HMH director of service quality and guest relations.
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2020 Year in Review
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Tech Training Sessions in 2021Tech Tuesdays and Microsoft Teams Champions will continue in 2021 – these trainings are open to all employees. Tech Tuesdays – Weekly sessions covering various Microsoft tools December’s sessions focused on Microsoft Teams – if you missed it you, can listen to a recorded session here. Next year we’ll have new topics, including a deeper dive into Teams, how to create surveys
using Forms, getting organized with Planner and OneNote, an introduction to Excel and more. Meeting invites from itinformationupdate@houstonmethodist.org were sent last Friday, or you can click the links below when it’s time for the event. Future sessions: Microsoft Teams Champions – Monthly sessions focusing on Teams
It’s not too late to join the Microsoft Teams Champions group. These sessions take place the first Wednesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. They focus solely on Microsoft Teams tips and tricks and give you early access to new features and a resource library. Share your interest with your supervisor and complete this form to get your personal invitation. The next session will be on Wednesday, Jan. 6 from noon to 1 p.m.
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Use Microsoft Forms to Develop Surveys/Quizzes If you need to develop a survey or quiz, take advantage of Microsoft Forms. It’s easy, safe, provides you with analytics and there are no additional fees. To access Forms, go to Microsoft Office 365 (portal.office.com) and login with your HM email. Note: You should not enter into individual agreements or set up accounts with software programs or systems like SurveyMonkey. Entering into these agreements puts our HM data at risk. For instructions on using Microsoft Forms, visit https://forms.microsoft.com.
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New Mapping Software Coming to HM Kiosks
HMSL: Tuesday, Jan. 5
To make it easier for our patients, visitors and volunteers to find their way around our hospitals, we’re installing new mapping software in navigation kiosks systemwide, with HMSL scheduled on Tuesday, Jan. 5. These kiosks provide some of the following features: - 3D maps
- Step-by-step directions with option to send directly to phones
- Directions in Spanish
- Wheelchair-accessible routes
The HMSL update follows successful rollouts at HMTW and HMW. Launches will continue systemwide through 2021.
For HMW/HMCCH Nurses, PCAs, ED Techs, Paramedics and Respiratory Therapists
HMW/HMCCH Specimen Scanning Launching on Tuesday, Jan. 19
Complete Required Training by Friday, Jan. 15Specimen Scanning launches at HMW/HMCCH on Tuesday, Jan. 19 for nurses, PCAs, ED techs, paramedics and respiratory therapists (except in ORs and Radiology). This tool reduces the risk of specimen labeling errors, improving patient safety. Required training deadline – Friday, Jan. 15 - Required online training has been assigned to impacted end users (Epic Lab Specimen Collection & Barcode Scanning for Clinical Staff, course #1582031).
- Please complete this LMS training by Friday, Jan. 15.
For questions, contact your unit’s super users or the IT Help Desk. For more information, visit it.houstonmethodist.org/specimenscanning.
For Inpatient Nursing
Stroke Flowsheet Summary Report
Effective Now To ensure patient safety, nurses can now view the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale’s (NIHSS) Flowsheet as a report in Epic.
For All Wound Care Providers, Nursing and Physical Therapists
New Ordering Process – Heel Offloading Boots
Effective Tuesday, Jan. 5Starting Tuesday, Jan. 5, a new ordering process for heel offloading boots from Central Supply Equipment will make the ordering process easier and more standardized. When ordering boots, you’ll select Heel Offloading Boot and sizing options, instead of typing your request.
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New Timing – Post-Op Phase of Care Orders
Effective Wednesday, Jan. 6Starting Wednesday, Jan. 6, signed and held post-op phase of care orders will no longer start immediately when released by nursing. Now the offset time will remain.
Saturday, Dec. 26, 10 p.m. – Sunday, Dec. 27, 5 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 2, 10 p.m. – Sunday, Jan. 3, 5 a.m. LMS will not be available due to maintenance.
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 10 p.m. – midnight Be prepared for intermittent or no access. Follow your department’s standard downtime procedures.
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