St. Joseph Med Staff Update - Issue 3, 2012

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U p dat e Issue 3, 2012

St. Joseph Health Center

HMHP Adopts FairWarning Privacy Software

As an organization dedicated to providing excellent patient care and promoting strong core values, CHP has adopted the FairWarning privacy reporting system for all regions. FairWarning is auditing software that tracts all patient record interactions to guard against any possible breach in patient privacy.

With the FairWarning system, patients and families can rest assured their health information is protected. Every interaction with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) leaves a footprint that can be reviewed by the HMHP compliance officer. Usage patterns are audited and analyzed to identify potential privacy breaches such as snooping, identity theft, and noncompliance issues.

Compliance routinely performs random audits of the FairWarning data and can also perform “for cause” audits when a concern over potential privacy issues is raised. It’s important to remember that you should only access a medical record when

you have a need to know, you are authorized to know, and it is within the scope of your job responsibilities. You are not permitted to use your system access to review your own health records, those of your family members, or any record that is not within the scope of your job responsibilities.

HMHP regards privacy issues very seriously. FairWarning helps HMHP maintain compliance with HITECH and HIPAA privacy regulations and protects patients and health care providers from potential violations. By enacting the FairWarning Privacy reporting system, HMHP is able to enhance patient protection and contribute to best practices for health information protection.

If you have any questions or concerns about the FairWarning system, please contact HMHP Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer, Kathy Proper at (330) 480-3366.

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Earn CME Credits Using UpToDate in CarePATH

Clinicians can earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ each time they research a clinical question using UpToDate in CarePATH. The UpToDate link is located in the “Charts Portal” or “MD Dashboard” located on your top horizontal toolbar in CarePATH. UpToDate automatically tracks all earned CME credits. Clinicians can view the potential credits they have earned by selecting the “CME” tab in UpToDate. You can process credits online at any time and there are no additional fees or tests required when submitting credits.

No login ID or password is necessary once on the UpToDate main site. However, clinicians must first register with UpToDate to start earning credits.

Registration takes less than 2 minutes.

For those who are unfamiliar with UpToDate, it is an evidence based search tool used to help answer clinical questions at the point of care. Written by physicians specifically for clinicians, UpToDate contains clinical information, a drug database, drug interactions tool, patient information handouts, medical graphics and much more.

For questions or more information please contact UpToDate Customer Service at 1-800-998-6374.

Nursing Update

With New Elekta Infinity™, St Joseph Cancer Center Offers the Fastest, Most Accurate Radiation Therapy Treatments St. Joseph Cancer Center is proud to announce the addition of the state-of-theart Elekta Infinity linear accelerator to its radiation treatment systems, allowing clinicians to deliver treatments with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). VMAT is a significant improvement to existing advanced radiation therapy techniques, a treatment session typically can be conducted in five minutes or less, including true 3D imaging at the time and place of treatment.

The integrated 3D visualization capabilities of Elekta Infinity result in unmatched clinical confidence, enabling more aggressive treatment of tumors while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. With Elekta 3D VolumeView™ imaging, clinicians can routinely confirm target and organ-at-risk positions immediately before treatment. This allows confirmation of size, shape, and position of the target volume compared to plan, as well as the position of critical adjacent structures.

by Cathy Tolbert, RN, MSN, NE-BC, FACHE Senior Vice President of Nursing and Clinical Services, Chief Nurse Executive

As a result, Elekta Infinity delivers more radiation to the target while sparing healthy tissue, in significantly less time.

Faster treatment times improve patient comfort, which makes it easier for the patient to remain still during treatment and increases the likelihood of delivering radiation more accurately and safely.

A very sincere thank you to all for supporting the nurses during Nurses Week.

They truly appreciated the funding that the medical staff provided for gifts and activities.

During the following months, the nursing division will continue work on improving the patient experience and the efficiency of our patient throughput.

Hourly rounding and the I-Care communication skills are being utilized to improve the patient experience. To improve the efficiency of our patient throughput, roles and responsibilities of the charge nurse are changing, the length of stay are tracked by unit and specific patient LOS issues are being addressed. In addition, other metrics such as the minutes from the time an admitted patient arrives in ED to the time they leave the ED are being tracked. We are beginning to make progress on both the patient experience and patient throughput.

HMHP Cancer Centers Updates Kenneth Lane, MD joined the Radiation Oncology department in November of 2011. He came to us from Metro Hospital in Cleveland. He belongs to the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology, the Cleveland Medical Association & the National Medical Association.

Kenneth Lane, MD

Dr. El-Dabh & Dr. Svenson continue to accept new consults by calling St. Elizabeth Boardman at 330-629-7500 or St. Joseph Cancer Center at 330-841-4126.

Ayla Ahmed, MD has joined St. Elizabeth Medical Oncology. She completed her fellowship in Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. Referrals are available by calling 330-480-8015.

Jawad Francis, MD will be joining St. Joseph Medical Oncology in October 2012. He will begin seeing patients in November. He also completed his fellowship in Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Garg, Dr.Krishnan & Dr. Chahine continue to accept new consults by calling the St Joseph Cancer Center at 330-841-4177.

Ayla Ahmed, MD

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Welcoming New Physicians Adam D. Cash, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Cash, a native of Warren, OH completed his plastic surgery training at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. He specializes in a wide range of cosmetic treatments and surgical procedures.

Howland Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Boardman Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1950 Niles-Cortland Road, NE, Suite 9, Warren 8423 Market Street, Suite 205, Boardman Phone: 330-856-2545 Phone: 330-729-3128

Tyson T. Schrickel Orthopaedic Surgery Dr. Schrickel joins HMHP as the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at St. Elizabeth. He completed residency training at Summa Health System in Akron and an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. St. Elizabeth Orthopaedic Trauma 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown Phone: 330-480-3990 Cindy Xia, MD Internal Medicine Dr. Xia earned her medical degree at Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China and completed an internal medicine residency at St. Elizabeth Health Center.

