Faxing Changes effective January 9th

On January 9th the faxing servers are moving to Kansas City. What does this mean for us?  

 

All faxes going out of the EHR should now include the area code plus the fax number with no dashes, spaces, etc… (i.e. 8065555555). You will need to include all 10 digits even if the fax number is a local number.  Do not include the “1” for long distance calling unless it is an international fax. This will be automatically done through the server.

 

This new process will affect all provider letters, communicable disease report forms and Medical Record Reports. If you have saved favorites in your provider Selection section of the provider letter process your will need to clarify that it is a 10 digit number. If not you will need to correct it or it will fail.

To remove the favorite fax simply click the yellow star, this will remove the information as a favorite. Then it can be re-added under the Add Freetext Recipent button.

If you need help with any of this process please do not hesitate to contact our helpdesk at 743-HELP (4357).


 

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Code Upgrade: Earliest Fill Date

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With the upgrade on November 16th, the ‘Earliest Fill Date’ field will be made available on all controlled prescriptions where previously it was only available on CII drugs. Using this field on a CIII-CV drug will cause the prescription to fail with a digital signature failure message sent back to the provider’s Message Center inbox or pool.

To mitigate the issue, we have added the note ‘(CII Only)’ to the field to help prompt providers that it should only be used on CII drugs.

After the NCPDP eRx uplift on December 9th, this field will become fully functional for all controlled prescriptions and the note will be removed.

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Radiology: MRI Breast Order Update

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Radiology: MRI Breast orders update

To make ordering MRI Breast studies more concise because it is always a bilateral scan, unilateral MRI Breast orders will be removed and the ‘bilateral’ description will be removed. Even if a patient has had a mastectomy, both sides are always scanned to evaluate residual tissue.

MRI Breast orders after changes:

MRI Breast Biopsy

MRI Breast w/wo with CAD

MRI Breast w/o

 

UMC Imaging Team

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Lab Orders with 2-Hour Frequency or Less

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PLACING LAB ORDERS FOR A FREQUENCY OF EVERY 2 HOURS OR LESS

What’s the problem?  Lab Orders that are entered with a Routine Priority and a Frequency of every 2 hours or less, Cerner will incorrectly combine every other specimen so that labels print with duplicate times and no labels print for missing times due to the specimen netting that occurs within Cerner. 

Solution: To avoid the confusion with orders for duplicate times as seen in the above example for the Urine Specific Gravity, place all Lab orders with a frequency of 2qh or 1qh with a Priority as Timed.

Example:

A Random Glucose ordered as Timed q2h for 2 days and a Urine Random Specific Gravity ordered Routine q2h for 2 days. Even though the frequency shows correct on the orders screen in PowerChart, Collections Inquiry shows incorrect times for the Glucose but correct times for the Specific Gravity.

Orders shown in Powerchart with the correct time frequency:

However, Collections Inquiry displays how the labels will print-Note the Urine Specific Gravity times are incorrect:



Click HERE for Printable Tutorial

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PowerChart Touch: Enabled Feature

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On November 11 there will be a feature enabled for all PowerChart Touch users. This new feature works to make the schedule in PowerChart Touch work like the ambulatory organizer. 

Impact - Users will have to have the schedule that they are trying view as an available resource on the ambulatory organizer.

Providers using PC Touch need to go to a PC and open Powerchart. Navigate to the ambulatory organizer and select the providers schedules that they want to view in PowerChart Touch.

Social Services for Placement Changes

This is what the order looks like today, “Placement” is the only required field.  All other fields and dropdowns are optional.

These are the changes that will take place. There are 2 required fields now.

The “Placement” field is the same. If “Other Placement Service” is chosen, address the “Other Placement Service” field.

The options of “No Preference” and “Other” were added under “Preferred Facility” in case you have no preference or would like to choose a different facility. The “Other Preferred Facility” field should be addressed if the “Other” option is chosen from the “Preferred Facility” field.

Please note, the addition of “South Plains Rehab Hospital (IPR)” and removal of “The Plaza” in this field.

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Ordering Restrictions for HIT Test

Ordering Restrictions for HIT test

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) testing and 4T score calculation will be restricted to providers ONLY, this cannot be a verbal or telephone order.  The calculation of the 4T score requires complex medical decision making and thus should only be carried out by those with advanced skills and knowledge.  The 4T score then determines if order the HIT lab studies are appropriate based on the patient data. 

 

For more information on the 4T score and HIT click here:

https://www.dynamed.com/condition/heparin-induced-thrombocytopenia-hit

CareSelect Clinical Decision Support

CareSelect Clinical Decision Support for advanced imaging orders

This project began with a federal CMS mandate necessitating the program before January 1, 2020.

  • What?  This is ordering guidance on radiology exams to target the most appropriate use for the listed indication (based on expert panel guidelines from the American College of Radiology)
  • Why?  To prevent overutilization of high-value imaging exams
  • Who?  For all Ambulatory, Emergency, and Acute Care encounters
  • When?  Ordering for advanced imaging modalities only:  MRI, CT, Nuc Med, and PET scan – other radiology orders will be unaffected

This process is guidance only, it does NOT force or prevent decision making by the provider. 

The expected Go-Live will be 10/15/2019.

For more questions please call 775-8255.