Innovative Approach Improves Patient Engagement We recently activated an innovative way to reach patients who visit our outpatient clinics. The solution includes appointment reminders by phone, email or text depending on the patients’ preferences in MyChart. If the patient has a preferred text option, the care team has the ability for a two-way text conversation. A simple … [Read more...]

Contacting Inpatient Nurses − Stay HIPAA-Safe On Monday, April 15, new Vocera badges will allow hands-free communication for inpatient nurses at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. The badges replace the current Cisco phones and bring a new requirement to remember your onstage behaviors when calling any inpatient HMSL nurse. Expect That You're Always on Speaker … [Read more...]

I am pleased to announce expanded regional roles for Sean Sevy and Pete Munoz. On April 1, 2019, Sean and Pete added responsibility for Houston Methodist Clear Lake and Baytown to their current roles at Sugar Land. Sean’s new title will be Director, Facilities and Security South Region, and Pete’s new title will be Manager, Safety and Security South Region. Both will … [Read more...]

I am pleased to announce that today we implemented a systemwide launch of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Education, also known as Krames, a new patient education tool. FHIR Education is located within Epic and provides patients with education, discharge instructions and summaries and after visit summaries seamlessly through MyChart. With the most … [Read more...]

Houston Methodist employees can voluntarily serve as witnesses for patient advance directives and inpatient DNR orders. However, if you are providing direct clinical patient care to the person involved or if you serve as an administrative officer of the hospital, you may not serve as a witness. “There is a prevalent misconception at our clinical facilities regarding the … [Read more...]