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NARUG 2021 Virtual Conference

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Join Us August 18-19, 2021

for the NARUG Annual

Virtual Conference

Did you know that you became a member of the North Atlantic Regional User Group (NARUG) the day you started using Cerner? The NARUG is a Cerner user group, run by users just like you that share similar interests, issues, and questions related to Cerner solutions. The NARUG has a conference every year allowing us to share ideas and learn from one another to make the best use of our Cerner modules. Other benefits to attending “your” conference:

  • Learn from other’s experiences – there is no need to reinvent the wheel
  • Develop personal relationships with Cerner associates and vendors
  • Learn more about the NARUG – what it is, what we do, how to become more involved
  • Network locally with users in your region/state and learn how to work through similar challenges
  • Make your workflows more efficient
  • Experience and discuss new and emerging technologies and products from Cerner approved vendors
  • Get new ideas
  • Tight budget? Can’t attend the Cerner Health Conference? NARUG has lower registration fees
  • Location changes yearly in the North Atlantic Region, rotating travel costs for regional users
  • Lower costs allows organizations to send more users
  • Continuing education credit (CEUs) will be offered again this year on various topics
  • And much more!

If you have questions regarding the NARUG, please visit us on WorkOutLoud: 

https://cernerusers.workoutloud.com/Group/northatlantic

or email Derlene Manfredi, NARUG Committee Chair at Derlene.manfredi@medstar.net

Come back to this page often for updates on this conference.

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Organizer

Brian Broomell
Bruce Berzenski
Derlene Manfredi
Steven Downs
Robert Martinez
Matthew Loser
Loring Kaveney
Krystal Thousand

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NARUG_fw9.pdf
2021-08-18 09.52 NARUG Virtual Conference Room 2.mp4
2021-08-18 09.53 NARUG Virtual Conference Room 1.mp4
2021-08-19 08.52 NARUG Virtual Conference Room 1.mp4
2021-08-19 08.54 NARUG Virtual Conference Room 2.mp4

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Wednesday - August 18th, 2021

