I've never worked on Magic.  I went from manual logs straight to Meditech
Client Server.

Tom Mc Nemar
Pathology Supervisor
Licking Memorial Hospital
Newark, Ohio

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Nocito, Joseph [SMTP:joseph_nocito@srhc.iwhs.org]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 21, 2000 8:39 AM
> To:	'Tom T. McNemar'; Horn, Hazel; Becky Scholes;
> histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: Order Entry
> 
> 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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