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The Facts: Bacterial meningitis, sometimes referred to as spinal meningitis, is a disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The infection is contagious and is spread through close contact (common in on-campus living arrangements) or the exchange of respiratory and throat secretions (such as coughing, kissing, or sharing a glass or cigarette). The infection is characterized by a sudden onset of fever, headache, and stiff neck. It is often accompanied by other symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, photophobia (sensitivity...

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“We are already automated.” This is a comment that keeps coming up in my conversations with different schools health centers. When I dig further, what they are really saying is that they are electronic, which means they have a database managing their health information. There are several differences between having an automated system like Magnus Health Student Medical Record and an electronic medical record system. One subtle automation is product updates. Because our system is web based, all you need is an internet portal to gain access to our suite of tools. With Magnus Health there...

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Collecting, tracking and managing forms for students might not be quite as daunting of a chore if all students needed the same forms, but this just isn’t the case. Every class, every grade has a student or group of students with special requirements and those requirements need to be collected in such a way that these students are separated from the general population and easily accessed in the event of an incident or emergency. In my conversations with school nurses, I find that one of their biggest concerns and frustrations is ensuring that this vital information is not only collected systematically,...

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Health history and emergency contact information - as a school, you need to collect this every year for every student and almost every year the information remains the same. Parents are required to complete paper after paper with information that was provided to the school the previous year. Wouldn’t it be great to have it completed ONE TIME online and have the parent go in and update/verify every year thereafter? That is the beauty and benefit of a web based Vital Health Record (VHR). Parents complete the essential information the first year that their child enters the school. Before...

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It would be impossible to be prepared for “any old thing” that happens at our schools. However, the Magnus 911 feature included in our student medical record program will allow you to be prepared in the event of a medical emergency. This cutting edge technology will allow you to quickly and effectively communicate with an injured student’s emergency contacts as well as send that student’s medical records ahead to the treating facility. This chain of communication can be instituted simply by accessing Magnus 911 by computer or smart phone and typing in the student’s 16 digit...

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A recurring theme in my conversations with school nurses lately has sounded a lot like this: So just think: the enormous chore of record collection and review that you dread all summer long could disappear with a little “Magnus magic”. Any records, (and we mean ANY records) that you have collected or are in the process of collecting can be sent to us to upload to your account.  Once you receive your immunization records, consent forms, medication authorizations any form you collect from your students can be shipped to us (or send to us digitally- your choice). This means that...

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While doing our research here at Magnus Health, we have come across certain sites that we have found to be very useful and full of pertinent information.  We thought we would take this opportunity to share 10 of our favorite sites with you - we hope they are as helpful to you as they have been to us. Office of Non-public education (federal) Department of education CDC web site US Department of Health and Human Services National Association of School Nurses National School Board Association Council for American Private Education US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) FindLaw Kids...

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Did you know that your school could be responsible for having Student Medical Records for years after your students have graduated?  Did you know that you can be held responsible for those records? Two main categories Student record information is divided into two main groups - Immunization records and everything else relating to a student’s health and academics.  The required maintenance of these records differs based not only on the type of record, but also varies from school district to school district. Generally speaking, schools are required to PERMANENTLY keep their student’s...

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