Centura Health is pleased to announce that it will expand its use of the RapidAI: Neuroimaging Stroke Software Platform Powered by AI, stroke technology platform across the health system to all hospitals (with the exception of Bob Wilson Memorial Grant Hospital), bringing the most advanced cerebrovascular imaging software for identifying treatment options for stroke patients across Colorado and in western Kansas. In expanding this technology which is already in use at several Centura Hospitals including Littleton Adventist Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and Penrose Hospital, across the system, Centura will be the first health system in the state of Colorado to offer this technology at all of Centura’s Colorado hospitals including Avista Adventist Hospital, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Longmont United Hospital, Mercy Regional Medical Center, Parker Adventist Hospital, Porter Adventist Hospital, St. Anthony North Health Campus, St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, St. Catherine Hospital, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center and St. Thomas More Hospital. 

The Rapid platform, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), provides physicians with fast, fully automated, and easy-to-interpret imaging that facilitates clinical decision-making around stroke. Rapid was developed by leading stroke experts. For clinicians, the Rapid platform combines deep learning, machine learning and expert feature extraction. Together these provide unparalleled sensitivity and specificity across stroke modules (CT perfusion, MR diffusion and perfusion, CTA, ICH and CT ASPECT scoring*). Results are then delivered within minutes via PACS, email, the RAPID Mobile App or corporate partner workflow systems. 

With the goal of continuously improving patient outcomes, Centura Health places importance on pioneering the latest technological offerings and working toward providing the best possible outcome to meet the unique needs of each patient through our healing ministry. 
 

I’m on a mission to identify the gifts and talents in those around me, and explore all that is possible, so that together we may extend this healing ministry.

Shauna Gulley, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Centura Health, was recently named one of the ‘2020 Outstanding Women in Business’ finalists by the Denver Business Journal. Dr. Gulley joins 35 other finalists from diverse industries who are being honored by the DBJ, and is one of only three honorees in the health care category.

Dr. Gulley was chosen from among hundreds of nominees in part for her sustained commitment to amplifying clinical quality and patient safety, building world-class clinical service lines, and promoting an agile, team-based culture where the Mission, Vision and Values remain at the forefront of all we do. Her leadership has been invaluable in shaping our journey to become a High Reliability Organization, and in recent months her ability to respond to immediate needs while also preparing for the future has been vital to our shared efforts to care for our patients, communities and each other through COVID-19. Under her leadership, Centura was recognized for its transparency, coordination, and collaboration throughout the pandemic.

“Dr. Gulley has made tremendous contributions to advancing whole person care – mind, body, and spirit – for adults and children in our communities for well over a decade,” said Peter D. Banko, President & CEO. “In her current role as our Chief Clinical Officer across Colorado and western Kansas, she has further amplified her personal mission of identifying the gifts and talents of those around her, and exploring all that is possible, with demonstrable results in leading our High Reliability Organization (HRO) journey and our COVID-19 crisis response.”

Dr. Gulley has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer since 2018, and has been a trusted physician and leader with Centura since 2009. She began her career as an internal medicine and pediatrics provider with the Centura Health Physician Group (CHPG) at Timberview Clinic in Parker, Colo., and served as the group Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the Denver Metro Operating Group and CMO of St. Anthony Hospital prior to assuming her current role.

Finalists will be recognized by the DBJ at an awards ceremony in August. Join us in congratulating Dr. Gulley on this honor!

On July 25, 2020, Information Technology will be upgrading Mediware HCLL (Lab Blood Bank System) to WellSky Transfusion 2020 to ensure our blood banks are up-to-date and have optimized functionality. This transition will result in a downtime from approximately 7 a.m. (0700) until noon (1200) MT, or 0800-1300 CT, on July 25.

Applications and services impacted by the downtime:

• WellSky Transfusion (formally known as Mediware HCLL)
• Epic – New Transfusions and blood bank orders/results
• Interfaces – ADT/Orders/Results to and from WellSky Transfusion

During the COVID-19 pandemic, you should also be sure to clean your hands: After you have been in a public place and touched an item or surface that may be frequently touched by other people, such as door handles, tables, gas pumps, shopping carts, or electronic cashier registers/screens, etc.   Before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth because that’s how germs enter our bodies.

