Inclement Weather and Call Responsibility
The January 2024 ice storm highlighted a problem. Several on-call physicians could not make it in to see patients due to the roads. To be clear, providers are responsible for being here and caring for their patients....
Read MoreCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant problem. These infections are substantial sources of patient morbidity, extended hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs to our hospital and our patients...
Read MoreInformed Consent Clarification
CMS recently published revisions and clarifications to Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent. I have attached this memorandum from CMS for your review.
Read MoreIT Update for February 2024
There have been ongoing problems with providers canceling PSOs. The cancellation of a PSO has significant background effects in Cerner...
Read MoreGI and VTE Prophylaxis
A key aspect of preventing stress ulcers and VTE is constant reassessment. A significant safety concern is missing an opportunity to start prophylaxis...
Read MoreNursing Update December-2023
Ending our year good note, nursing turnover is down and we are working on several projects for stabilization and growth...
Read MoreIT Update October 2023
Here are several more IT updates inlcuding how to access our 1Chart/Cerner remotely, an upcoming change to sepsis detection software, adding images to 1Chart/Cerner, Dragon Mics, and more.
Read MoreIT Physician Survey Plan 2023
The HH administration is reviewing the most recent physician survey results, including several IT-related complaints. Two problems physicians mentioned...
Read MoreIT Update September 2023
Next week, Dragon will receive a significant upgrade. There are changes to the Dragon bar and other enhancements. Below is a link...
Read MoreHelen Keller and Red Bay Medical Records in Cerner
Starting as early as August 28, 2023, you will begin to see patients in 1Chart with medical record numbers starting with “03”. These patients from Helen Keller and Red Bay hospitals will begin to be preloaded into 1Chart. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ignore these records.
Read MoreUpdated Policy on Transfer Medication Reconciliation
The recently updated Transfer of Patients policy has been updated and clarifies the need for transfer medication reconciliation. This change will affect your workflow but increases patient safety...
Read MoreA PRACTICAL APPROACH TO PDMP USAGE - A TOWNHALL EVENT - HUNTSVILLE - SEPTEMBER 18
Auburn University is hosting a two hour training on the UAB Huntsville building on September 18th. The training focuses on the Physician Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)...
Read MorePhysician burnout is on the rise
Last summer, Medscape surveyed 9000+ physicians for the latest Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report. Not surprisingly, burnout increased significantly during the COVID years, with 53% of all surveyed expressing burnout...
Read MoreMore Options for DEA Training Requirement
Here are additional resources to meet with upcoming DEA training requirement. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama is offering
Read MoreNew DEA Training Requirements
On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners...
Read MoreCerner Document Visibility Changes
The Huntsville Hospital Medical Executive Committee wanted to update you on pending Cerner changes that will improve the visibility of clinical documents. These changes are needed to allow community providers to view...
Read MoreNursing Update April 2023
Coming soon we will have virtual care nurses and safety companions as a part of the care team on 7N/7NE/7NW at HH Main. Virtual care has shown to reduce safety events, ...
Read MoreJourney To Zero
NEJM recently published the results of the SafeCare study that looked at the incidence of adverse events during hospitalizations. In a random sample of 2800 admissions, at least one adverse event was found in 23.6% of those admissions.
Read MoreCME from UpToDate
Huntsville Hospital provides access to Up To Date, which allows providers to get free CME if they use a personal account on a computer on the HH network. Since each search is considered point-of-care,
Read MoreMeet the VPMA
Jonathan assumed the role of Vice President of Medical Affairs for Huntsville Hospital on Sept. 1, 2022. He grew up in Cullman County and graduated from Cullman High School in 1991, and and completed a B.S. in Biology
Read MoreMedical Staff Growth in 2022
The Huntsville Hospital Medical staff grew in 2022.
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