Allows physicians to create templates to insert into documentation
PLC (May 30, 2022)
Physician Report Dates
Tuesday, July 5
All Physician created reports will be updated so that the patient visit date and encounter date are labelled correctly in the report header.
Report header will include the Pt Admit/Reg Date and Encounter Date
Report Footer will include the Encounter Date/Time and Transcription Date/Time
Encounter Date will now display the correct date on Physician reports
PLC (May 30, 2022)
Visit Widget
Tuesday, July 5
The “Active/Cancelled Visits” widget will be added below DIS Portal on the Reference Region for all physicians.
Visit information is easily accessible
Renaming widget clarifies that both active and cancelled visits are included
PLC (May 30, 2022)
CBC w BMP and CBC w CMP Orders
Tuesday, July 5
The bundled CBC w BMP and CBC w CMP orders create issues in lab. This change would inactivate the bundled orders and use the two standalone orders instead. Part of this change would also fix the Lab Basic Metabolic Panel build and Comprehensive Metabolic Panel build on the Lab side so that the results flow to Plexia correctly.
A CBC w BMP convenience order set and a CBC w CMP convenience order set will be created.
Impacted order sets will be updated with the two standalone orders.
Patients no longer have a second phlebotomy done unnecessarily
Reduces chance of delayed testing/results
Reduced workload for Lab
PLC (June 13, 2022)
Inpatient Flowsheet
Tuesday, July 5
· A new Inpatient Flowsheet has been created to pull a variety of information into one view. The Flowsheet is located under the Flowsheet tab for physicians and the Clinical Panel tab for nursing.
The flowsheet includes the following patient information: Vital Signs, Glucose, Bowel Movements, Labs, Imaging, Microbiology, Pathology, Provider Notes, Nursing Notes, Allied Health Notes, Medication Administrations, Intake & Output, CIWA and COWS.
Flowsheets reduce clicks for physicians and provide one central location for viewing patient information
Inpatient Committee (June 22, 2022)
PLC (June 28, 2022)
Physician Reports: Procedures Section
Wednesday, July 6
A narrative section will be added to the top of the Procedures section and the “Other Procedure” heading will be removed.
This change impacts many report templates that have the standard Procedures section, such as the Consult Note, ICU Consult Note, GP OBS Consult and Gen Surgery Consult.
Simplifies reports and reduces scrolling
PLC (June 28, 2022)
Order Aliases
Wednesday, July 6
Aliases will be added to several orders to improve the search functionality. See a complete list of the order alias changes here.
Improves ordering by making orders easier to find
PLC (June 28, 2022)
Microbiology Order Changes
Thursday, July 7
All microbiology orders will be updated with the following changes:
MIC Source will not be required when placing orders. It will be entered when the specimen is collected.
The MIC Source and Penicillin Allergy question will no longer be displayed by default for Microbiology orders. The orders can be expanded to view these.
Fewer required fields on orders
Orders do not take up as much space on the screen
PLC (June 13, 2022)
Genital Tract Convenience Order Set
Thursday, July 7
A new Genital Tract Convenience order set that replicates the paper requisition will be available.
Streamlines ordering
PLC (June 13, 2022)
Imaging Order Changes
Wednesday, July 13
Clinical Indicators field will be expanded
All imaging orders in the ED will default to STAT
XR orders: “Portable” field will only display when relevant and will default to “No.”
CT and MR orders: “To be protocoled by radiologist?” has been added to all orders. It will default to “Yes” for all orders, except CT head w/o con and CT head c-spine w/o con will default to “No”
CT orders: Fields have been reduced, After Hours Radiologist and Protocol have been combined with Comment field.
Community Hospitals: Imaging orders completed at WGH will be available under Ambulatory Orders
More space to enter clinical indicators
Less clicks for imaging orders in the ED
Streamlined ordering with fewer questions to answer
Clearly indicates that CT and MR orders will be protocoled by radiologist
Medical Imaging (June 9, 2022)
PLC (June 28, 2022)
FOR INFORMATION
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Summary
Review/Approval
Physician Education Material
As of June 30, there is now a link on the physician desktop to the Physician Updates website.
The updates website includes a direct link to the Physician Education website. The physician onboarding training module is now available, and tip sheets will be added regularly.
1Health Team
Sort By Drug Class
The default sort can be changed so that medications sort by Drug Class instead of Generic Name in Current Orders. Follow the steps here: Default Medication Sort in Current Orders
PLC
Labetalol Continuous Infusion
As of June 28, this order is now available in LIVE.
Pharmacy and Critical Care
If you encounter any issues or have any questions about these changes, please contact the 1Health support line at ext. 8601 (internal) or (867) 393-8601 (external) or through JIRA at YHC-HELPDESK@wgh.yk.ca