Good hand hygiene is one of the best ways to protect yourself and those around you from getting sick, and it’s even more important than ever right now as our communities and workplaces continue reopening. You can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during key times when you are likely to get and spread germs, like before and after food preparation, caring for someone who is sick or wounded, using the bathroom, or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.

Wash your hands the right way
Washing your hands is easy – but it has to be done correctly to make sure it’s effective as possible. Follow these five steps, recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every time.

1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice, or check out other suggestions in the blue box.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

• Apply the gel product to the palm of one hand (read the label to learn the correct amount).
• Rub your hands together.
• Rub the gel over all the surfaces of your hands and fingers until your hands are dry. This should take around 20 seconds.

As the region’s leading health care provider committed to whole health and the vitality of our communities, Centura Health continues to address the opioid crisis through a variety of measures including harm reduction. In August 2019, the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) published the Hospital Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Guidelines, a statewide strategy for lowering the rate of opioid overdose deaths.

Naloxone is a powerful opioid overdose antidote that has been used by first responders and emergency department providers for decades. Colorado recently broadened access to this antidote by making it available to non-medical individuals. In addition, Colorado Senate Bill 15-o53 protects those who prescribe and administer the medication from all civil and criminal liability. The Harm Reduction Action Center of Colorado reports take-home Naloxone kits have reversed an estimated 1,042 overdoses (270 in 2018 alone).

In 2019, approximately 340 opioid overdoses were reported in Centura Health emergency departments enterprise-wide. Our goal is to identify patients in emergency settings who are at high risk for opioid misuse and provide them or their families with take-home kits to be used in the event of an overdose.

Based on a workflow that was approved by our steering committee, order sets for take-home kits and centralized pharmacy assembly of the kits will go live across Centura Health in September. This will be preceded and reinforced by education for providers and staff.

Note that these Naloxone guidelines are for our emergency and urgent care teams only.

What you should know:

• Centura Health will be the first health system to launch the CHA-recommended Naloxone Distribution Program on Sept. 1, 2020.
• All our emergency and urgent cares sites will participate.
• Naloxone take-home kits will be available at all participating sites.
• Staff and provider education will be developed and distributed from mid-July through launch.
• Patient education will be developed and distributed from July through launch.

In partnership with the Centura Health Foundations, Walden University has generously donated 30, $15,000 scholarships to Centura Health associates who enroll in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral program and begin classes on or before December 31, 2020 at Walden University. For scholars whose degree program exceeds $15,000, your local Centura Health hospital foundation will provide a 50% matching gift to each scholarship winner (not to exceed $7,500). Matches are funded by donations from community members, associates and corporate donors. With the heavy burden of finances taken out of the equation we hope this generous gift will help you achieve your goals and improve health outcomes in our communities.

In 2017 the foundations at St. Anthony Hospital, St. Anthony North Health Campus and St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, piloted a scholarship program that grew from nursing scholarships to a comprehensive clinical scholarship program. By 2019, the scholarship program grew to include five hospitals. 

The ultimate goal of the pilot was to create an enterprise-wide scholarship program available to all Centura Health associates. With more than $794,000 awarded to 70 clinical associates, and continued interest from our associates expressing a desire to grow their careers at Centura, now is the time. We are excited to announce that the first phase of a Centura Health Scholarship program will include 30 scholarships generously donated by Walden University for clinical and nonclinical degrees. 

With more than 80-degree programs and more than 385 specializations and concentrations, Walden University can offer Centura Health associates a way to build highly transferable skills that can be immediately applied, as well as a pathway for greater career success. To qualify for a scholarship, the degree program you enroll in must meet the hiring needs of Centura Health. With only 30 scholarships available to Centura Health associates this will be a highly competitive application process.

