All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ======================================
Does anyone have this type of data for PCS client sever, 5.5 SR 2? Thanks Eileen -----Original message----- From: "Kendrick, Sandy" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:43:26 -0300 To: "Davis, Susan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Acuity and Staffing and Scheduling > All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to > attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com > ====================================== > > Susan, > I don't have all the answers when it comes to Meditech's Acuity, but I > do at least know where to look, thanks to the kind people who answered > me. I will give you a brief rundown of what I was told. > > There are two parts to setting up Meditech's Acuity system; > Interventions and Parameters. > > INTERVENTIONS > Meditech's Acuity system is tied to the intervention. On each > intervention, on page two in the intervention dictionary, you will find > three prompts beside the word STANDARD. The labels for these prompts are > above; Acuity -Units- Retro & Prosp and then Min Nurse Type (skip Path > Cost). If you put your cursor in each of these prompts and press <SHIFT > F8> you can read the online documentation for each. I am still trying to > figure out the real difference between Retrospective and Prospective > units. As with CDSs, you can assign different acuity units for different > locations. > In addition to filling in these three prompts, each intervention must > have a frequency (direction). The free text (.) frequencies don't work. > They must be from the Directions dictionary and have a time tied to > them. I have been told that you can have frequencies such as "per > protocol", "continuous", etc. if you design them correctly. > > NUR PARAMETERS > Page 1 > Acuity Tracking- you will need to set Editing Cut-Off Date if not > already set. > Acuity Queries- You will need to make 4 new queries; Projected Units, > Projected Hours, Documented Units and Documented Hours. These queries > will hold the data and you will need to select which of these you want > to display in the two places that patient acuity displays-Process > Interventions (upper right corner below patient's Age/Sex) and Status > Board (if you design it in). It was suggested to me that Projected Hours > would be the best one to use. > Acuity Units- You will need to decide how many units you want in an > hour. It was suggested to use 60 so that each unit equals one minute of > time. You can set different locations to have different acuity units per > hour. > > Page 3 > Report parameters. I could use more information on how to set these up. > I was told that to fully utilize the reports, you will need to use > staffing and scheduling in addition to acuity. > > You can also find a tutorial on Meditech's website that was somewhat > helpful. I haven't found any Knowledge Base articles. > > I would appreciate any one willing to add information to this. What > have I left out, what problems have you had, how did you solve them, > etc. > > Sandy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Davis, Susan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:45 PM > To: Kendrick, Sandy > Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Acuity and Staffing and Scheduling > > Sandy, > > Please post you response. > > Thanks, > > Susan Davis > Clinical Specialist > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Beeper 270.762.1444 572 > Phone 270.762.1257 > Fax 270.762.1332 > > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in > error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any > other use of the E-Mail by you is prohibited. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kendrick, Sandy > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:27 PM > To: Tara Temsik; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Acuity and Staffing and Scheduling > > > All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to > attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com > ====================================== > > > > > Visit us on the web at <http://www.murrayhospital.org> > > > NOTICE: This message originates from Murray-Calloway County Hospital > (MCCH) and contains information that may be confidential or privileged > and is intended only for the individuals or the entity named above. It > is prohibited for anyone else to disclose, copy, distribute or use the > contents of this message. This message may not be copied or distributed > without this disclaimer. All personal messages express views solely of > the sender, which are not to be attributed to MCCH. If you received this > message in error, please notify us immediately at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > meditech-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l Eileen Mac Donald , RN BScN ____________________________________ Nursing Clinical Informatics Specialist Cape Breton District Health Authority mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
