Still need
a flu shot?
It’s not too late to get your flu
vaccine for this winter. Call
Mercy On Call at 319-358-2767
or toll free at 800-358-2767 to
find the nearest location for
you to get your shot.
Psychiatric Associates of Iowa City is
pleased to announce that Erica Lutz,
RN, LMHC, has completed training in
the Maudsley Approach, or family-
based treatment (FBT), through the
University of Chicago Eating Disorder
Clinic.
This form of family therapy is
designed for the treatment of anorexia
nervosa in adolescents. It is built
around the principle that parents
themselves are the best resource to
bring their child back to full health.
Erica is one of just a few FBT
therapists in this area. Watch for her
community presentation in February
2013.
For more information or a consul-
tation, call Psychiatric Associates at
319-356-6352
.
Bar coding,
computers
and more
When you think of bar coding, your
groceries are probably the first things
that come to mind.
But now bar coding has a place in
health care—and at Mercy Iowa City.
Patient medications are now being
bar coded to increase safety. Beginning
in the pharmacy and continuing to
the patient bedside, bar codes and bar
code scanners are used to ensure that
patients receive the right medication
at the right time.
This is just one recent milestone
in Mercy’s implementation of the
electronic health record. Physicians
and other care providers are also
entering their patient orders—from
medications to therapies to nursing
cares—into specialized computer soft-
ware. This system, sometimes called
computerized provider order entry
or CPOE, provides several benefits,
such as:
➜
Improved accuracy and
“
The
electronic
health
record is
important
because it
simplifies registration
for patients, improves
coordination between
care providers and
reduces medical
errors.”
—
Ronald R. Reed, Mercy Iowa City President and CEO
Welcome,
new Mercy
medical staff!
Margaret T.
Ekroth, MD
Urology, Urologic
Associates of Iowa
City
Suzette L.
Barakat, MD
Internal medicine,
Mercy Hospitalist
Program
Christina C.
Finken, DPM
Podiatry, Town
Square Family
Foot Care
To find the Mercy doctor who
suits your needs, call Mercy On Call
at
319-358-2767
or toll free at
800-358-2767
,
or visit
www.findamercydoctor.com
.
Anorexia
A family-based
approach
timeliness
➜
Improved communica-
tion and coordination
➜
Evidence-
based clinical guidelines
www.mercyiowacity.org
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