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AcuteNet Customers Join the AlayaCare Family

AlayaCare

I n order to truly advance patient care by using data, one needs a machine learning model that can analyze both the structured and unstructured data that exists within electronic health records (EHRs). home care agency with thousands of clients.

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AcuteNet Customers Join the AlayaCare Family

AlayaCare

I n order to truly advance patient care by using data, one needs a machine learning model that can analyze both the structured and unstructured data that exists within electronic health records (EHRs). Most models rely on EHR structured data – clinical metrics like cholesterol count, blood pressure levels, a diagnosis, a drug allergy.

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Beyond compensation: How home care agencies can add value for caregivers

AlayaCare

GPS-based mobile care management systems streamline patient care, while electronic visit verification and record-keeping eliminates hours of tedious work such as completing timesheets. ADLs and electronic charting are also simple and non-invasive.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant. Mostly people use like a quick ADL IDL checklist and for function and a mini cog. They’re going to have a fall because they were hypotensive from a med, or nobody paid attention to the fact that they weren’t coordinating very well. Also common in dementia.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

My past boss, Seth Landefeld, wrote a Seminole paper on this back in 1996 in the New England Journal, showing that ACE units improved things like ADLs at discharge, discharged to long-term institutions. So before we get into that, ACE units have been around for over 25 years.

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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

Hospice Nurse Hero

However, the second example has more details demonstrating how the patient is declining. Example #1: Routine Visit (Don’t) Patient resting in bed upon arrival. Patient alert and responsive. Requires assistance with ADLs. Family states the patient is sleeping more and has not wanted to get out of bed lately.

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Hospice Documentation What You Need to Know

Hospice Nurse Hero

First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care. Inaccurate and inconsistent documentation is a red flag and could have a negative impact on your patients, your license, and your agency. Not only is hospice documentation time-consuming, but it also takes you away from direct patient care.