Recognition CRNA Team Celebrated
WEEK OF JANUARY 25th, 2016
Recognition – CRNA Team Celebrated
The Department of Surgery/Anesthesia celebrated National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week (Jan. 24-30) with a pizza party and cake. I would like to thank our CRNAs for their hard work and dedication in providing the safest care for our patients.
The CRNA team has made a tremendous impact over the past year. We have asked them to cover additional hours and to perform their duties at additional sites. The team has accommodated these requirements in an exemplary way, without additional help.
In addition, our CRNAs have made Adena’s training site for the Otterbein University’s Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist program a favorite, providing the most educational experience for the students.
Please join me in congratulating and thanking our CRNAs when you have the opportunity.
Ambulatory Roll Out Update
Attached to this email, you will find the roll-out schedule for the Meditech Ambulatory module. As you can see, there are four “main waves” of roll-outs, starting July 18th and ending at the end of the year. The yellow pre-live period will include training and preparation activities, the red go-live period is the first two weeks on the new system and will be when you have the most support resources, and the green post live period represents the timeframe where the need for reduced schedules and support resources should be dwindling. The “black-out dates” for Providers, include the dates indicated in yellow and red for their respective clinics; however we strongly recommend that vacation also be avoided in the green timeframes as you will have the highest concentration of support directed toward you, and we want to ensure that you have sufficient help during the learning curve.
In order to make preparations for this transition, you should start working with your clinic Manager to define your schedule preferences during the “go-live period”. I acknowledge that it will be difficult for you to have a firm understanding of how you want to handle your schedule, but working through a general plan is recommended. Some have suggested a reduced template in the first few days, some a week, and others prefer the first two weeks. Again, this will be a decision that you should make as you have the best knowledge of how quickly you will be able to adjust to a new EMR. Some considerations for scheduling and topics of discussion with your Manager include but aren’t limited to the following:
- Staggered start times; for example, 1-2 providers in your group could start at 0800, then another 1-2 at 1000, etc.
- Early start times, extended hours, or weekend availability to allow access to our patients
- Moving annual follow-ups prior to go-live (where appropriate)
- Increasing the new/acute visit slots during go-live to allow quick access to our ill patients
Recruitment update
Dr. Brian Cohen, Physician lead for Adena Bone and Joint is very pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Shemory has signed his employment contract. Dr. Shemory is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who currently is completing his Orthopaedic Sports Medicine training at The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Service. He completed his residency and internship a t Akron Summa Health center where he served as Chief Resident Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Shemory completed his medical training at OSU. Dr. Shemory is very excited about joining Adena’s excellent Orthopaedic team in September of 2017.
Population Health update
The Population Health team is proud to announce that our Nurse Navigator, Deb Evans was presented with the 4th Quarter Daisy Award. This award exemplifies a RN that provides exceptional care and compassion to our patients at Adena.
Deb has been instrumental in driving Diabetic chronic disease management and a true patient advocate.
Finally, the Nurse Navigators centralized location at Western Wellness is progressing well and all moves will be completed by February 1st. Next steps in the PCMH Action Plan will include metric alignment and hand off communication toolsets with Care Management focusing on Patient First initiatives.
Dr. Coats
Dr. Freeman
Dr. Kittaka