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Supporting Clinical Service Ramp-up in a Time of COVID-19 (Session 1)

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Focusing on the challenges organizations face as they increase patient volume, this discussion covers  scheduling, registration, and the patient experience. Participants include Southlake Regional Health Centre (Newmarket, ON), War Memorial Hospital (Sault Ste. Marie, MI), and MEDITECH.

St. Bernards Healthcare Lowers SIR With CLABSI Prevention Processes

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Download our case study to learn how St. Bernards Healthcare accomplished their goal of lowering their SIR below the 1.0 national standard to .241 after launching their HIRO package as part of their CLABSI prevention process. 

COVID-19 JAM Session 6: Using MEDITECH to Support Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussion topics include Virtual Visits, risk score documentation, IT workloads, staff testing and tracking processes, and EHR training for reassigned staff.

COVID-19 JAM Session 4: Using MEDITECH to Support Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussion topics include obtaining patient consent for virtual visits, flagging patients previously screened for COVID-19, and connecting isolated inpatients with loved ones. 

COVID-19 JAM Session 3: Using MEDITECH to Support Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussion topics include inpatient units for suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients, drive-through testing, patient education, and trackers for COVID-19 patients. 

COVID-19 JAM Session 2: Using MEDITECH to Support Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussion topics include interfacing ventilators, transferring patient charts, planning for patient overload, and tracking suspected COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19: Using Virtual Visits and Patient Portal Features to Enhance Communication

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This webinar includes a description of how the scheduled Virtual Visits solution reduces the volume of patients arriving unexpectedly at EDs and practices. 

*Please note, registration with MUSE is required to access this webinar.

COVID-19 JAM Session 1: Using MEDITECH to Support Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussion topics include screening and tracking  patients, visitors, and staff; ethical issues concerning downtime; and virtual visits. 

COVID-19 JAM Session 5: Using MEDITECH to Support Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Discussion topics include new COVID-19 reporting requirements, Surveillance trackers, Virtual Visit appointments, charting by exception, PPE shortages, and staff communication. 

COVID-19 Patient Monitoring Dashboard in BCA

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Joohyun Greenwood, informatics pharmacy consultant at Firelands Regional Medical Center (Sandusky, OH), will explain how the organization is using a Business and Clinical Analytics dashboard to monitor COVID-19 patients. 

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