Archive for the 'Custody Health' Category

Sep 9th, 2009 by Ben Free Flu Shot Package Updated for H1N1

Last year, TempDev released our Free Flu Shot Clinic package. To help practices prepare for the coming flu season, the package has been updated to include the codes for the H1N1 vaccine.
The new package still requires only two clicks to document the vaccine, but these two clicks can now be configured to document both the [...]

Sep 2nd, 2009 by Ben EHR in Jail: Final Night

With the go-live going well at the main facility, I spent the night at the second facility. The second facility is for inmates that are being housed for a longer period of time and does not include a booking department. This simplifies support, except that the second facility is much, much larger in both population [...]

Aug 31st, 2009 by Ben EHR in Jail: Second Night

For the second night, the laptops were working well. As a result, we spent much of the night following the nurses around as they went from housing unit to housing unit. Once again, the major focus was on diabetic patients due to the number of fingersticks.
Jails often don’t follow normal hours. For example, breakfast at [...]

Aug 30th, 2009 by Ben EHR in Jail: First Night

I’ve quickly realized that rolling out an EHR in a jail is remarkably different than any other setting: the staff is used to the unexpected. That makes them strangely open and accepting of change, even if they are uncomfortable with working with computers. The night took on an almost eerie quality as the nurses eagerly [...]

Aug 25th, 2009 by Ben This Week’s EHR Deployment: Jail

This week, I have the unusual privilege of bringing an EHR live in a custody health setting. In other words, I’m going to jail for three days. Oh, and I’m working the night shift!
I’ve been working with a large county health agency, which includes the outpatient portion of a public hospital, community clinics, and custody [...]