Cerner Blueprints - The Missing Piece in the Journey to Model
11:00 AM
10:00 AM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Katherine A. Collard, MS, RN-BC, Jennifer Fogel, MSN, RN-BC, and Lee Williams, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC
Cerner’s Blueprints provide organizations with a stratified process of determining their alignment and adoption with the various solutions and components comprising the electronic health record (EHR) and supporting technologies. Blueprints, available for Acute Nursing, Acute Physician and Ambulatory solutions, provide visibility regarding items owned, not owned, or new innovations. This panel discussion offers insight on how Boston Children’s Hospital, Christiana Care, and Northern Light Health use the Blueprints as a decision-making tool for strategic planning and the recognition of optimization opportunities.
Heparin Advisor
11:00 AM
10:00 AM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Giovanna Ferro, Marreddy Yeruva
Presentation to provide electronic tool embedded within Cerner to manage complex inpatient anticoagulation effectively in an evidence-based manner
Custom TPN Advisor
12:15 PM
11:15 AM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Dr. Marlon Ali and Robert Abda
The presentation will discuss the UHS custom developed TPN Advisor program to assist clinicians in the complex ordering of total parenteral nutrition.
Predictive Workflow Platform Provides Coronavirus Alerts, Clinical Visibility, and Reduces Time in the EHR and Physician Burnout
12:15 PM
11:15 AM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Paul Clark
Dr. Paul Clark, CMIO of Concord Hospital, will facilitate a discussion about how a predictive clinical workflow platform aided with logistical planning and physician burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed his organization and field hospitals to feel prepared. This platform is integrated with all major EHRs, including Epic and Cerner, through the use of FHIR API enabled integration. The innovative abstraction layer is supporting Concord through the pandemic with real-time diagnostic result alerts and visibility of all patients being tested or confirmed COVID-19 by locating, attending physician and isolation status. Concord hospital is tracking every potential Coronavirus patient from admissions through discharge with this platform, reducing the average time physicians are required to spend in the EHR chart. It is crucial to prioritize physician well-being during the pandemic and this product was able to simplify the logistical tasks required to prepare for COVID-19 while simultaneously giving time back to doctors.
CCL Blood Product label (tag) printing in the Blood Bank for Regulatory Compliance
2:30 PM
1:30 PM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Colleen Hinrichsen
Blood Bank label printing for blood products at Assign
Managing Hospital Operations using Real-Time Data
2:30 PM
1:30 PM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Jennifer Fogel, MSN, RN-BC
Just prior to COVID-19 hitting the State of Maine, Northern Light Health (NLH) completed a pilot project of a unit level dashboard called CareVIew and the development, testing, and launch of an enterprise level Command Center Dashboard. The real-time data provided by these tools quickly allowed us to isolate our COVID-19 patients and align COVID and non- COVID care areas to ensure both patient and staff safety. The foundational people and process changes of managing patient throughput and centralizing operations supported the rapid transition required by this pandemic. The use of real-time data during the pandemic positioned NLH to manage volumes across seven-member organization hospitals. Throughout each day and during both system and local Incident Command meetings, the use of the Command Center dashboard allowed leaders to maintain situational awareness for all areas of care. The information displayed on each board is fed from foundational Cerner solutions including the EHR and Capacity Management and updated in real time. Additionally, predicative analytics display anticipated volumes, supporting a proactive approach to staffing and patient placement transforming organizational management across the system. As NLH emerges from COVID, this technology will be expanded to advance digital transformation and support the advancement of innovation across the enterprise. This presentation offers insight into the roll-out of each dashboard, the integration with other technologies, lessons learned, and the importance of situation awareness.
Is your Cerner system dropping charges? How would you know?
3:45 PM
2:45 PM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Kyle Crow
Accurate charge capture is a real, and often elusive, problem for many healthcare organizations. But ignoring it can lead to significant revenue losses. Kyle Crow, Regional VP of Sales for Softek Solutions, talks about the main causes of charging irregularities as well as technology that provides real-time visibility into the source of your charge capture issues and the overall performance of your system.
Reducing Nursing Documentation Burden; Behavioral Health Adult Admission Intake
3:45 PM
2:45 PM
08/18/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Lori Dunivan, MS, BSN, RN
Admission to a hospital is a stressful time for any patient however is especially challenging for behavioral health patients who often present in crisis. As such, it is incumbent upon the admitting nurse to ask only those questions most critical at the point of intake to inform the immediate plan of care and keep the patient safe. Northern Light Acadia Hospital, Northern Light Health’s freestanding Behavioral Health facility, partnered with Cerner in the Behavioral Health (BH) Admission History Essential Clinical Dataset Collaborative to streamline the intake process of adult behavioral health patients. The Essential Clinical Dataset (ECD) defines the data elements for specific workflows within the Electronic Health Record (EHR) that are essential to the patient story. The BH Admission history provides a streamlined standardized interview and assessment process, focusing on the patient data required for clinical decision making so the care team may provide quality care and promote positive patient outcomes. Applying the EDC framework to the behavioral health admission process enhanced workflow efficiency within the EHR, improved staff satisfaction with the documentation process, and increased time at the bedside as demonstrated by the project’s key performance indicators. For example, the total number of questions was reduced by 39% while the number of sections was reduced by 62%. Most notably however was the 60% reduction in average clicks or 200 clicks per patient/admission history and overall reduction in documentation time by over 10 minutes per patient translating to an annual savings of 223 hours. This presentation will share Northern Light Health Acadia Hospital’s success in decreasing nursing documentation burden while supporting an efficient, meaningful, and safe admission intake for adult behavioral health patients.

