Presented by Debi Camp
3/28/13
◦ This dashboard is a view of the unit census with columns to
show:
 Pt. demographic information ( including security codes)
 Ancillary Orders – initially just RT and EKG
 If the ancillary has been paged automatically by the
system (or do they need to notify them)
 A place to make notes for MR or Charge RN to see
 Future plan to pull in specific data from Teletracker re
travel method etc. (once entered in Teletracker)
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Moving to a completely paperless system
Will stop the printing of ancillary requisitions (e.g.
RT requisitions, EKG requisitions, Radiology
requisitions, etc.)
Will continue to need to see those orders and
interact with ancillaries as appropriate
Therefore, we needed to come up with a way to
notify you of these orders
The New MR Dashboard
You can find the MR dashboard under the Dashboards list in the black menu
bar of StarPanel. Click Ancillary dashboards to expand the list and select MRAncillary.
More Features Of The MR Dashboard
The MR# column displays the MRN for each patient. Click the blue MRN to go to that specific patient’s
chart.
The name column displays the full name of the patient.
The actions column contains the action button. Click to get to the Actions menu.
Age lists the age of each patient.
Pb means “Publicity Status.” G=General Care ; N=No info ; S=Security Risk ; U=Unidentified Patient
If the patient has been identified as a security risk and an alert has been placed in StarPanel you will see
in this column. Click the word Risk to see a description of that alert.
Bed displays the room number and/or bed of that patient.
Team pager lists the pager for the service the patient is on. Click the blue name of the service in the row
of the patient you would like to send a text page about. This will send an electronic page to that team
linked to that patient.
This column displays the attending assigned to each patient.
This column shows the service that each patient is currently on.
Displays the admitting diagnosis for each patient.
If the letter in light gray color that means StarPanel code form has not been saved as final. The letter will
turn black once the form is saved as final. Codes include: F=Full code; I=DNI and DNR ; R=DNR.
Green=routine orders and red=stat orders. Hover over indicator to see text of order. An “N” in the
indicator box or blank box=page not sent and you will need to call RT about the order per your unit’s
protocol. S=page sent to RT and you do not need to call them.
Green=Routine order and Red=Stat order. Follow your unit’s protocol
for notifying the heart station of new EKG orders. In the future, we
hope to have automatic notifications like RT does, but for now this
indicator serves to notify you of new orders.
Green=DC appointment has been ordered and CAS has already made
the appointment. It also includes appointments scheduled in EPIC.
Yellow=There is an order for a DC follow-up appointment, but no
appointment has been made.
Click in this column on the row of the patient you wish to add a free
text note on.
For all indicators, users can
hover over the indicator to see
the text detail about the order
1) From the MR Dashboard, click “Change panel.”
2) Select the unit you work on. The available units are circled below in red.
3) The new unit name should now display at the top along with
your patients.
• From the MR Dashboard
• Click on the order indicator
• Order appears in hover
• Review the order
• Click “Acknowledge orders” in frame below
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To assist in workflow
Acknowledging showing that you saw the
order and
Electronic equivalent of picking the paper
requisition up off of the printer
Once order is acknowledged,
the indicator will turn white. If
you hover over the indicator,
it will display the order along
with “Ack by” and the user’s
name who acknowledged the
order.
If you click on the indicator, the orders previously acknowledged will display
in the frame below the MR Dashboard.
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Why are we doing this?
◦ We are gradually moving to a completely paperless system and will
lose the ability to print ancillary requisitions (e.g. RT requisitions, EKG
requisitions, Radiology requisitions, etc.). Therefore, we needed to
come up with a way to notify you of these orders.
How did you come up with this dashboard?
◦ A few months ago we gathered the requirements for this dashboard
from a group of medical receptionists representing multiple
departments from across the medical center. We took their feedback
and have implemented some changes and are still working on future
enhancements. We anticipate that as this is used across the entire
medical center, many of you will have additional feedback that are
unique to your area’s workflow. We expect this and will be continuing
to work to improve the product after implementation.
Do I still need to call or page the Heart Station when I see that there is a
new EKG order?
◦ YES! The EKG technicians do not have the automatic paging system
like Respiratory Therapy does yet, so you will need to continue to call
or page about EKG’s like you do in your current workflow.
We Look Forward to Hearing From You!
We anticipate that as this is rolled out across the medical
center that you will have questions or feedback about the
MR Dashboard. CAPS representatives will be rounding to
answer questions and take this feedback. You may also
email Stephanie Grose or Debi Camp in Systems Support
Services.
Stephanie.r.grose@vanderbilt.edu
Debi.Camp@vanderbilt.edu