To ensure you remain abreast of key information regarding Houston Methodist workplace standards impacting providers, and in alignment with hospital accreditation (DNV) and OSHA requirements, we’re launching a required annual provider education process. Later this week, all providers will receive an email from the HMSL Medical Staff Services office that includes an education … [Read more...]

Last week, the HMSL Medical Executive Committee approved a resolution requiring that all members of the HMSL Medical Staff, including all allied health professionals, receive a COVID-19 booster vaccination to protect themselves, our patients, our workforce and our community. All physicians and AHPs must get the booster by March 1, unless an exemption is granted for medical … [Read more...]

On Jan. 27, Houston Methodist Laboratories will implement the following changes: CBCDM – CBC WITH MANUAL DIFFERENTIAL (aka CBCDM) [LAB3637] This test is only available for patients 0-30 days old.The patient will get a standard differential and also BANDS.The CBCDM will be added to the relevant neonatal preference lists/order sets in Epic as an option along with the … [Read more...]

On Jan. 10, the Houston Methodist Clinical Lab began reporting the COVID-19 Omicron Variant Qualitative RT-PCR test. The test code is OMIVP. OMIVP is not orderable and will be performed reflexively on positive NCOVP (COVID-19 qualitative RT-PCR) specimens. The test is the TaqPathTM COVID-19 Combo assay by ThermoFisher, which tests for 3 SARS-CoV-2 genes, S gene, N gene, and … [Read more...]

Due to the national blood shortage, our main blood supplier, American Red Cross, is facing difficulties in supplying us with enough packed red blood cell units (all blood types, but especially O Positive and O Negative packed red blood cells) to keep our stock at optimum levels. The blood banks of the Houston Methodist Hospital System will work together to support any … [Read more...]