Check your inbox for an invite to this Teams Live Event on September 21.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to find out where you can submit your questions for the leadership team.
Next IS & RESO Open Forum on September 21
A Busy and Eventful Summer
I hope everyone is having a good summer and staying cool in these high temperatures.
Thank you to everyone who joined IS & RESO Open Forum on July 13 – over 1,800 of our combined IS & RESO team, once again!
Last month we celebrated the very important milestone of going live with Genesis. I am proud to say that, except for a few minor issues which are always expected in a deployment of this magnitude, implementation has been very stable. I know the teams continue to work very hard and I want to say thanks again and congratulations for such a huge achievement.
As I am sure you have all seen, there is a lot happening across Providence at this time. We, as well as other health systems nationally, continue to be challenged by significant headwinds that have resulted in unprecedented net operating losses. This has required us leaders across the system to take a hard look at all the different ways in which we can position ourselves to recover and emerge even stronger . . .
> Click into the memo headline or graphic to read the rest of BJ’s note.
Q3 SMIle Award Nominating Window Now Open – Extended to Aug. 19
The nominating window for this quarter will open on Monday, August 1 and remain open through August 12, 2022.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to access the link to our nomination form to recognize a fellow caregiver or team that exemplifies our Values, lead with Excellence, and demonstrate our IS & RESO Simplify, Modernize, Innovate principles.
From Providence President and CEO Rod Hochman, M.D.: A new operating model
Learn how Providence is simplifying our leadership structure to support caregivers and patients.
> Read this important message that we’re republishing from July 21 regional caregiver news.
New Microsoft Teams Features and August Training Classes
Here are the latest Microsoft features and classes in August to help with your productivity. Also, learn what happens to the content in OneDrive when a caregiver leaves the company. Remember to take the Microsoft Skills Challenge to see how well you know keyboard shortcuts.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn about the new features and classes available this month.
Genesis Post-Go-Live Resources and Reminders
It has been almost two months since our single instance of Kronos went live, and almost a month since Genesis went live. IS/Enterprise Business Applications teams are continuing to support post-go live efforts and planning for upcoming REH waved deployments.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to find information on the latest resources and reminders.
Puget Sound Region Prepares for the Washington State Clean Buildings Bill
Developing and operating high-performing facilities is a key strategy toward achieving Providence’s commitment to become carbon negative by 2030. This strategy is also essential for Washington State to meet its own environmental commitments, including the energy efficiency targets set for all hospitals in the 2019 Clean Buildings Bill.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn more.
Providence Swedish Nationally Recognized for Sustainability – Practice Greenhealth Awards
Sustainability is at the heart of our healing Mission – and we’re proud to share that our sustainability strategies have won us a national award recognition from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to find out which facilities received the 2022 awards.
Securing Our Medical Devices
Across Providence thousands of medical devices connect to the internet. Each one is potentially a cybersecurity vulnerability. With the health industry increasingly a target for hackers, Providence is taking important steps to reduce the risks these devices can create if not managed correctly.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn which medical devices are considered most at risk.
Make Sure Your Azure Connections Have TLS 1.2
Microsoft will no longer allow legacy encryption for Azure AD communications after October 31, 2022. This means Providence and vendor devices/applications using TLS 1.0, 1.1 or 3DES will not work beginning in November.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see what needs to be done in order to be in compliant.