October 5, 2012 - Baptist Memorial Health Care

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Open Enrollment for Benefits is Oct. 15 through Nov. 9. This year, colleagues will once again be able to enroll in benefits online by using Lawson Employee Self Service (ESS). During the open enrollment fairs, colleagues will have the opportunity to enroll in benefits or make changes to existing benefits. For more information, contact the employee benefits department or your hospital’s human resources department. Open enrollment benefits fairs will be held on the following dates: Monday, Oct. 15 at Baptist Union County from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 at Baptist North Mississippi from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Baptist Booneville from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at Baptist Golden Triangle from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Baptist Union City from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Baptist Huntingdon from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct 25 at Baptist Tipton from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at NEA Baptist from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 at Baptist Collierville from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at Baptist Germantown from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Baptist DeSoto from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at Baptist Corporate from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Baptist Memphis from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Baptist Women’s from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto is proud to support our troops this year with the fifth annual Shoeboxes for Soldiers drive, where colleagues and community members donate shoeboxes full of personal care items and food to North Mississippi servicemen and women stationed overseas. Shoebox-sized care packages can be dropped off at the front desk of Baptist DeSoto in September and October. The shoeboxes will be shipped on Veteran’s Day. Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto will host a free flu shot event for community members 18 and older on Monday, Oct. 15, from 3-8 p.m. at the north entrance of the hospital. The goal of the event is to raise awareness about the importance of getting a yearly flu shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 200,000 Americans require hospital treatment, and between 3,000 and 49,000 die each year from the flu or flu-related complications. The flu season in the United States can begin as early as October and last as late as May. The CDC recommends the flu shot for healthy people 6 months and older. Baptist Memorial Health Care needs nurse practitioners and physicians to volunteer for the City of Memphis’ Thanksgiving for the Homeless and Hungry event at the Cook Convention Center from 10 a.m. to noon on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. Baptist provides a clinic for the homeless through its Operation Outreach mobile health care clinic. Services include free blood pressure checks, health screenings and physician consultations. In the past, Baptist has served as many as 300 patients at the two-hour event. To sign up, please contact Carol Gaudino at 901-227-3531 or carol.gaudino@bmhcc.org. Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. psalm 29:2 N E W S A N D E V E N T S Baptist Memorial entities welcome new managers and directors Baptist Memorial entities recently hired or promoted several colleagues to manager or director positions. ➢Dr. Jo Ann Wood was appointed chief medical officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. Previously, Wood was director of general internal medicine and physician advisor for care management and social work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital. ➢Adrian Newson was named director of radiation oncology at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Prior to joining Baptist, Newson was program director of the radiation therapy school and director of radiation oncology at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. ➢Wendy Breen was named director of information systems at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. A Baptist colleague for more than 17 years, Breen previously served as information systems manager for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. ➢Betsy Crocker was promoted to data and informatics manager at Baptist Women’s Health Center. A 10-year Baptist colleague, she previously served as data tracking coordinator for the Women’s Health Center. Protect yourself this flu season –vaccinations now available To provide the safest possible environment for patients, family members and health care providers, annual influenza vaccinations will be encouraged, provided and monitored at all Baptist Memorial Health Care facilities. Free flu vaccines will be available for colleagues at each entity. Please contact your Employee health representative for dates, locations and times vaccines will be provided. The deadline for receiving or declining the vaccine will be Friday, Nov. 30. The NetLearning Annual Flu Education module has been assigned to all colleagues. Completion of the module is mandatory. To log in to NetLearning, go to the Popular Sites tab on MyBaptist and enter your username. Health care workers have a special responsibility to receive yearly seasonal influenza vaccines. Seasonal influenza can be a serious, or even deadly disease, particularly in the elderly or chronically ill. Patients receiving treatment for other disease states are often at increased risk of complications from influenza if infected. Even if minimally symptomatic, health care workers can unknowingly pass the virus on to patients. It is imperative that health care providers, particularly physicians, take the vaccination to protect patients, family members and themselves. Baptist Memorial Health Care will host free flu shot events for the community this fall. Stay tuned to the Baptist Leader and MyBaptist for information on dates and locations. For additional information about influenza and the vaccine, please visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/flu. Page 2
