E-HEALTH
Specialty Care was an early adopter of computerized systems for record keeping and care planning and is seen as a leader in E-Health. Whether your organization is just initiating E-Health systems or wants more advanced support to improve the effectiveness of your existing processes, our consultants can help you maximize your clinical information system.
Implementation of MDS 2.0 and other RAI instruments
Are you ready for MDS? We assist Complex Continuing Care providers, Long Term Care homes, and Home Care providers to implement MDS 2.0 and other RAI instruments to improve assessment, care planning and outcome evaluation. We provide staff education, using the latest computer based education software and case studies, and assist organizations to implement changes to care processes to maximize the use of the system.We help you to understand the analysis and trending of the scales, scores and RAI indicators to improve decision making and care.
Our approach to MDS 2.0 enables homes to:
- streamline the use of the system and includes policies and procedures to eliminate duplication while meeting compliance requirements
- improve upon current process to use MDS fully for assessment and RAPS for care planning
- Understand RUGS
- Use outcome measures to evaluate and quantify changes and improvements in status.
- Use quality indicators for benchmarking
Point Click Care (PCC) Implementation
Are you getting full use of your Care Planning software? Specialty Care Consulting assists your long term care home staff to build on the initial implementation of the Clinical and Quality modules of PCC. We can help your staff with the change process, staff development training and project management to improve the use of the system; resulting in measurable improvements in:
Resident assessment, care planning, quarterly reviews, interdisciplinary team work, quality management and meeting compliance standards.
Our approach includes:
- person to person training on the clinical and quality improvement modules using case studies for all nursing, dietary, program department staff and managers
- effective policies and procedures that support use of the system and new ways of working
- easy to use reference materials with case studies
- project management support throughout the full implementation
- assisting all disciplines to use reports, flow sheets, schedule assessments,
- Preparation for MDS implementation
Homes using our Phase II approach to gain long term value as they quickly develop internal expertise to continuously train new people, sustain and improve use of the system for documentation.
Resident Classification Preparation
Will you maximize your CMI levels this year? Specialty Care hosts CMI workshops for registered staff in long term care homes to improve their understanding of how the Resident Classification System works, how funding levels for nursing and personal care are determined and how to document to accurately capture resident needs. We assist homes to establish processes that are effective at improving the documentation of care year round. Our approach is proven to be successful at reflecting the actual needs of residents.
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Partners
AIS (www.mdscommunity.net) is the international leader in the development of eTraining solutions for RAI-MDS instruments. The Mastering RAI series used by Specialty Care is the leading computer based multimedia instructional system for the MDS 2.0. It integrates the expert advice of instructional designers, certified MDS trainers, leading MDS researchers and proven instructional material. Mastering RAI 2.0 is based on the instructional framework that combines the principles of situated cognition, reflective practice and motivational design to strengthen the links between the learner's experience and day- to-day experience in the workplace.
PointClickCare / Wescom Solutions Inc.
PointClickCare / Wescom Solutions Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand clinical, financial, marketing and quality improvement software to the Long-Term Care (LTC) industry. PointClickCare delivers all the functionality and benefits of a complete Long Term Care Software application without the hassle and expense of having to buy, install, upgrade or maintain expensive hardware or any software. PointClickCare on demand software has been online serving providers of all sizes since 2000. PointClickCare is used by over 1,900 Long-Term Care centers in the United States and Canada and is also the enterprise solution for over 65 multi-facility providers.
Consulting Services
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