Join the Conversation at Matherdoc.org

Mather CMIO, Dr. Joseph Ng has opened the interactive, forum-style portion of Mather's new website, MATHERDOC.ORG.  You can access this protected area by clicking on the "CMIO Corner" tab along the top of the website.  All Mather medical staff are welcome to join the conversation.  Currently, you can leave comments on VTE prophylaxis order sets and weigh in on other discusssion topics, such as

• Is this order safe?
• Post op, (or even after a fall or stroke) how do I schedule vital signs and other non-invasive monitoring?

If you are on Mather's Medical staff, but have not joined at http://www.matherdoc.org/ sign up today, by clicking on the "Join" button and filling out a short form .  (Hint:  use your first initial and last name as your Username and make up a password you'll remember.)  The information on your form goes to our Medical Staff office, and within a day or so your access will be activated.

Ready to join the conversation?  Come, be a Matherdoc. 

PREVIEW and COMMENT on SCM Order Sets at MATHERDOC.ORG

Hi all!

Please comment by posting a reply at http://www.matherdoc.org/  in the section labeled "CMIO Corner," where Dr. Ng and I will be posting versions of Order Sets as they are being built into Sunrise Clinical Manager.  We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to build physician order sets that are easy to use, safe for our patients, and consistent with evidence-based best practices.

Won't you take the time today to visit, review, and comment on order sets, built with attention to your specialty, at matherdoc.org ?

Thanks!  See you all soon.

Sunrise Clinical Manager Update from CMIO, Dr. Joseph Ng

I hope that everyone is enjoying their SPRING! Its been a long time coming and now everyone's office is probably flooded with allergy sufferers that think they're dying.




Sunrise Clinical Manager is still going full steam ahead as planned, what was not planned is further improvements to the existing system that has been made available to us as purchasers of version 5.5. As you know, my goal and the hospital's goal has always been to improve your workflows and save you time while providing patient safety and cutting edge technology and to that end we have fought a very arduous and conflicting battle to obtain and implement the latest and best into this system so that it's as user friendly as possible. First Impressions is what counts right? What this means to our go-live date is still unknown, but to phrase an analogy (and those that know me know I love them...) Should I get a 2011 model BMW when I know that the 2012 model is a completely different and purportedly better model year? It's taking a lot of decision-making of the pros and cons and self-control to hold back the need for immediate gratification but hopefully we will make the right decision.

Order Sets... Dr. Maria Basile and myself have been hard at work trying to churn them out. If you log into Matherdoc.org, you will see the initial VTE order sets for your opinions and approval. When you log in, there is a tab on the top that is CMIO Corner... click on the link for FORUMS HOME and you will reach the links to the VTE Proph order sets. From now on, that's where we will post the order sets and you can all post your opinions as well under POST REPLY.

I hope that you will all find it runs smoothly and if it doesn't I welcome your criticisms and opinions.

Enjoy Spring and I will continue to update you on new information as well as upcoming meetings in the near future.

Cheers!



Joseph Ng, MD

Chief Medical Information Officer

Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care