FirstNet
Alerts and Results (Pathology/ Blood Products/ Imaging) across eMRs- Viewing and Adding
Important information for any patient whose care is shared between facilities at the Randwick Campus e.g. RHW/ POW patient who is admitted to SCH for surgery
Alerts
Alerts are only available in…
Medication Frequencies
Interval frequencies
Interval frequencies will place the first dosing task to start within the next hour. Subsequent tasks will appear after it at the chosen interval
E.g “8 hourly” charted at 18:…
eMM - Ordering PCA/NCA/CADD/Regional/Epidural
PCAs, NCAs, opioid infusions (e.g. CADD pumps), epidurals and regional anaesthetic infusions are still prescribed on the paper Pain Management chart. The online order is a placeholder only.
To add…
Firstnet – Cancel Emergency Encounter
When a patient is registered in Firstnet, an emergency encounter is created. In situations where the system freezes the patient may drop off the Firstnet Tracking Board but still have an “open”…
eMM – How to avoid Free Text Dose Errors
PowerChart only recognises specific numerals and units of measure to document doses of medication. If you do not use these system-recognised options you will see a warning that you are trying to use…
SCH- iPM Downtime- Clinical
During an iPM downtime, Admin staff are still able to register and admit patients into the SCHN eMR.
Patients who already have an SCH MRN prior to the iPM downtime
use standard documentation…
Force Log off a Citrix Session
When a Citrix session such as PowerChart/ FirstNet/ AppBar has frozen, will not shut down properly, or is not functioning as expected; a force log off can ensure the Citrix session is completely…
FirstNet - Cancel Discharge - SCH
Patients that have been incorrectly discharged from the Emergency Department are now able to be placed back on the tracking board by all ED clerical staff through the PM Conversation Tab in FirstNet…
FirstNet - Modify Inpatient Encounter -SCH
To enable quick access to Modify Inpatient Encounter the conversation has been added to the Clerk SCH board.
Click the Clerk SCH Tab
Select Modify Inpatient Encounter
Search patient, select…
Admin - Managing an ED patient with active Inpatient Encounter (FirstNet and PM)
If a patient with an open inpatient encounter presents to the emergency department (eg. HITH patient/ gate leave patient/ C2N patient who has deteriorated) the original inpatient encounter should…
Patient Management - Changing Attending/ Admitting Doctor - SCH ED
1. Open AppBar
2. Open the Modify Encounter Conversation in Access Management.
3. Search for the patient, select relevant encounter and press OK.
4. The Modify Encounter window…
Printing Patient labels from PowerChart/FirstNet - SCH
Open the patient record you wish to print labels for
Select Task from the toolbar then Reports.
Tick SCH Patient Label
Select a printer (Note: Select your local printer name ending in a lower…
FirstNet - Set Workstation Location
If there are tabs within tracking board from other facilities, it may be necessary to set the workstation location in FirstNet so they are no longer visible.
Select List in the toolbar at the top…
SCH - Emergency Department - Patient Flow
Patient Presents at Emergency Department:
Open the iPM Application (SESI) icon:
Select iPM Patient View.
Search patient by Surname and Given names, Age and Sex.
If patient is not found,…
FirstNet - ED Depart Process SCH
Highlight the patient from Tracking Board.
Click Depart Process icon on the tool bar.
The Depart Process window will open.
Diagnosis and Departure Ready Time are mandatory fields. If either or…
Management Plans - Adding/Modify/Remove
The Management Plans page displays all electronic management plans (eMP) in one place, with ease of access to the latest version. In the SCHN eMR there are two formats of an eMP; dynamic…
HealtheNet
HealtheNet provides NSW Health clinicians with immediate access to up-to-date information about their patient's health history from across all NSW Local Health Districts (LHDs) and the My Health…
Personalise your Network eMR (SCHN PowerChart)
In the Application Launcher, click on the Network eMR icon that is relevant to you, e.g. PowerChart (SCHN), FirstNet (SCHN), AppBar (SCHN), Scheduling (SCHN). Note: SurgiNet is integrated within…
eMR Optimisation Tips & Tricks - Clinical Staff
This page includes useful knowledge articles for customising your eMR accounts to improve efficiency in using the SCHN eMR system.
Customising the Tool Bar (i.e. add new links, move existing links…