Medical informatics – helpful websites

 

The JOHNS HOPKINS ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY (E-MAIL)

You can access your e-mail from any terminal, and from outside the hospital as well.  To access email, go to http://jhed.jhmi.edu or http://jhem.jhmi.edu

 

ON LINE INTERACTIVE AMBULATORY COURSE

http://www.hopkinsilc.org. Questions regarding the Internet Learning Center may be addressed to Dr. Stephen Sisson, 410-955-6738 or ssisson@jhmi.edu .

 

OSLER WEB SITE

You can access this web site for all of the latest information concerning schedules and residency news:  http://oslernet.med.som.jhmi.edu

 

SCHEDULE WEB SITE

You can view your schedule on the web as well.  Just go to http://www.AmIOn.com. Password: osler.

 

HOME COMPUTER ACCESS (INCLUDING EPR AND HIP)

Log-in to your JHED account at http://jhed.jhmi.edu  (use your email id and password).  Under the MyApps tab, click on the VPN Help link.  You’ll need to log-in again at this site.  Download VPN client and install on your computer.  Then go to the JHMCIS website: jhmcis.jhmi.edu.  Click on the HIP and EPR links on the left-hand column and follow the download and installation instructions there.  You’ll need to open the VPN client before logging onto HIP or EPR.

 

FESTER (Files Electronically Stored Temporarily for Exchange and Retrieval)

10 MB of hard drive space allotted to each JHED user.  Allows backup of important files like signouts, etc.  Log-in to your JHED account at http://jhed.jhmi.edu  (use your email id and password).  Under the MyApps tab, click the FESTER link.  Fill out the FESTER Registration form using your JHED login and password.

 

EPR

You can access the EPR via Windows EPR or DOS-based HIP -> IBM -> ‘EPR,’ ‘LAB,’ or ‘OO.’  For help, call 955-HELP.  For tracking down outside MDs, use the CPD (central physician directory) feature.

 

VENUS

Venus provides information regarding the patient’s inpatient/ outpatient visits and studies.  It is used to determine which service a patient belongs to and for resident clinic scheduling. To obtain a login and password, contact Scott Walker.

To utilize Venus…

1.       Click on HIP hosts, then Venus. Type in your login & password.

2.       Choose Access Production Database, then Enter. “Johns Hopkins – Internal Medicine” will appear – Press Enter.

3.       For future appointments, choose “10” To return to main menu, press Enter x2.

4.       For previous visits, choose “12  - History Report.

5.       For your daily clinic appointment schedule, choose “1” – Staff Appointments … “MSCEIM Provider/ Resource:” will appear, type in the first six letters of your last name, then Enter.  Type in the “from/ to” dates and times. Keep pressing Enter until your schedule appears.

6.       For you monthly clinic schedule, choose “4” – Schedules at a Glance … Type in the first six letters of your last name as above, then press Enter. Type in “from/ to”dates, then Enter.

To check which patients have arrived to the clinic, choose “7” – Arrival List


LAB WEB

The Department of Pathology has a program titled LabWeb which allows you to print labs for your patient census.  To “flow the labs,” follow the instructions below:

1.       Go to Netscape and type in the address <http://www.pathology.jhu.edu>

2.       On the main menu, select “LabWeb.”

3.       On the USER LOGON page, enter your PDS ID and password.  Then click “Logon.”

4.       On the LabWeb Report page, select “Create patient list or add users” to create a list, select “New,” give your list a name, and choose Sort Order (name, history number, or location).  Note the option to include other userids on the list (e.g., your fellow resident on service) to share the same patient list.  If you have already created a patient list, select “Add/Delete Patient to List” on the menu, then select “Add/Delete Patient to List” at the bottom.  Enter the patient’s 7-digit history number (without check digit) to add; un-check a box to delete.  Select “Update Patient List” once completed.

5.       To finally flow and print the labs, select “Patient List Report” at the bottom.  Select “print” and, in the Format box, choose “1-Medical Rounds - Print.”  Select “Prepare Report” then “Print.”

 

Welch Library

Links to numerous online journals, textbooks, and diagnostic tools can be reached online via the Welch Library website: www.welch.jhu.edu

 

OSLER MEDICAL JOURNAL

The Osler Medical Journal (OMJ) is an Internet publication created, written, and edited by the Osler Medicine Housestaff. It was revived this year after several years of dormancy.  Website: http://omj.med.jhu.edu.

 

HELPFUL WEBSITES

oslernet.med.som.jhmi.edu                     Osler Website

www.amion.com                                    Year Schedule

www.medscape.com                             

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim                    human genetics database

www.hopkins-aids.edu                            current HIV/AIDS info

www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov/health.html     experimental protocols

www.cdc.gov                                         ID info

www.hivantis.org                                    HIV info

www.thelancet.com                                see welch library website for login/password

www.jama.com                                      Journal of the American Medical Association

www.nejm.org                                          New England Journal of Medicine

www.acponline.org                                 American College of Physicians

www.ahcpr.gov/clinic                              Preventive Services Task Force, Guide to Clinical  Preventive Services, 3rdEd.

www.hopkinsilc.org                                Johns Hopkins Ambulatory Curriculum

http://www.pathology.jhu.edu                  Labweb

 

 

http://jhed.jhmi.edu                                JH Directory

http://jhem.jhmi.edu                               JHEmail

http://www.hopkinsilc.org.                       Internet Learning Center