We've been live with EDM for almost 3 yrs with all staff using it and most like it. Some really techy doc's have unrealistic expectations, but still like it better than the old paper system. This is evidenced by the loud whining when we have a downtime!
Jen Gossett, RN, BSN Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Emergency Department Martinez, CA "Diane Wooldridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [email protected] 03/08/2007 11:31 AM To <[email protected]> cc Subject FW: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops! We have been live about 18 months with Tracker, POM for procedures, department and phyiscian charging, Nursing Documentation, Historical Meds, Admit Requests. While we are still refining these functions, the department has come around and I might even say embraces them. I know ED, Lab and RAd love their trackers and would not give them up. CP ordering for meds and IV's has been a problem. This colors the experience for our MD's who have had to fragment order entry. Without these orders, eMAR could not be implemented. We pulled these functions back during the first week of our go-live w/ "the whole package" and MT has been working with us to improve these designs. We still aren't at a place where we want to roll meds/IV/eMAR out again, but hope to sometime in the next year. We can't even bring up physician documentation until we have ordering completely working. Diane Wooldridge RN IS Coordinator Meditech EDM Team Enloe Medical Center 1531 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926 530-332-7870 -----Original Message----- From: Holly Winchester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:38 AM To: Weaver, Carrie; Kathryn Wohnoutka; Wiltshire, Sandi; Cindy Snyder; Romona E. CS/Smith; Jackie Welch; Deborah Pelaia; [email protected]; Glenn A Gregersen; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops! We have been live with EDM for 3 years now. We are going to begin PD in August I believe. Holly Winchester, RN Clinical Application Specialist Information Systems Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (217)258/348-4073 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Carrie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:00 AM To: Kathryn Wohnoutka; Wiltshire, Sandi; Cindy Snyder; Romona E. CS/Smith; Jackie Welch; Deborah Pelaia; [email protected]; Glenn A Gregersen; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops! Cindy and all We experienced the same thing as Cindy and her site. After being up for a year with everything but PD Administration decided to "ditch" everything except Depart(PDI), and the tracker. Very unsettling for those who put so much time and energy into a project. Carrie -----Original Message----- From: Kathryn Wohnoutka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:35 AM To: Wiltshire, Sandi; Cindy Snyder; Romona E. CS/Smith; Jackie Welch; Deborah Pelaia; [email protected]; Glenn A Gregersen; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops! Is there any Client Server site live with full EDM, including PD? Thank you, Katie Kathryn Wohnoutka PCS/EDM Application IS Specialist Citizens Memorial Healthcare 1500 N. Oakland Bolivar, Missouri 65613 phone: 417-328-6609 fax: 417-777-7157 pager: 800-801-2988 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wiltshire, Sandi Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 2:35 PM To: Cindy Snyder; Romona E. CS/Smith; Jackie Welch; Deborah Pelaia; [email protected]; Glenn A Gregersen; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops! Hi, Reading your email makes me a little nervous since we are going live with EDM in a few days. Hopefully we won't have the same problems. We did have more nursing staff participate and am hoping this will make a difference. I do see the reluctance of alot of ER nurses though who don't like change as you say. Our ER docs want nothing to do with the system. I'm curious how long it took for you to decide to pull the plug and why they went that route. Thanks, Sandi Sandi Wiltshire, MT(ASCP),MBA IS Applications Manager Heywood Hospital 242 Green Street Gardner,Ma. 01440 978-630-6112 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cindy Snyder Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 11:00 AM To: Romona E. CS/Smith; Jackie Welch; Deborah Pelaia; [email protected]; Glenn A Gregersen; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group Subject: [MEDITECH-L] RE: EDM Rallying the troops! Hello Everyone: I wish you all the luck, with all sincerity.....Our system is down....The nursing staff was so disgruntled and blamed it for medication errors that Administration chose to suspend use until we get things resolved.... Now, let me explain some of our issues and just for good measure, my opinions.... : ) We had an implementation team with only one staff nurse, the ED director, myself (clinical analyst) another clinical analyst, two pharmacists and two unit secretaries. So, nearly all the building and decisions on