Please review the attached Patient Expiration Process to include the Documentation. Escalations should occur at the facility level following the chain of command. 

Patient Expiration Process

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Did you know Meditech has a report that you can run to review required documentation?  Attached are 2 references highlighting how to run the reports. 

I encourage you to become familiar and utilize the report at the end of each shift to ensure complete documentation. 

General-Req. Documentation

Surgical Serv-Am I Finished

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Please review the attached educational document:

• CAM/RASS if initiated must be documented each shift
• Restraints/Lines/Drains/Airways if initiated must have a documented Start, Monitor, Discontinue

Documentation:CAM/RASS/Lines/Drains

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Corporate Information Technology Group (ITG) has deployed new eSAF “Core Access” functionality that automates provisioning of Direct Care Nursing Access for Meditech users in South Atlantic Division.

This new eSAF functionality solves the challenges of new direct care nurses being “hired” into a new or existing Lawson Position Code that is not setup for role-based/entitled system access.

Adoption of standardized Meditech access templates for direct care nurses will provide noteworthy relief to nurses, managers, and ITG personnel. (Surgical nurses will not be included in the initial roll-out). 

Additionally, adoption of standardized Meditech MIS user mnemonics would make it easier to “share” nurses across markets and divisions and eliminate the need to change MIS user mnemonics.

Standardized Meditech access templates will include more options on the main Meditech menu and some menus may look different, resulting in a period of adjustment as nurses become accustomed to the new access. A minimal adjustment period is expected, with most nurses achieving a level of comfort within hours.

Go Live: 11/10/2020-12/8/2020

Grand Strand-11/10/2020

Trident/Summerville – 12/1/2020

Colleton – 12/8/2020

Meditech Menu Standardization

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Our partners in the East Florida Division have shared some education on Safety Rounding. Safety Rounding is utilized across the Enterprise to reduce negative outcomes, improving positive patient outcomes.  Included is the Safety rounding toolkit utilized to educate and validate staff in East Florida. 

Safety Rounding Huddle Points

Safety Rounding Checklist

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Our partners in the Continental Division, Presbyterian/St. Luke's has a policy in place that all patients need a set of vital signs within 2 hours prior to discharge to ensure patient safety.  

The attached policy outlines the requirement under assessment/reassessment. 

Please ensure you are familiar with the facility policy in which you are working in regards to Documenting the Provision of Care. 

Thank you for your dedication to PATIENT SAFETY!

Documentation of Provision of Care

EFD is preparing to go live on November 1^st with the transition from utilizing pin numbers to NT authentication for EMAR and BCTA. This conversaion will streamline user access across multiple systems and applications as well as improve safety and security.

Pin numbers will no longer be used to access EMAR and BCTA.  Users will instead use their network password for opening screens and filing documentation. 

Below is the go-live dates by market.

11/3: Kendall Regional

11/10: Aventura and Palm Beach

11/17: Mercy and Broward

11/24: Treasure Coast

Please review attached educational document

PIN to AD

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Our partners and colleagues in the West Florida Division at Central Florida Regional Hospital have provided some education on the telemetry escalation process. 

Please review this process and become aware and familiar with the telemetry escalation processes in the facility you are supporting. 

Telemetry Escalation

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The Medfusion Syringe Pump delivers blood, blood products, prescribed drugs, and other fluids into a patient's body in a controlled manner. Due to a software error, if a bolus or loading dose is interrupted and a specific sequence of events occurs, over or under-delivery of a bolus or loading dose may occur. 

Please review the huddle card to ensure you:

• Reviewed and understand the information
• Will follow the guidelines to avoid infusion administration errors
• If a potential patient safety issue related to the Medfusion pump is identified, the chain of command will be activated

Huddle Care: MedFusion

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The HCA Education Team has released a HealthStream course that contains three educational videos, providing an overview of NATE, C-ARDS, and SOFA. 

The Intended audience are clinicians who utilize the NATE, C-ARDS, SOFA Tools. 

To access the course via self-enrollment, please login to HealthStream and search the catalog for:

HHCCA:NATE, C-ARDS, SOFA Overview

Completion Time: 56 minutes.

This is not a required course but a continued educational offering.  

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