An electronic health record (EHR) can streamline the exchange of resident health information during transitions of care between acute care and skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Despite long-term care providers not qualifying for funds such as those offered by the meaningful use program, an EHR has many benefits, including improved workflow processes, data analysis, and documentation accuracy, all of which contribute to increased quality ratings. As such, many facilities have EHR adoption at the top of their priority list.
Making the Transition From Paper to EHR in Long-Term Care: A Road Map for Conversion and Quality Outcomes takes the mystery out of the transition from paper to EHR, ensuring a smooth conversion process. Long-term care providers can use this guide to increase integration between multiple software formats, understand best practices for selecting an EHR vendor, train multiple levels of staff on all the EHR's benefits, and leverage EHR data to improve QAPI processes and quality of care.
This book will cover how to:
Create a road map for conversion
Increase SNFs' quality ratings by giving them information in real time
Improve workflow processes, allowing staff to spend more time with residents and less time on paperwork
Improve data analysis and audits, as well as billing and coding, by streamlining information and processes
Why should you switch to electronic health records?
Improve your facility's quality rating by giving nurses information in real time
Develop better communication methods during transitions from acute to postacute care settings and decrease readmission rates
Allow nurses to spend more time with residents and less time on paperwork
Create better data analysis and audits for billing and coding
