Anesthesia 2014
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What’s new in Epic 2014 |
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Epic has made some valuable
changes with this upgrade. Some are
visual, some are more intuitive for the end user, some help with
productivity, and some increase profitability. The changes aren’t anything to be afraid
of. The upgraded version of Epic is
still Epic, but it’s Epic after a day at the spa receiving a makeover. |
Key Changes in this Version
Anesthesia Providers
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Quickly Identify and Act on Medication Warnings
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Redesigned MAR
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Assigning Staff and Resources
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Consolidate Staffing and Event Management for Faster
Documentation
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Visual Cues Promote Faster Medication Documentation; Remind
Anesthesia Staff when Specific Medications are Due
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Quickly Create Consistent Ad Hoc Anesthesia Procedures
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Consolidate and Simplify Anesthesia Documentation for
Multiple Procedures
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Remove LDAs with One Click
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Reminder Checklist for Epidural and Procedure Activities
Anesthesia Providers
Access Navigators within the
Patient’s Chart. You
can now access all of your anesthesia documentation tools using activity tabs
in the same workspace as a patient's chart.
This unified view makes it easy for you to jump to the tool you need
without leaving your workspace.
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Related Tip Sheet : Access Navigators Within the Patient's Chart |
Navigating the MAR. Review a patient's medications and
document administrations more quickly using the improved MAR layout. While the
look and feel of the MAR is different, your workflows haven't changed.
Ø Review a Patient's Medications
Ø Mar at a Glance
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Related Tip Sheet : Anesthesia Providers- Navigating the MAR |
Upgrade Changes to Intraprocedure
Medication. Several
minor changes have been made to Intraprocedure Medications, which will make it
easier and more intuitive to document med administration.
Ø Intraprocedure Medication Labels and
Buttons Better Match ASTM 11e1 Standards
Ø Visual Changes to the Medication
Administration Window
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Related Tip Sheet : Anesthesia-Upgrade Changes to Intraprocedure Medications |
Consolidate staffing and Event
Management for faster documentation. The documentation process has been
compressed to allow for faster documentation.
Also, better documentation practices have allowed more accurate notes,
therefore, eliminating the need to document certain items several times.
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Related Tip Sheet : Consolidate Staffing and Event Management for Faster Documentation |
Reminder Checklist Available for the
Epidural and Procedure Activities. Spruce up your reminders in the Epidural and Procedure
activities with the Reminder Checklist, a new tab that takes up the whole left
column and shares space with the toolkit. These remodeled reminders appear more
prominently and are more likely to catch the eye of busy anesthesia staff at
the right times.
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Reminder Checklist for the Epidural and Procedure Activities |
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Related Tip Sheet : Reminder Checklist for the Epidural and Procedure Activities |
Tailor Macros to Your Case Before
Applying Them. This
sheet describes two updates to Epic Anesthesia.
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Related Tip Sheet : Tailor Macros to Your Case Before Applying Them |