Cerner

Working Smarter in Cerner¶

Cerner is an EMR
Powerful in some ways, inefficient in others
Computers excel at scale and repetition
They struggle with nuance, ambiguity, and multivariable reasoning
Use that difference strategically
Let the system handle repetitive, automatable tasks
Preserve your cognitive bandwidth for clinical synthesis and decision-making
Use dictation, dotphrases, shortcuts, and favorites deliberately
Offload redundancy so you can think at a higher level
Cerner will not optimize itself
It defaults to inefficiency unless you configure it
The modules below are designed to help you customize Cerner so it works for you, not against you

To ensure safe patient care and equitable workload distribution, all residents must maintain active proxy coverage for their CERNER Message Center during vacation or leave.
Vacation requests will not be approved without documented coverage.
Coverage must be identified on the Internal Medicine Time Off Request Form.
The covering resident must sign the form prior to submission.
Each resident is responsible for assigning proxy access in CERNER to the designated covering resident.
Proxy access must be configured no later than the day before the start of vacation or away rotation.
If you are the covering resident:
You are responsible for confirming proxy access is active.
If you later become unavailable, you must secure alternate coverage for both residents involved.
A brief tutorial (approximately two minutes) outlining how to assign proxy access within the CERNER Message Center is available here:
Tutorial
If you encounter technical issues with proxy assignment, contact a fellow resident or the clinic chief before leaving.
Failure to maintain appropriate proxy coverage may result in deficiencies attributed to one or both residents, depending on circumstances.
The Message Center tab does not visually change when new messages arrive.
It must be checked routinely.
Frozen Screen
- If you're experiencing a frozen screen, try the below