Patient Care Clinical Rules

When:  May 4, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)
Presenter: Dr. Kevin McConnell
Organization: The HCI Group, LLC

Covered materials will include all platforms with particular attention on “mainstream rules” in Patient Care including handling drug shortages, drug dictionary, problem lists, and more.
Intended participants shall be beginner to intermediate level users and the course will include basic set-up of both LINE and NPR styles of writing rules. Advanced rules will also cover macro and NPR fragment calls to create pop-ups for end users.

Covered materials will include all platforms with particular attention on “mainstream rules” in Patient Care including handling drug shortages, drug dictionary, problem lists, and more. Basic set-up of Variables and Rules sections in OM and the 6.x platform will be covered as well.

PHA-specific NPR reports and fragments will be covered including, but not limited to:
• Meaningful Use Metrics
• Labels, MARs
• Custom Refill Lists
• PHA Profiles
• Pt Views
• PHA Custom Keywords

The emphasis will be on NPR (PHA) Rules, but the course will touch on PCS/6x Rules as well.

Presenter: Dr. Kevin McConnell
Dr. Kevin McConnell has 28 years of relevant professional experience including over 16 years’ experience as a consultant, project manager, and application specialist in healthcare system implementation and assessments. He was recently involved with a full-cycle MEDITECH Expanse implementation oversight. He specializes in the implementation and support of Advanced Clinical Applications and related applications and interfaces.

Kevin’s areas of expertise include Managed Service support models, pre and post implementation assessments, developing implementation and training plans, revenue cycle, coordinating process and departmental workflow enhancement/redesign, facilitating/managing application implementation teams, training end-users and change management.

Kevin’s past positions include, but are not limited to, Director of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacist, Staff Pharmacist, Instructor at a College of Pharmacy, and owner of a retail/community pharmacy. He earned MEDITECH READY Certification as Clinical Lead, Project Management, CPOE/eRx Consultant, PAPD, and MIS Consultant. Recently he received MEDITECH UK Certification in Program Management.
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