Mill Creek Family Health Center 1026 Boardman-Canfield Rd., Boardman Phone: 330-758-8681 Sumira Koirala, MD Family Medicine Dr. Koirala completed her residency in family medicine at St. Elizabeth Health Center. She earned her medical degree in medicine and surgery from Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Mill Creek Family Health Center 1026 Boardman-Canfield Rd., Boardman Phone: 330-758-8681

John David Scrocco, MD Cardiology A native of Youngstown, Dr. Scrocco completed his residency in internal medicine at Summa Health System in Akron, OH and a fellowship in Cardiology at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Diagnostic Cardiology Associates 715 E. Western Reserve Rd., Poland Phone: 330-726-3204 Lee Gemma, MD Cardiology/Electrophysiology A native of Youngstown, OH, Dr. Gemma completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Case Western Reserve MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, and a fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Gemma treats patients with heart rhythm disorders, with an emphasis on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Diagnostic Cardiology Associates 715 E. Western Reserve Rd., Poland Phone: 330-726-3204

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Robotic Surgery Now Available at St. Joseph St. Joseph Health Center is the first health care provider in Trumbull County to offer specialized robotic surgery. The advantages of robot-assisted surgery include less pain and quicker recovery for patients. Now, minimally invasive robotic surgical procedures are available closer to home.

St. Joseph Robotic Surgical Services offers gynecological procedures such as hysterectomy and oophorectomy (surgical removal of the ovaries).

SJ Pain Management Center Opens Office in Andover The St. Joseph Pain Management Center has a new satellite office located in the St. Joseph Emergency and Diagnostic Center, 476 South Main St., Andover.

Accredited by the American Academy of Pain Management, the St. Joseph Pain Management Center offers proven methods of treatment for chronic pain.

For more information, or to make an appointment for a patient consultation, call 330-841-4032.

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Thank You from Access Health Mahoning Valley Access Health Mahoning Valley would like to extend our gratitude to St. Joseph Health Center, St. Joseph Community Care Center, all participating employed doctors and those doctors associated with St. Joseph that have stepped up to help the need in the local community by volunteering. These volunteer providers have pledged to see patients in their office at no cost to the patient. They have been able to touch and improve the lives of so many individuals residing in the Mahoning Valley. We cannot thank Humility of Mary Health Partners enough for their participation and leadership in this project.

Access Health Mahoning Valley, a nonprofit, community collaborative is

designed to target those in our community who fall between the ages of 19 and 64 years old, cannot afford insurance of their own and do not qualify for public assistance.

Essentially, this program is designed to target the growing ranks of the working poor by providing primary care to the growing number in need of a medical home, focus can be placed on preventative care rather than emergency/catastrophic care.

For more information about Access Health Mahoning Valley, contact Amanda Mesmer, Executive Director, Access Health Mahoning Valley at (330) 373-0703 for more information and/or to volunteer.

St. Joseph Outpatient Infusion Center

A Special Flag in Warren

The St. Joseph Outpatient Infusion Center is located within St. Joseph Health Center, the center combines a pleasant, comfortable setting with the convenience of daily hours to manage a variety of therapeutic infusion needs.

Therapies offered include IV antibiotics, IVIG, ESA's, Reclast, Xolair and numerous other intravenous medicines.

Referring physicians can count on minimal wait times and exceptional care for their patients.

For more information about the St. Joseph Outpatient Infusion Center call 330-841-4345.

From the Desk of Dr. Edward J. Novosel

Pictured from left, Mike Blank, Manager, St. Joseph Minor Emergency and Diagnostic Center and Philip Starr, DO, Community Care Center.

There's a very special flag hoisted above the St. Joseph Minor Emergency & Diagnostic Center and Community Care Center on Tod Place in Warren. When the facility was in need of a new flag, Philip Starr, DO decided they needed a special flag. He contacted Senator Sherrod Brown's office for a flag that had flown over the United States Capital Building in Washington, DC. Dr. Starr purchased the flag for the center and the community to enjoy.

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Electronic Health Record System Dr. Edward J. Novosel A nice trend of compliance was shown in the three months of May, June, and July with the O/E Ratio at St. Joseph at/or below the designated HMHP goal (1.11).

I would like to offer congratulations to all.

Continue your fine work in participating in this endeavor. Your work is appreciated.

Also on the bright side, the participation in the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) has shown a slight increase. We still are encouraging doctors to enter their own orders and use order sets. Again, thanks for your participation.

Chart deficiencies continue to be a challenge and one on one coaching is available at your request. Obviously, there is good work being done, but there remains room for improvement. Once again, thanks.

Physicians who do NOT currently own an EHR...

Humility of Mary Health Partners invites you to attend a special event with current information about EPIC electronic health record system for your office

November 7, 2012 Squaw Creek Country Club 5:30 - 6:00 Registration 6:00 Presentation by Dave Smith Drinks and Appetizers Provided RSVP to 1.877.700.4647 by October 31, 2012

The most advanced surgical treatment option available anywhere.

Robot-assisted surgery is minimally invasive and more precise than traditional open surgery resulting in less pain, less blood loss, lower risk of infection, less scarring and quicker recovery for patients.

St. Joseph Health Center is the first and only health care provider in Trumbull County to offer da Vinci robot-assisted gynecological procedures such as hysterectomy.

• Less pain • Quicker recovery • Close to home

To learn more, call 1-877-700-4647 or visit HMpartners.org/roboticsurgery.