[MEDITECH-L] Tallman Lettering
Jun Guiao
We are currently using Magic 5.5 SR2 and planning on using the TALLMAN
LETTERING. Can you please give us your feedback on how you carried out
the change? Any issues that you encountered on reports and printing of
labels etc. Any advice would greatly be appreciated.
Jun Andrew D. Guiao
Project and Support Analyst
JMH ITS Clinical Systems
Cell: 925 407 7944
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Zinger, Laura
a generic/trade medication name would appear, so users view it the same
way all the time:
- PHA Generic Name Dictionary
- Omnicell
- McKesson unit dose packaging machine
- All CDSs - NUR, LAB, OE, etc
- OE Procedures Description
- LAB Test Dictionary
- Patient Care Orders, etc.
We had no issues with these changes. P&T and MAC approved without
question, per ISMP recommendations. Pharmacy emailed all exchange
mailboxes, of the changes users would start to see, as it was an ongoing
update over a few weeks.
We are currently in Phase 2 of the project...updating generic names to
lower case and TRADE names to upper case.
Format is: 1. generic/TRADE name + release form [PRN] = generic name
(diltiazem ER, acetylsalicylic acid EC, etc)
2. strength = Strength field
3. dispensing form = Dispense Form field - changed
mnemonics of Medication Form to lower case, as it is the mnemonic that
is pulled, NOT description.
The only letters in the Drug ID that are upper case are tallman
lettering, TRADE names and release forms.
Example of Drug IDs: diltiazem ER 180 mg capsule
dimenhyDRINATE 50 mg/1 mL ampoule
dinoprostone vag.gel 1 mg/2.5 mL tube
EYE STREAM* ophthalmic 30 mL bottle
TYLENOL #2* 1 tablet
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me.
Laura
___________________________________________________
Laura Zinger, C PhT
Clinical Systems Analyst
Guelph General Hospital
Information Technology
115 Delhi Street
Guelph, ON, Canada N1E 4J4
* (519) 837-6440 x 2403
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Alan Miller
you can use to start with.
http://www.ismp.org/tools/tallmanletters.pdf
Issue:
Any sorting based on the changed fields will probably be whacked.
Since MT uses ascii values of the characters to sort by, all entries
that begin with lower case will be at the very end of your lists unless
you change your sorts.
example:
DEMEROL...
MORPHINE...
fenTANYL...
This has been fixed somewhat in later versions, but probably not as
much back where you are. If this is a problem, you can set up a
computed field that converts everything to uppercase and use that to
sort on instead of the actual field itself.
VAL=@name~$L.TO.U will convert a field to
uppercase
HTH,
Alan Miller, RPh
Pharmacist Informaticist
Patient Care Information Systems
Catawba Valley Medical Center
810 Fairgrove Church Road
Hickory, NC 28602
828-326-3611
>>> "Jun Guiao" <Jun....@johnmuirhealth.com> 07/29/2009 14:23 >>>
Hi All,
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JMH ITS Clinical Systems
Cell: 925 407 7944
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Thanks for that information.
Elba Rivera
Delnor Community Hospital
Zinger, Laura
is another for lower case/UPPER case.
http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/acutecare/articles/20030220.asp
Laura
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Laura Zinger, C PhT
Clinical Systems Analyst
Guelph General Hospital
Information Technology
115 Delhi Street
Guelph, ON, Canada N1E 4J4
(519) 837-6440 x 2403
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Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:01 PM
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Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Tallman Lettering
Yes but remember
DAT=FREE
LEN=30
VAL=%Z.convert.name(@field)
**Use this to convert TallMAN to upper in computed field and then use
computed field as a SORT**
Terry Lehmann
Senior Consultant
Healthtech Consultants
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Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Tallman Lettering
Hi All,
Jun Andrew D. Guiao
Project and Support Analyst
JMH ITS Clinical Systems
Cell: 925 407 7944
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Zinger, Laura
Laura
___________________________________________________
Laura Zinger, C PhT
Clinical Systems Analyst
Guelph General Hospital
Information Technology
115 Delhi Street
Guelph, ON, Canada N1E 4J4
(519) 837-6440 x 2403
lzi...@gghorg.ca <mailto:lzi...@gghorg.ca>
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Subject: Re: [MEDITECH-L] Tallman Lettering
Terry Lehmann
DAT=FREE
LEN=30
VAL=%Z.convert.name(@field)
**Use this to convert TallMAN to upper in computed field and then use computed field as a SORT**
Terry Lehmann
Senior Consultant
Healthtech Consultants
144 Front Street West, Suite 300
Toronto, ON M5J 2L7
T:416-483-5974 ext 38
F:416-483-9197
E: tleh...@healthtech.ca
W:www.healthtech.ca
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Subject: Re: [MEDITECH-L] Tallman Lettering