EMR Updates

The Digital Health team has a continuous improvement mindset and we’re always interested in hearing from you about changes to the applications we manage to support you in your day-to-day duties.  It’s all part of our focus on Best Care at Western Health.

Based on your feedback, here is a summary of the changes we’ve made to the EMR in 2024:

EMR Functionality
Diabetes Assessment Powerform
July 25 2024
You said

We need a way to audit the diabetes population coming to Western Health and improve patient outcomes.

We did

Created a powerform for endocrinologists to enter patient information. This information pulls into a new section in the medical officers’ workflow page. 

Pharmacist Partnered Medication Charting (PPMC) note
July 25 2024
You said

We want a Pharmacist Partnered Medication Charting (PPMC) note template to support the Pharmacists’ workflow.

We did

We have created a PPMC note template.

Pharmacist Generated Discharge Prescription (PGDP) note
July 25 2024
You said

We want the Pharmacist Generated Discharge Prescription (PGDP) note template to support the Pharmacists’ workflow.

We did

We have created a PGDG note template. 

Updated VTE Risk Assessment form
July 17 2024
You said

We want to improve documentation and clarity of the VTE Risk Assessment form.

We did

We have updated the VTE Risk Assessment form completion instructions and added new fields to document the reason for contraindication. 

Dosage Calculator: addition of BSA adjusted eGFR CKD-EPI formula
July 17 2024
You said

We want to be able to calculate the patient’s GFR using the BSA adjusted eGFR CKD-EPI formula.

We did

We have added the BSA adjusted eGFR CKD-EPI formula into the Dosage Calculator.