Head's Up!
Paper Discharge Orders Eliminated |
For all adult (non-pediatric, non-psychiatric) discharges, you will no longer fill out paper discharge orders, as they are now in CPOE.
In CPOE, click on "Physician Discharge Order Set". You will be prompted to enter "Disposition" and "Diagnosis", then will be prompted to the discharge i-form. This i-form will look exactly like the current paper discharge orders.
You WILL still need to fill out the patient discharge instructions on paper, as well as the medication reconciliation, both of which can be found in the alpha search of the clinician order forms website.
If you do your discharge summary in EPIC, you can also do your patient discharge instructions and your medication reconciliation in EPIC. Instructions on how to do this can be found at the following link:
Inpatient tips & tricks
Any questions? Contact Danielle Scheurer (Chief Quality Officer) or Hillary Miller (Forms Coordinator). |
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Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee |
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MUSC Children's Hospital - Recognized Again! |
Dear MUSC Medical Staff,
MUSC Children's Hospital continues its streak as ranking in the top 25 hospitals for children's heart programs in U.S. News 2013-2014 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals, along with a first-time top 50 ranking for the pediatric nephrology program and a second year showing for the pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery program.
MUSC Children's Hospital was one of only 87 medical centers that made the rankings in at least one of the ten specialties analyzed for the 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals.
This recognition is clear evidence of the dedication to quality and patient safety in the Children's Hospital. They are a focused high-performance interdisciplinary team!
The U.S. News & World ranking system is separated into structure, outcomes, and process sections - each worth exactly one-third of the overall score.
- Structure is measured by volume, technology, clinical services, and other characteristic features of a high-quality pediatric hospital.
- Process is measured by a commitment to best practices, a specified infection-prevention program, and reputation with pediatric specialists.
- Outcomes currently include bloodstream infection rates, transplant survival rates, mitigation of adverse events, appropriate management, and surgical outcomes.
This is a rigorous survey and I congratulate the entire Children's Hospital team for its spectacular results.
Thank you for the great care you provide every day!
Sincerely,
Patrick J. Cawley, MD
Executive Director/CEO, Medical Center
Vice President for Clinical Operations, University
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Our Mission (The never changing purpose of MUSC. Why it exists.)
We improve health and maximize quality of life through education, research & patient care.
MUSC Health Strategic Plan |
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Things You Should Know About
Nutrition Services |
1. Malnourished patients are hospitalized an average of 2 days longer than those who were screened for nutrition risk and received early nutrition intervention.
2. Albumin and Prealbumin are not reliable markers for malnutrition.
3. Delaying the initiation of Parenteral Nutrition (PN) can be beneficial.
4. CMS reimburses for 3 hours of RD counseling for patients with renal disease, post-transplant, or diabetes the first year of diagnosis and 2 hours per year in subsequent years.
5. To meet the challenges of a growing obesity epidemic, primary care physicians (PCPs) need additional training and may need to refer patients to dietitians to help improve care.
6. Registered Dietitians are the best qualified health care professional to deliver nutrition education and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services for prevention, wellness and disease management.
7. Registered Dietitian (RD) credentialing includes: completing a degree in nutrition, dietetics, public health or a related field; completing a dietetic internship; passing a national examination and completing continuing professional educational requirements.
8. Utilization of parenteral nutrition (PN) for periods less than 5-7 days has not been shown to result in improved patient outcomes for any disease or condition.
9. Nutrition support teams also have the potential to produce cost savings by minimizing inappropriate utilization, decreasing average duration of PN, reducing the number of laboratory tests to monitor PN, and standardizing protocols and PN formulations.
10. Food allergy is an immune-based disease that has become a serious health concern in the United States.
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Réginé Honoré Villain Receives GHXcellence Leadership Award
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