Insights: the Magnus Health Blog

BREAKING NEWS: I can officially disclose to you that we have collaborated with the K-12 Technology group of Pearson, the global leader in education and learning technology. SMR and PowerSchool will officially be working together!

National Nurses Week began Monday, and today is National School Nurse Day. This day and week are all about honoring nurses, and the manner in which they impact lives every day. According to Linda Davis, President of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), says, “NASN celebrates all school nurses for positively influencing the health and well-being of students nationally and globally through the many roles [they] fulfill.” This is precisely what we aim to do with the ASHE Award, for Achievement in School Health Excellence.

A warm welcome and thank you to our first Magnus Health Insights guest blogger, Nurse Pamela Barnes, RN, CSN-NJ, M.Ed., for her thoughtful contribution, and for helping us kick off National Nurses Week!

Charts. Notes. Treatments. Screenings. Logs. Reports. Visits. Whatever you call them (I prefer charts) the documentation you make on student visits and treatment is important. Check that, very important.

Allergic reaction, broken limb, natural disaster, manmade event, or any number of other occurrences. They’re all disruptive, unwelcome events. But, they happen. C’est la vie. That’s why we created Magnus911. 

I’ve been given the go ahead to tell you something. Don’t worry, there’s no need to keep it a secret. I’m happy to announce that we’ve partnered with Silverpoint. That’s right, a Magnus Health, Silverpoint integration.

In the not too distant future – I’m talking only a matter of a few weeks – immunization tracking will be possible using Magnus Health SMR (student medical record)!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

I don’t normally enjoy repeatedly talking about one subject, calling attention to the same item, often revisiting the same subject matter, making a habit of a single event, writing sentences that are redundant in nature, etc. BUT, it is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and even though I’ve addressed brain injuries in multiple forums before (see blog, twitter, research paper, facebook, my desktop), I can’t let March slip away without recognizing it.

We’re in the midst March, but more importantly, we’re also in the midst of the 24^th Annual Health Information Professionals (HIPA) Week. According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), “HIP Week is a great opportunity for professionals to showcase the benefits of their profession, working collectively to deliver quality healthcare through quality information.”