The Daily Cares Flowsheet will be changing on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Documentation has been standardized to only have one place for patient positioning documentation. The Comfort and Environment Intervention section of the navigator has been modified. On the Comfort row, the drop-down list will no longer include "Repositioned". To document repositioning, the flowsheet row is available within the Mobility section on the row titled "Repositioned". The pictures below reflect the change: 

Recognizing pain is an individual experience and patients may not describe or experience pain in the same way as other patients. A change has been made in the options on the MAR for giving PRN pain medications. This change not only helps to improve and standardize pain management, but allows pain management that is individualized and centered around the patient. 

A new action of "Given per Patient Request" has been added for instances of when a patient requests a decreased dose of pain medication than indicated based on the pain assessment scale used to guide pain medication use. This additional option will occur on Thursday, December 22, 2022. 

This additional option does not change requirements for pain reassessment documentation. Pain reassessment reminders will occur in within Epic with all of the listed options. Users see assessment tasks indicated by an icon on the timeline of the Brain and the Brain Sidebar. Users can click on the icon to complete the flowsheet rows associated with the pain reassessment. Once the reassessment is completed, a green checkmark appears indicating the task is complete. Please see the pictures below for examples: 

The Office of Wellbeing is participating in the AMA Joy in Medicine project. The Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program is designed to spark and guide organizations interested, committed or already engaged in improving physician satisfaction and reducing burnout. A portion of the program is focused on opportunities to improve the efficiency and proficiency of the EMR. 

Help us Get Rid of Stupid Stuff (GROSS) that interferes with your work. We want to rid the Epic workplace of "stupid stuff". The Epic team would love to hear from you. Please share "stupid stuff" in Epic that you believe could be improved. Email your suggestions to us at GROSSEpic@umc.edu. 

If you want to learn more about GROSS, check this out: Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff: The Original Launch