This unique opportunity is powered by philanthropy and would not be possible without the generosity of Walden University and our community of donors, including many associate donors. 

To learn more about this incredible opportunity, please join us for a virtual Q & A on Tuesday, July 21 at 12 p.m. You can register for it by clicking here.

You can also visit WaldenU.edu/CenturaHealth-Scholars to learn how to apply, plus get information about eligibility, requirements and important deadlines.

Plenty of time remains to provide your vital feedback by taking the Associate Engagement Pulse Survey. Check your inbox for an email from survey@glintinc.com inviting you to share your story by participating in our brief online survey.

If you have not yet submitted your feedback, please do so by Sunday, August 2. The survey requires less than 5 minutes of your valuable time! You are the heartbeat of our organization and your feedback will help us better provide experiences that nurture, inspire and motivate you and your colleagues.

If you haven’t seen the email from Glint:

• Look for an email from GLINT sent to you between 10:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m. MT on July 7. 
• Look in your spam or junk folder to make sure it didn't end up there;
• Check your deleted items folder;
• Watch for periodic reminder emails from survey@glintinc.com;
• Scan a QR code on one of the posters, or access via the following links*:
  • Associate
    • Enter the following attributes to log in to the survey:
    • Your Centura email
    • your date of birth in this format:  YYYY/MM/DD

Information Technology (IT) will perform monthly maintenance on Tuesday, July 21 from 12 p.m. (1200) until Wednesday, July 22 at 2 a.m. (0200) MT. This will involve planned downtime for the following applications (please reference the workaround for each application):

Tuesday, 7/21/2020 12 p.m. (1200) until 4 p.m. (1600) MT
 

Application	Workaround
DI/Data Innovations (Lab Instrument Interface Manager)	Laboratory test results in Epic may be delayed. Lab – Follow downtime procedures.
Epiphany	The system is unavailable.  Please initiate downtime procedures.
Lenel	The Lenel video security system will be unavailable; plan accordingly. Lenel facility badging will be available.
TempTrak	Maintain a manual process for each device during the planned downtime to maintain quality compliance.

Tuesday, 7/21/2020 6 p.m. (1800) until 10 p.m. (2200) MT
 

Application	Workaround
Medication Order Management (MOM)	Use Faxing or Tube Stations to send orders to pharmacy if MOM is needed during downtime.
MM Hayes / Quick Charge	The system will be unavailable to accept credit card payments.  Users can open the drawer to accept cash.
Patient monitoring integration for Epic	Vital Signs and Patient data will NOT be sent to Epic during this planned downtime.  Data will require manual entry into Epic.
Stanley MobileView	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
Zoll RescueNet	The application will be unavailable.  Zoll devices will not be impacted.

Tuesday, 7/21/2020 10 p.m. (2200) until Wednesday, 7/22/2020 at 2 a.m. (0200) MT
 

Application	Workaround
Clairvia	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
Computrition	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
CPACS	CPACS will experience multiple brief interruptions from 23:30 until 02:00 MT (00:30 until 03:00 CT).
Dragon	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
Epic Faxing	Faxing within Epic are unavailable.  Pending faxes will automatically send once the system is available.
Flight Vector	The system is unavailable.  Please initiate downtime procedures.
Kronos	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
Lawson	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
Midas+	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
PACS	Fuji will experience multiple brief interruptions from 00:00 until 02:00 MT (01:00 until 03:00 CT).
Policy Tech	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
Powerscribe	PowerScribe will be available, however, users may get logged out as the servers are restarted. You may simply log back in if this occurs.
Self Service Hub	The system is unavailable with no workaround.
TeraRecon	The system is unavailable.  Please initiate downtime procedures.
TraumaOne	The system is unavailable with no workaround.

We appreciate your patience as we conduct these maintenance activities to keep our incredible people equipped with the latest tools and to ensure you can provide the highest quality, whole-person care.

Questions?
If you have any questions regarding this Monthly Maintenance Window, please contact your Clinical Informaticists by Facility.