Gladys, expert pharmacist and MEDITECH guru, Charles Downs will be offering
a presentation at the MUSE conference on V2 allergies. Plus, there are other
related presentations - see below ...
Alan Sherbinin
MUSE CEO
mu...@museweb.org
877-491-4703 ext. 8
Converting from 1A and 1B allergies to V2 Allergens from a Pharmacy and
Nursing Perspective
Presenter: Charles Downs, Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, Maryland
Abstract: Washington County Hospital converted to version 1B allergies in
the fall of 2007 and converted to version 2 allergies on 9/28/08. Support
for version 1A ceased after 1/1/09, but there are still hospitals who have
not moved to 1B. Attend this session to learn in detail both conversions
since those users who are live with 5.61 will have to convert to 1B, and
those live with 5.62 will have to convert to V2. There are specific steps
that should be followed, plus certain policies that should be in place to
address these changes, because it affects the way one enters allergies.
Version 1B only affects pharmacy, but Version 2 has the potential to affect
not only pharmacy, but nursing, radiology, dietary, and other ancillary
departments, depending upon what route the organization takes.
Washington County Hospital is a 271-bed hospital located in Hagerstown, MD
and is currently a Magic 5.62 hospital. Charlie Downs, Pharm.D., has been in
charge of the pharmacy module since the hospital went live with MEDITECH in
1992 and currently is the full-time IT Pharmacist.
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Where Did All the Dictionaries Go? Our Journey from EDM Magic to 6.0.
Presenters: Dr. John Lee and Troy Judd, Edward Hospital and Health
Services, Naperville, Illinois
Abstract: Edward Hospital is in the midst of a conversion from Magic to
6.0. Currently we are LIVE using MAGIC EDM 5.62. We have successfully
implemented EDM with CPOE (>90% physician ordering compliance), PDOC
templates, RXM prescriptions, Desktop EMAR/BMV, V2 allergies, and many other
EDM features in Magic. As we have proceeded with the conversion, we have
encountered the many advantages .and some disadvantages of the new system.
Our project approach will combine both phase I and II 6.0 EDM into one
go-live! The overall project goal: move as seamlessly as possible to 6.05
PP7 EDM while maintaining the features, enhancements, and user satisfaction
experienced in the Magic platform. We will review our implementation
progress and impressions of the system by presenting screen shots,
dictionary changes and new dictionary building terminology in the 6.0
platform.
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Got Community? Semi-Integrated Medication History and E-Prescribing
Solutions for a Connected Community Hospital
Presenter: Charlie Caruso, Organization: Henrietta D. Goodall Hospital,
Sanford, Maine
Abstract: Goodall Hospital wanted to have the most comprehensive patient
medication history possible at the point of care. The availability of this
information is a significant step in increasing patient safety by providing
clinicians a more complete understanding of the medications being used by
the patient as well as avoiding costly medication adverse drug events.
Goodall decided to sponsor ambulatory e-prescribing licenses to our
community providers through an e-prescribing vendor that was partnered with
MEDITECH so that our facility could receive the most comprehensive
medication history information available on the market.
Patients, physician/providers, and clinical staff were all served by this
patient safety initiative. Our sponsorship of licenses gave the clinicians a
useful tool that increased information at the point-of-care while decreasing
time wasted in file pulls and renewal requests, and help in the medication
review process with their patients. For patients, the benefit is seen in
the identification of medications and allergies that he/she is unable to
report (unconscious) and/or remember at the encounter time. The staff is
served by having this information easily accessible and available for review
in the HIS without having to learn multiple systems and passwords. Benefits
are seen for patient safety by providing an additional source of information
to caregivers for prescription history and allergy information. It is most
beneficial for Emergency Department providers who otherwise would not have
access to this information from primary care providers without EHR systems
and/or unresponsive emergency patients. Our new medication reconciliation
system provides potentially life-saving information and assists in avoiding
adverse reactions.
The Surescripts/RxHub database was returning less than 50% hit-rate for
medication histories. Since the data source was beyond the control of the
hospital organization, focus was directed on our own affiliated providers to
write electronic prescriptions using the sponsored e-prescribing system.
Since then our hospital has achieved a more complete return on medication
history queries and allergy information results.