First Class Denizens of the Universe (Part 3 of 3)

In Part 1 of this series, we wrote a report to keep an eye on our use of MEDITECH Server Resources. In Part 2, we looked at a way to keep server resource usage to a minimum. In Part 3, we look at an important NPR change control problem and solution.

One evening you’re dining on the town, you jump as your cell phone rings unexpectedly. It’s the Help Desk; seems your new NPR report in the ED is crashing. Your plans for the evening fade away like an ice cube on the sidewalk on a summer day. Hours later, you discover the problem with the report. It seems you forgot about a macro that is called when the patient is under 2 years old. This code never made it LIVE. How could this have been prevented?

Read the rest of First Class Denizens of the Universe (Part 3 of 3) in the August MEDITECH Bulletin.