Hi Oscar and L'ers
Actually, the Data Repository (DR) generates the eMAR in a nicely formatted Adobe Acrobat file and publishes it to PCs located at each of the hospital's Units. The reports are updated on a 10 minute cycle, a frequency not possible using an NPR report. The Unit PCs, along with a local printer, are connected to backup power (red outlets) making each Unit's report available whether MEDITECH applications go down, the network goes down, or power goes down. Each report not only provides eMAR administration documentation for the previous 24 hours but also projects forward 24 hours providing appropriate space for documentation of existing active meds as well as space for new meds to be ordered during planned or unplanned downtime. Using the DR running in continuous update mode has proven to be a very robust eMAR/BMV downtime solution and this strategy has been employed at several other MEDITECH hospitals. Please feel free to contact Mike Grisanti or me if you would like additional details or to look at a sample of the downtime eMAR report. Glen R. D'Abate Acmeware, Inc. (consultant for St. Mary's hospital) 781-329-4300 www.acmeware.com _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oscar Beninati Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 9:46 AM To: 'Grisanti, Michael'; 'Reid, Gloria'; 'Kim Corrette'; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Backing up the eMAR Hello Mike and L'ers, Backing up the eMAR on the DR is a good idea, but does not solve the network downtime. If the network goes down, you will not be able to reach the eMAR on the DR. Mprint Server is independent of your network. With eMAR stored on a local PC in each dept/ward, even if the network is down you can print the eMAR to a local printer. Network downtime is a more common downtime then MEDITECH going down. Please visit our website at www.interbitdata.com <http://www.interbitdata.com/> and under downloads, you can install a FREE trial version of Mprint Server. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. Oscar Beninati Director of Sales Interbit Data Inc. 10 W. Central St. Natick, MA 01760 (508) 647-0013 X208 www.interbitdata.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grisanti, Michael Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:33 PM To: 'Reid, Gloria'; Kim Corrette; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Backing up the eMAR We are LIVE housewide with eMARS. We pull eMAR data from DR via a report. It updates about every 10 minutes. Nursing units have an eMAR downtime report icon mapped onto their desktops. In the event of a planned or unplanned downtime they simply click on the icon and print their downtime eMAR. Documentation is recorded on this report and then once we are back online they "catch" up electonically. We also FTP an NPR report as a back up but it is much slower than DR. Michael S Grisanti, RPh Pharmacy Services St Mary's Hospital @ Amsterdam NY 518 841-3834 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: Reid, Gloria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:58 PM To: Kim Corrette; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Backing up the eMAR Please post. We're in the process right now of developing our downtime plans for e-MAR as we plan to go LIVE with it in the ED next month. We plan to use Automate to script the e-MAR and some other reports to run and download every 30 minutes to an hour. I'd like to know what others are doing. Please post. Gloria J. Reid MIS Assistant Director Johnston Memorial Hospital Phone (919)938-7758 Pager (919)871-7045 _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kim Corrette Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Backing up the eMAR Greetings, L-listers, How have other sites backed up the electronic Medication Administration Record for printing when there is an unplanned Meditech downtime? We are Magic 5.5 SR3. Using Meditech's FTP routine, we've been able to spool the MAR to a PC hard-drive but the report scheduling routine does not seem to allow hourly or semi-hourly scheduling. How have others resolved the need for frequent backup? TIA - Kim Corrette, RN Clinical IS Analyst Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau, AK (907)796-8838 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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