ISMP and CPOE...

At a recent blog post, I commented on my thoughts regarding ISMP and the use of their recommended standards.   I am now hoping I can get readers to weigh in on a situation I have at my organization.  We are preparing for CPOE and in the medication formulary build, the...

InterOpNurse Thoughts &...

For every good Electronic Medical Record Implementation, a good plan must be in place to support the users and its varying degree of sophistication.  One strategy that has been proven as a model sought after was a Super User Model. Super Users are often healthcare providers who,...

InterOpNurse Thoughts &...

I was recently involved in a much heated debate over utilizing standards in the roll out of our Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) system.  This issue in particular had to do with following a "standard" for drug name nomenclature, such as those recommended by the...

HHS To Award $235M To B...

On Wednesday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the launch of a $235 million initiativeto support community-based models for electronic health record adoption, Federal Computer Week reports (Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, 12/2). Of the funds, HHS will award...

Ask the HIT Nurse...

I want to try a new column here.  This will be an evolution of a previous column, “InterOpNurse Thoughts” that started but never really took off.  I am calling my new column “Ask the HIT Nurse.”  This is for a lack of a better slogan for this column,...

InterOpNurse Thoughts: ...

Its been a while since I posted under this category, but I find the times, very fitting for such a post.  My organization just went through a mini "go-live" of what I like to call enhancements.  In this process, it has been decided to go-live with a specialty unit that...

InterOpNurse Thoughts...

Here I am at the gym. I just finished working out, trying to relieve some of the days stress. I just got into a situation, where in I am fixing a mess an employee of mine created for me. What it boiled down to, is the inability to communicate and pay attention to...

Technology Helps Nurses...

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