mydesygn

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  1. What happens to the paper charting when the system is back up?

    mydesygn replied to Natkat's topic in Nursing Informatics

    There should be a downtime process available. I would contact the Info Systems or Education depts so they can get you the correct information if you are unsure what to do. Generally, each institute...

  2. LOINC mapping for lab results

    mydesygn replied to njinformaticsrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I was wondering the same thing- typically - mapping LOINC codes to lab tests is done by a LIS (Lab info systems) coordinator. Depending on your EHR, you should have a nomenclature vendor who would...

  3. A day in the life of ..............

    mydesygn replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'm not exactly a nurse informaticist but a nurse who works as a systems analyst... My day 08: 00 spend an hour reading and responding to email. Most consist of questions / tasks regarding projects...

  4. Making the jump back

    mydesygn replied to theantichick's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I distinguish informatics from analyst. The informatics jobs are usually looking specifically for nursing/healthcare and focus on implementation / workflow. It's typically your analysts that do...

  5. Making the jump back

    mydesygn replied to theantichick's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I think with your background, you don't need to look specifically for informatics - there aren't that many. You have technical skills - a business analyst and/or systems analyst would be a better fit...

  6. Where is the innovation??

    mydesygn replied to bnizi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hopefully, large hospital systems are starting to see how critical it is to maintain adequate staff to support, build and maintain their documentation. One great thing about Meaningful Use money is...

  7. Where is the innovation??

    mydesygn replied to bnizi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Typically, I find that expectations are unrealistic. An EHR is not Itunes - all Itunes has to do is play and purchase music. So, the software can be very simple and easily maintained. An ehr has...

  8. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    mydesygn replied to Ativan's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I agree - at the end of the day - there is no magic formula - sometimes it's just having some skills and applying for the job at the right time. Most employers will overlook lack of education for...

  9. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    mydesygn replied to Ativan's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I think having a Masters in Nursing is helpful - it demonstrates that you have some advanced education. That does help a lot cause it separates you from the pack. I can certainly see not wanting to...

  10. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    mydesygn replied to Ativan's topic in Nursing Informatics

    In general, our facilty has over 120 staff in the IS dept which is pretty good for a large metropolitan area. Of the staff - not one has a degree specifically in informatics. The two nurses hired...

  11. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    mydesygn replied to Ativan's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Most employers are looking for experience with the big EHR's. Having a degree in computer info systems and a RN will get you looked at but hospital based informatics tends to rely a lot on having...

  12. Nursing Informatics...once there, no going back?

    mydesygn replied to OldITgeek's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Don't miss bedside nursing one bit. Once I left bedside nursing, i never looked back. As a pediatrics nurse, I miss caring for the patients but I gladly accept the long IT hours to the long nursing...

  13. Clinical systems analyst vs informatics

    mydesygn replied to trein's topic in Nursing Informatics

    For a systems analyst, you would not necessarily need a clinical degree/background. A systems analyst could support any part of the healthcare IT - anything from financial applications (such as...

  14. Call Schedule

    mydesygn replied to Kabin's topic in Nursing Informatics

    In our dept, we rotate call daily for the clinical team and then we rotate night/weekend call each week. You are on call for all the clinical apps not just the apps that you are a specialist for....

  15. What's wrong with me?

    mydesygn replied to mappers's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Not sure of the area you live in - if it is fairly competitive. I would wonder if they are holding out for that "perfect" candidate. It sounds like they may be looking harder for a perhaps clinical...

  16. Meditech 5.64

    mydesygn replied to informaticsRN2B's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Not sure if you work at a hospital or not. I have worked with Meditech for over 7 years. If you have never used PCS, I recommend doing new user training. Most nurses when hired have software...

  17. Obamacare and Informatics

    mydesygn replied to overtonis's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Don't be too discouraged - this is a great time to lay groundwork. Get Involved - volunteer with your manager or education dept to be a superuser or tester; consider addl training or certifcation in...

  18. Why is Epic better than Cerner?

    mydesygn replied to MELY13's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Very well said. I will add my other two favorites: "Nobody helped us learn how to use this or asked us about it" - to which I reply, the staff assigned to be superusers never showed up for training...

  19. EPIC Computer Program

    mydesygn replied to al7139's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have read quite a few comments about hospitals not having competent IT staff. As both a nurse and IT, I am and have been on both sides. Most hospitals do not have enough IT staff. Hospitals are...

  20. Physician Ordering and Documentation

    mydesygn replied to nungum's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We are C/S 5.6 facility and are CPOE for our inpatient areas (will be implementing in ER) soon. My advice is to really consider how to phase the project. You really need to spend the first year...

  21. Medi Tech...Who slept with Who? Vent.

    mydesygn replied to gcupid's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Most hospitals have to look at the bottom line. Meditech has been around since the early 80's which in the computer world is a really long time so realistically a complex application such as Meditech...

  22. anyone actually work in informatics?

    mydesygn replied to Aglaia's topic in Nursing Informatics

    1. Do you report to the nursing department, to the IT department or have another reporting relationship? >>> I report to the IT department 2. Does anyone report to you? >> No 3. What...

  23. eKardex for Meditech

    mydesygn replied to TachyBrady's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Also, Just an FYI. When your IS dept states that can't add the data you are asking for. They really can't. Meditech has limitations in structure and they likely have limitaions in staff. it takes...

  24. eKardex for Meditech

    mydesygn replied to TachyBrady's topic in Nursing Informatics

    An NPR report is a report that is written from the data stored in Meditech. I don't know of a non-technical way to explain but any report you run from Meditech is written in a programming language....

  25. eKardex for Meditech

    mydesygn replied to TachyBrady's topic in Nursing Informatics

    With Meditech if you are client/server (you will need to ask IS what version you are) they have the PCS Patient Profile Report. This is the Meditech standard report. It sounds like you have Iatrics...