October 29, 2018
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Vitals: C-Diff Education

If a patient has a positive C-Diff result and the education topic has not yet been applied to the patient, when the chart is opened by a nurse, this BPA will fire.

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Vitals: C-Diff Order Validation

IDSA guidelines for Clostridium difficile have clear recommendations for how PCR testing should be used to best determine true infections, and these guidelines have been adopted for testing at UMMC.

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Vitals: Admission Medication List Status BPA

Beginning Monday, November 5, you may notice a new reminder in Epic, "Med List Status BPA," to assist in keeping patients' medications reconciled appropriately.

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Terri Gillespie, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Executive, UHHS
Chief Nursing Officer, University Hospital
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
T- 601-984-4104
tgillespie@umc.edu
ummchealth.com


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