what was to be answered by the nursing staff was decided by the director of the ED, which is good from a policy change and compliance with the change perspective. The draw back to this is that the nursing staff did not like a great deal of what was done and tried to go in the 'back door' to myself or the other analyst to have things changed. So, we always ask if they asked Mom first when they make a request of us. At the point the system was taken down, we were LIVE with the tracker, care area staff documentation, and POM was being used by the nurses/secretaries. The physicians were not using the system for anything other than to view the tracker. We have had some issues with the MAR, due in part to the fact that we have chosen to do a 'phased implementation'. At this point, the nursing staff removes a drug from Pyxis, which generates an order that populates the MAR. So, no allergy checking is done when medications are ordered. We have had ongoing issues with allergy checking in the PHA module and of course those have carried over to the EDM module now. For instance, to check for any Codeine allergy, it is necessary for the staff to enter an ingredient allergy, and a drug allergy. So, we want to get this resolved prior to taking them LIVE again. Do I think it's a good system? Yes. Do I think we will get it back up? Yes. Will it be acceptable to everyone? Eventually. But those old ER nurses (yes, I am one of them) like things their own way and do NOT like change, because they feel they are out of their comfort zone. I am happy to talk more if you would like. Have a great day and best of luck. Cindy How am I doing? Please take a minute to fill out this survey to let us know. Thank you. http://www.hrhs.int/survey/MIS_Survey.htm Cindy Snyder RN Clinical Systems Analyst Howard Regional Health System Kokomo, IN 46901 (765) 453-8321 The opinions expressed in this e-mail message are those of the author and may not be representative of Howard Regional Health System or affiliates. This e-mail message and attachments, if any, may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this message for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message, any attachments to this message, or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message in its entirety. >>> "Pelaia, Deborah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/3/2007 8:23 AM >>> Agree 100%. Our physicians currently document on the paper version of the T-system. Family physicians have actually complained stating the documentation the ED physicians do on paper means nothing to them. They cannot figure out what happened with the patient while in the ED. We are currently using the tracker through EDM.we are doing a site visit this week to look at Mount Nittany's EDM nursing documentation. Hoping I get buy-in from ED nursing staff. Deb Pelaia, RN Clinical Informatics Analyst Hanover Hospital Hanover, Pa. (717)633-8887 -----Original Message----- From: Jackie Welch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 9:12 AM To: Gregersen, Glenn A; CS/Smith, Romona E.; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group; [email protected] Subject: RE: EDM Rallying the troops! Oh, they all love the T. You can build your T templates into Meditech, not really that difficult as I see it. We've used the paper T for a long time and I personally see that the documentation done by these ER docs is horrendous. We've been live with EDM for over two years now, they really like what they have so far, including ePrescribing. But, the culture change to get the docs to enter their orders and documentation is going to have to be pushed by more than me. I see us probably another year or so before we take on that battle, make them the first docs to go live after implementation of PCM. - Jackie Great River -----Original Message----- From: Gregersen, Glenn A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:35 PM To: CS/Smith, Romona E.; _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group; [email protected] Subject: RE: EDM Rallying the troops! Please post as we are also fighting this battle - ER docs wanted T sheets... ________________________________________ From: Romona E. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:32 PM To: _SISU - Clinical Systems Users Group; [email protected] Subject: EDM Rallying the troops! We are just beginning EDM implementation (CS 5.5 SR2). I am looking for creative ways to encourage and interest the ED staff in this project. You know they love their paper charts! I plan to make monthly flyers to keep them updated on the progress of the Core Team. PCS is used house wide but the ED nurses have never documented in Meditech nor do they look at the EMR. I thought of having a drawing for the staff members that document set assessments on a TEST pt that I set up. This would at least get them looking at the system. I'm hoping you all have more creative thoughts than I - any suggestions? Romona E. 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