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Flu and COVID Vaccinations
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- Munson Healthcare is requiring:
- COVID-19 vaccine for new providers offered employment after Sept. 30.
- COVID-19 vaccine for all current providers by Jan. 7, 2022, or sooner, if mandated by a regulatory body.
- flu vaccine for all credentialed providers, which must be documented by Oct. 31.
- In October, MHC will offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics in conjunction with many of our flu vaccination clinics.
- Anyone who was granted a flu exemption last year and has not had a change in medical condition, does not need to submit a request for an exemption this year.
- COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests must be submitted by Nov. 15.
- If you choose to receive a vaccination at another location, please keep a copy and send your completed paperwork to your local Employee Health office.
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Flu and COVID Vaccine Requirements
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Visitation Policy Change Coming Tuesday for Patients with COVID-19
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- Effective Tues., Oct. 5, MHC will be placing a 2-hour time limit on visitation for COVID-19 critical care patients.
- Does not apply to:
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- OB patients with COVID-19
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- Pediatric patients with COVID-19
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- End-of-life patients with COVID-19
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MMC and Mary Free Bed (MFB) Partner to Provide Outpatient Rehab Services for COVID Long Haulers
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MMC and MFB have partnered to provide close-to-home outpatient rehabilitation services for adults and children recovering from COVID-19 in the Grand Traverse area. Although this service is launching in the Grand Traverse area, there are plans to launch to the other MHC locations that have MFB@MHC locations, most likely after January.
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Hospital Optimization Project (HOP) Support for Providers
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- Although the HOP Command Center has closed its physical doors, providers and clinicians will continue to receive HOP support.
- The Clinical Informatics team will provide ongoing at-the-elbow support, and Cerner optimization coaches will remain until Oct. 8.
- The Help Desk will continue to take calls and report issues to HOP support analysts for quick resolution.
- Providers can schedule voluntary 1:1 coaching Cerner Adoption Consultation Sessions, which are available in-person and virtually Oct. 3 – 7.
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Issues List:
HOP intranet site
Educational resources: EHR Education HOP web
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ePrescribe Requirement Extended to Jan. 1, 2022; Providers Still Asked to Sign Up Now
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- To reduce prescription misuse, state and federal law will soon require prescribers to electronically transmit all prescriptions, including those for controlled substances.
- Although originally planned to go into effect on Oct. 1, 2021, this mandate has been extended to Jan. 1, 2022.
- This date change aligns the state’s e-prescribing requirement with the similar CMS requirement.
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Munson Healthcare and Little Traverse Primary Care Establish Partnership
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MHC and Little Traverse Primary Care in Harbor Springs have signed a letter of intent to integrate business operations, effective 1.1.22.
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Virtual Learning
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Provider Forum 10.6.21: Influenza (Rawlin)
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Register
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MSMS Implicit Bias Training Series: 10.4.21, 11.1.21 *CME
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Register
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COCA Call 10.7.21: 2021–2022 Recommendations for Influenza Prevention and Treatment in Children: An Update for Pediatric Practitioners*CME
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Watch recording
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