depends on which Meditech system.  We had Magic, but when the hospital
decided to go Client Server, we were disappointed that Magic and Client
Server couldn't interface.  When we lost Magic, we went backwards (this is
my opinion and does not reflect the opinions of the hospital administration
or my supervisors).  I liked Magic a whole lot better.



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tom T. McNemar [SMTP:TMcNemar@lmhealth.org]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 21, 2000 6:51 AM
> To:	Horn, Hazel; Tom T. McNemar; Becky Scholes;
> histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: Order Entry
> 
> Sooooo much easier and faster to enter them directly into Meditech (easier
> to read, too!).
> 
> Tom Mc Nemar
> Pathology Supervisor
> Licking Memorial Hospital
> Newark, Ohio
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Horn, Hazel [SMTP:HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, June 20, 2000 5:25 PM
> > To:	'Tom T. McNemar'; Becky Scholes; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	RE: Order Entry
> > 
> > It appears from all the responses to the order entry question that most
> of
> > you do not use a log book anymore??
> > We still manually log all specimens into a log book and then log them
> into
> > our computer system (Meditech) at our convenience.    I cannot imagine
> not
> > having our log book.
> > HH
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	Tom T. McNemar [SMTP:TMcNemar@lmhealth.org]
> > > Sent:	Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:07 PM
> > > To:	Becky Scholes; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > > Subject:	RE: Order Entry
> > > 
> > > Our histotechs do the order entry.  It works well for our case load.
> > One
> > > comes in at 0730 and covers all phases of grossing.  We use the
> Meditech
> > > system (but don't know that I can recommend it!) and when its down, we
> > > assign the numbers manually and then enter the specimens later.
> > > 
> > > Tom Mc Nemar
> > > Pathology Supervisor
> > > Licking Memorial Hospital
> > > Newark, Ohio
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	Becky Scholes [SMTP:raws43@hotmail.com]
> > > > Sent:	Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:05 AM
> > > > To:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > > > Subject:	Order Entry
> > > > 
> > > > Fellow AP Histonetters,
> > > > 
> > > > Our lab is shopping for a new computer system, and they all have a
> > > feature
> > > > 
> > > > that could turn our accessioning system upside down.  With the
> system
> > we
> > > 
> > > > have now, we apply an accession number to the case with a preprinted
> 
> > > > computer generated sticker.  (I print 4,000 at a time.) In this way,
> > we
> > > > can 
> > > > gross in over 60 cases first thing in the morning, and the medical 
> > > > secretaries do order entry in the computer whenever they have time.
> > > With 
> > > > the new computer systems, the case has to be entered before you can
> be
> > 
> > > > assigned an accession number and do gross.  This will really slow us
> > up,
> > > 
> > > > especially since the medical secretaries think that now we will be
> > doing
> > > > the 
> > > > order entry.  So now I have to think outside the box.  How do other
> > > people
> > > > 
> > > > do it that have heavy work loads and a computer system like the one
> I
> > > will
> > > > 
> > > > have?
> > > > 
> > > > Bec the Tec
> > > >
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