Thursday - August 19th, 2021

Educational Transformation during a Pandemic
10:00 AM
9:00 AM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Dann T Rocco
Transitioning from instructor led training for Medical Student EMR classroom training to Interactive video modules in a Learning Management System. Transitioning to an Interactive video education in LMS: • Identifying a Video creation tools (i.e. Captivate) and the time needed to gain the technical skills necessary for the Trainer/ Instructional design specialist to be successful. • Identifying a LMS (Learning Management System) for the delivery of education. • Identifying the scope of the training project for the interactive videos and Assessment video modules. • Creating a time line for completion of each interactive video and Assessment. • Identifying and create a script with the assistance of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for each interactive video module. • Providing time for a review of final draft for videos and allotting time for the editing. • Uploading and testing the video modules and Assessment scoring within the LMS. • Assigning Medical Students and Tracking their performance/completion of Interactive video and assessment modules. • Identifying the ROI with the Implementation of interactive videos.
Physician Adoption: Optimizing Dynamic Documentation and MPage Workflows
10:00 AM
9:00 AM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Kas Brazie
Dynamic Documentation: Project success measurements, optimization strategies for Dynamic Doc and MPages workflows, and Physician rounding reports by specialty
Developing a systemwide structure and process to drive adoption of EHR workflows and improve organizational performance
11:15 AM
10:15 AM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Emily Burdin & Max Engquist
Attendees will learn about Northern Light Health's efforts to develop standard structure(s) and workflow(s) focused on improving clinician adoption of EHR workflows and improving organizational performance. The presentation will include an overview of the collaboration between Cerner and Northern Light Health.
RADAR-R: Efficiencies Gained in Coding
11:15 AM
10:15 AM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Mary Lou Strock, RHIA, CHPS and Tara Miles, CPC
Standardizing the collection of professional charges in an inpatient setting using CDRC, increasing timely filling by decreasing delays in identifying missing charges/the potential for missed revenue.
Managing Throughput in a Fully Integrated EHR
2:00 PM
1:00 PM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Andrew Milligan
Join us for a discussion focusing on the pitfalls and optimization points in a fully integrated EHR system. We will outline how to begin the optimization process and reach your desired future state.
The utilization and implementation of Responsive Worklist in the Acute Care environment.
2:00 PM
1:00 PM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Heather Hewitt RN, BSN
As a mPage testing partner, Christiana Care implemented responsive worklists to support Physician Handoff, PAL Depreciation, COVID results and clinical leaders across the organization. Responsive worklists provided migration from manual to automated Physician Handoff communication. Our departments request required to transition off the PAL requirement supportive technology beyond the Cerner standards, custom worklist were adapted to meet the need. Clinical Leader Organizer was designed to support quick and easily accessible unit information for nursing leaders.
3M and Cerner: Continuing to Create Connections
3:15 PM
2:15 PM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/robertmartinez/narug-virtual-conference-room-2 Presenters: Lisa Black, Senior Business Development Manager and Cal Jacklin, Chief Product Owner, 360 Encompass Professional
3M will provide an overview of our long standing partnership with Cerner including: • Current & new integrations in development • Where we are aligned and what’s next • Workflow overview and timelines for the First Class API for 360 Professional • Q&A – We welcome your ideas and input!
Data infrastructure focus in HealtheAnalytics to support population stratification
3:15 PM
2:15 PM
08/19/2021
Room: https://www.gotomeet.me/stevendowns/narug-virtual-conference-room-1 Presenters: Beth Somers
This presentation will report on lessons learned from Boston Children’s Department of Accountable Care and Clinical Integration’s (DACCI) implementation of Truven service categories in the HealtheAnalytics platform to support population stratification in pediatrics.

About North Atlantic RUG (NARUG)

Notification to NARUG Relating to Coronavirus (CoVid-19) <<Updated May 2, 2022>>

Greetings NARUG Community,

We are ready for Spring of 2023 with an in person conference! Save the dates for 4/17-19/2023, in New Jersey. We look forward to seeing people in person.

Regional User Groups (RUGs) are client-driven communities by geography that provide knowledge sharing around implementation and use of Cerner applications, as well as networking opportunities. The RUG community provides a venue to share and learn about enterprise-wide topics such as architecture, technology, and new Cerner initiatives. For more information, please visit Regional User Groups (RUGs) on uCern.

The NARUG is comprised of Cerner clients from the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, and West Virginia.
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