Our monthly newsletter for prescribers, Between the Charts, summarizes key news items, Epic system updates, efficiency tips, and extras that will help prescribers optimize their Connect Care user experience, all in two pages. The next issue is now out, available at the below link! This issue includes information on:
- New Coronary Cath Diagram Tool now available
- Enhancements to discharge planning tools
- Delay for prescriber launch of Connect Care Updates app
- Reminder: New Tracked Prescription Program (TPP) Alberta pad prescribing exemptions
- Coming soon:
- Postpartum Hemorrhage Order Set changes (October 1)
- iECG upgrade for Edmonton Zone Cardiologists (October 6) - action recommended
- Connect Care scheduled downtime (October 8)
- Updates to Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) outgoing referrals (October 16)
- Give Life Alberta iReferral launch (date TBD)
- Documenting adverse reactions
- Medical Readiness for Discharge (MRD) vs. Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
- "Discharge by 11 a.m." initiative and conditional discharge
- October Optimization (a.k.a. Thrive) classes
- And more!
The previous issues can still be accessed, via the archive in the Connect Care Manual.
If you have any feedback on this issue or have a suggestion for content you'd like included in a future issue, please send us an email.