A R O U N D T H E S Y S T E M Coding Continued from page 1 “We are excited about the process of centralized hospital coding in the Baptist system,” said Bill Griffin, vice president of Corporate Finance. “The corporate coding management team we have assembled from throughout our organization embodies the leadership needed to respond timely to the constantly changing health care environment.” Griffin explained that “Centralization improves retention and the ability to establish and monitor coder productivity. In addition, our coders are excited about the advantages including opportunities for career advancement and continued education.” The research Baptist conducted, led by Nancy Cardamone, indicated that with the upcoming transition to ICD-10 centralized coding would be best for our organization. Baptist donates defibrillators to help a community theater save lives Griffin further noted that other health care organizations across the country with electronic health records are centralizing coding because of the many advantages to their organizations including standardization of processes, pools of coding resources, higher coding productivity etc. Individual Baptist hospitals will no longer have to worry about recruiting and/or retaining coders, which has been a challenge. Baptist coders will continue to work both from their homes or the local hospital facility however, the expectation is that over time more coders will migrate to working remotely from home. Corporate Health Information Management and Coding will streamline and standardize coding processes for the Epic build and implementation. The new system will also provide additional support when patient volumes fluctuate. The decision to implement centralized coding is another example of Baptist leadership in proactively meeting the challenges of the ever changing health care environment. Annual golf tournament raises record amount to support Baptist Heart Institute A consultant teaches Playhouse on the Square staff how to operate automated external defibrillators. Baptist Memorial Health Care donated AEDs to the theater in August. Jackie Nichols has a keen interest in the automated external defibrillators being installed at Playhouse on the Square, where he serves as the executive producer. His son, Jordan, was part of the cast for the first show to be held in the newly renovated theater more than two years ago. Two weeks before the show opened, while out to dinner with friends, Jordan passed out and stopped breathing on his own. The waitress at the restaurant was also a nursing school student. She immediately performed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Jordan until the paramedics arrived. With her quick help, and the defibrillators on the ambulance, Jordan was revived. He was in a medically induced coma for several days and was eventually diagnosed with Brugada syndrome. Brugada syndrome is a genetic disease that increases the risk of sudden cardiac death. It shows no symptoms, is usually fatal and is most common in young, healthy males, like Jordan. “This hit home to me because if the ambulance didn’t get there and the waitress didn’t know CPR, Jordan would likely have passed away,” said Jackie. Since then, staff at Playhouse on the Square has been trained in CPR. Jackie knew that the theater needed to do more for the safety of its staff, cast members and theatergoers. The American Heart Association highly recommends that public venues have automated external defibrillators. The theater wasn’t able to purchase AEDs, so Baptist Memorial Health Care donated the equipment. “Baptist is committed to serving our community neighbors,” said Cynthia Allen, manager of system community involvement for Baptist Memorial Health Care. “Last year, we provided more than $169 million in community benefit.” Dr. James Klemis from The Stern Cardiovascular Foundation chips a ball out of the sand at the Cardiac Classic event at Spring Creek Country Club, Monday, Sept. 24. The annual golf tournament raised a record $129,975 to support the Baptist Heart Institute. Funds are delivered through the Heart Fund, a Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation program that provides financial support for initiatives that benefit cardiovascular patients and their care, including medications to needy patients, cardiovascular equipment, and education for nurses and staff. “The equipment was donated to us through Baptist’s generosity,” said Jackie. “The greatest thing would be if the equipment was never used. But if we need it, we have it now.” More than 50,000 people are in the theater each year. The Playhouse on the Square staff received training for the AED equipment in early September. Page 3
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