On Sunday, November 6th, Daylight Saving Time will end and Epic will be unavailable from 12:55 a.m. until approximately 2:30 a.m. due to the time change. To take advantage of the scheduled downtime, DIS will perform a required Epic update. All Nursing units should print their downtime reports and MARS from the BCA computers at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 6th. At 2:00 a.m., Daylight Saving Time will end, the clock in Epic will be turned back to 1:00 a.m., and we will repeat the 1:00 - 2:00 a.m. hour. Epic access will be restored at approximately 2:30 a.m. following the repeated 1:00 - 2:00 a.m. hour. Upgrade Materials for Inpatient Nursing: After the upgrade on Sunday, November 6th, several enhancements will be present in the Epic nursing views. Click here to view the complete upgrade guide: Inpatient Nursing Upgrade Guide. Some highlights include: - Nursing staff will be able to add up to 25 (previously limited to 15) patients on the Brain.
- On the patient card in the Brain, a new notification appears when a patient's infection doesn't match his isolation status.
- Finding Blood transfusion information in the event log will include information like unit and volume.
- Entry screens automatically advance in Rover for some flowsheet documentation.
- Individual orders can be acknowledged in Rover.
- Similar Patient Names show in bold and italic text in secure chat.
- Research patients, activities, and information have a new icon replacing the flask. It consists of 3 hexagons and is located on the storyboard next to the patient's image.
Other items of interest include the following tip sheets: Tip Sheet: A Condensed View of the Brain Reporting and Slicer Dicer Upgrades for ClinDoc New Tools in Your In Basket Epic Education and Question Session On Tuesday, November 15th, 8:00 - 9:30 and from 11:00 - 12:00, come visit your Epic team in Z105 for inpatient nursing Epic questions, education, and tips. Several topics we will offer a review on include Rover, the Brain sidebar, the Avatar, and blood administration. |