Cellulitis-Image-Capture (1) Some of our hospital medicine faculty have been working on a system-wide PI project to standardize inpatient care for cellulitis, with the goal of reducing hospital length of stay. The key intervention for this project is a new Storyboard alert in Epic to remind physicians to upload a clinical image through Haiku or
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Discharge Medication Price Checks – New Workflow Starting Sunday, March 6th – When e-prescribing discharge medications for a patient, Epic’s Real Time Prescription Benefits (RTPB) can be used to prescribe the most cost effective medication for the patient. Occasionally, RTPB may not provide cost information, prompting the need for an e-prescription to the Pharmacy for
As you probably noticed, there have been multiple emails about the national blood collection tube shortage. What has led to this shortage? The pandemic not only increased demand for blood draws but also impacted national supply chains. The current national shortages are listed below. Increasing inventory supply will take time, and the best way for
Are you confused about how much fluid to give for a new pancreatitis diagnosis or if you really need that CT scan to confirm the diagnosis? Well, good news; Dr. Keswani and a multidisciplinary committee have developed an updated evidence-based order set for acute pancreatitis management in Epic. I have addressed four common topics and
I wanted to take a moment to highlight a 2019 QI project at NMH. Alcohol use disorders is a common illness among hospitalized patients. A 2015 epidemiological study found the 12–month prevalence of alcohol use disorder among adults to be 13.9%.1 Identification of patients at high risk for complicated withdrawal (seizures, delirium tremens and severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms) is crucial to provide the appropriate treatment to patients.
Northwestern Medicine has evaluated various tools and processes to detect patient deterioration sooner and one of these tools is Epic’s Deterioration Index (DI). DI is a predictive analytics model that promotes a proactive approach to identifying patient acuity. Epic’s data science team has developed and validated this model through more than 100,000 patient encounters across
Since we’re on the topic of diabetic foot ulcer, this is a friendly reminder to perform a yearly foot exam on all patients with diabetes. Keep an eye out for the “Best Practice” reminder to see when a patient is due for an annual foot exam. Easily document your foot exam with the dot phrase