For our clinicians, please review four important updates implemented on the EMR this month.
New SCOVID Alert
The ‘SCOVID Low Risk’ and ‘SCOVID Probable’’ clinical alerts have been replaced by a single ‘SCOVID’ alert to align with the latest guidelines in the COVID-19 Inpatient Admission Procedure
While new patients will display the new SCOVID alert, existing patients with COVID alerts will still show the SCOVID Low Risk and SCOVID Probable alerts until these alerts are resolved.
Once the SCOVID alert is selected it can be resolved in a variety of ways
- The EMR system will inactivate the SCOVID alert and add a COVID alert if a positive PCR result is returned
- Users can manually resolve or inactivate the SCOVID alert
- The EMR system will automatically resolve the SCOVID alert if it has not been changed to the ‘COVID-19 known’ alert or manually resolved after 30 days
See the Documenting and Updating a COVID-19 Alert QRG for further details on this update.
Updated 21 June 2022.
Mental Health Compulsory Orders are now Completed in the EMR for inpatient Units and Emergency Departments
Mental Health Compulsory orders are now to be completed in the EMR for inpatient units and Emergency Departments when new compulsory orders are placed. The Mental Health Compulsory Orders are now available as PowerForms located within the AdHoc folder in the EMR. The most recent compulsory order placed in the EMR is found within the Documents section of the EMR and can be printed for the patient or transfer of care.
Existing compulsory orders are to remain on the paper form located in the patient’s paper file. Compulsory orders made in the community will also remain on paper and are not to be transcribed into the EMR.
The ‘Mental Health Act – Info in Patient Record’ Alert must be placed at the same time as the compulsory order to describe what the Compulsory Order is for and where it is located. This alert must be kept up to date contemporaneously with any changes made to compulsory orders.
Further information
- Mental Health Act Manage Compulsory QRG and Mental Health Act Alerts Info In Patient Record QRG
- The guides and videos linked within the EMR Specialty Support Guide – Mental Health
- Mental Health Compulsory Orders Webinar Video (30 minute video)
Updated 27 June 2022.
Consumer/Carers Checklist is now on the EMR
The Mental Health Consumer/Carer Rights Checklist is now available on the EMR.
This checklist will drop as part of the EMR Mental Health Admission Pack and is to be completed in the EMR on admission for all Mental Health patients.
The checklist is also available in “Ad Hoc” on the toolbar.
See the Ad Hoc Charting and Form Browser QRG for further details on using PowerForms in Ad Hoc.
Updated 27 June 2022.
Height and Weight QRG now available
A new Documenting Height and Weight QRG is now available for documenting height and weight.
This QRG will guide clinicians to enter a range of values for patients under their care, including
- measured, estimated, and stated height
- measured, estimated, and dosing weight
Accurate and timely recording of height and weight is an essential part of providing safe, high quality and timely care for our patients.
The Documenting Height and Weight QRG is available on the emrmonashhealth.org webpage.
Updated 20 June 2022.
Approved by Denise Owen.