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In this issue
- Epic updates
- U.S. News Voting Open
- COVID-19 Updates
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Register! Virtual Annual Meetings |
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Get the latest updates and information to support our shared success in 2022. There will be ample time for Q&A – your questions and feedback are welcome and encouraged!
Gary Stuck, DO, FAAFP, Don Calcagno and Carrie Nelson, MD, MS, FAAFP, will be joined by your local PHO leadership.
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Central Chicagoland
April 12 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Illinois Masonic, Lutheran, Good Samaritan, Legacy Dreyer
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South Chicagoland
April 14 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Christ, South Suburban,
Trinity
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North Illinois
April 20 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Condell, Good Shepherd, Sherman
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Epic Updates
Action required: Haiku/Canto two-factor authentication coming soon: If you are a Haiku/Canto user, two-factor authentication will be enabled April 5. You need to take action prior to this change to continue to access your apps. See this tip sheet to prepare.
Daylight saving time in Epic: Epic will not be taken down during the daylight saving time transition on March 13. Review education on impacted workflows here.
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Supporting Your Practice
Population Health Outreach: We are conducting the following patient outreach on your behalf to support quality outcomes and close quality care gaps. Learn more.
Pharmacy and Therapeutics February updates: Review the Advocate Aurora Pharmacy and Therapeutics ambulatory and system committees decisions, including the formulary addition of a new Pneumococcal Vaccine (Prevnar 20) and updates to C. diff guidelines. Read summary.
Vote for U.S. News Best Hospitals: Voting is now open for the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list. You can help bring attention to Advocate Aurora Health hospitals and the excellent care you and your teams provide every day by voting in the annual physician survey. This survey counts for about 25% of a hospital’s overall score. See who's eligible and how to vote.
New single dose pneumococcal vaccine guidelines
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has published new guidelines for pneumococcal vaccines for adults ages 19 and older. Advocate Aurora Health is preparing to adopt these guidelines for all settings where pneumococcal vaccines are administered. View SBAR for more details.
Now live! Two-step verification in LiveWell: This step adds an additional layer of security to protect patient account information. Check out Set-up is quick and easy. See these tip sheets and FAQ to help answer patient questions. Check out the Help Center for more.
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Updated COVID-19 pre-procedure testing guidance for patients: With declining rates of community spread along with widespread vaccine availability, we updated our COVID-19 pre-procedure testing guidance. Learn more and review guidance.
Advocate Aurora Health masking policy update: Given updated CDC guidance on masking, please note:
- In Advocate Aurora hospitals, clinics and other health care settings, everyone over the age of two continues to be required to wear a mask.
- In Advocate Aurora non-health care locations, i.e. office buildings, masking is NOT required, unless specified by the building ownership, in which case on-site signage will provide direction. However, masking continues to be recommended for those who are unvaccinated or immunocompromised.
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See Team Member Universal Masking policy and FAQ.
Expanding Eligibility for EVUSHELD: EVUSHELD (tixagevimab/cilgavimab) is now available for patients who meet Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 criteria for the prevention of COVID-19 for those unlikely to mount a sufficient immune response to the vaccine and/or unable to receive the vaccine. Please consider your patients who are eligible for and may benefit from EVUSHELD and place a therapy order using the following process:
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Review and confirm that your patient meets Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 criteria (see pgs 8-9).
- Contact your patient to confirm their interest and consent.
- Place a therapy order for EVUSHELD in the way your office typically places orders with Advocate Aurora Health – via Epic, phone or paper order. Please do not place a prescription order.
- The patient will be contacted by staff at the nearest available Advocate Aurora EVUSHELD administration location to schedule an appointment.
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Review this SBAR for more details.
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New Advocate Outpatient Center in Naperville |
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Introducing the Advocate Outpatient Center in Naperville, 1508 Aurora Ave. offering convenient specialty access to high-quality cardiology services, ENT, gastroenterology, general surgery, orthopedics, podiatry, pulmonology and urology, plus on-site lab and x-ray. Family medicine and breast health coming soon. These practices all moved from the Rush Copley Medical Center campus in Aurora. Learn more about this new facility’s services to help your patients live well.
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Lasting impact for patients with Down syndrome |
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As the Adult Down Syndrome Center marks its 30th anniversary, co-founder Brian Chicoine, MD reflects on the journey and what’s in store for the future. The Center serves as a leader in the Down syndrome community and throughout the world, with more than 6,000 patient encounters each year.
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Celebrating Women's History Month |
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Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month. Not only those who came before us, but all those strong, innovative, nurturing women who make history every single day. Read their stories.
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First in Midwest to join brain aneurysm study
Research Institute researchers offer a new investigational treatment for people with a difficult-to-treat brain condition. Demetrius Lopes, MD serves as the U.S. study’s co-principal investigator and Joshua Billingsley, MD leads the clinical trial at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Read more.
Personalized medicine study enrolling patients with advanced cancer
Antony Ruggeri, MD, hematologist and oncologist, is leading a clinical trial in Wisconsin using information from the DNA of participants to prescribe drugs known to target the specific genetic variations in their tumors. Consider the study for your patients with advanced cancer. Read more.
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Continuing Medical Education and Events |
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Advances and Controversies in Pediatric General Surgery and Nursing Symposium
Friday, April 8 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Nationally-recognized experts from Advocate Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Comer Children’s Hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Hospital and Children’s Wisconsin will weigh in on recent innovations and challenges in pediatric general surgery and nursing.
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CME Website: Webinars & Recordings |
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