Best Practices for High-alert Medications Situation: An intensive care patient was admitted for intracranial hemorrhage. The care team ordered a 3% NaCl infusion, but the patient was instead accidentally administered heparin IV. Another patient received heparin in an arterial line [...]
When: March 22, 2016 @ 4 PM (noon) Where: Assembly Room (1st Floor 1N2) Topic: Student Loans and Debt Management This meeting will discuss the basics of student loans and how to effectively manage them. We will review different types of repayment [...]
To all providers, "Communication Orders" should NOT be used in ORCHID as a substitute for orders that are delineated in ORCHID as part of the normal order workflow. Please open attached powerpoint for examples!!! (Please use the page up and [...]
Situation: As of 0800 Feb 1, 2016 we have a new two stage early warning system for *SIRS/Sepsis for our 5E/5P pilot unit. Background: Sepsis is now a Core Measure (publicly reported compliance measure) and requires early recognition and treatment. [...]
