Tuesday November 11, 2008
DPAS Integrates Proven US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Clinical Quality Reports for Long Term Nursing Care
Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation and Rutland Nursing Home Install Digital Pen System
HAUPPAUGE, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 11, 2008 -- Patient Access Solutions, Inc. (OTC BB:PASO.OB - News), a leading provider of healthcare/financial processing solutions for the healthcare, nursing, homecare and dental industries, today announced that DPAS has integrated proven Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) clinical On-time Quality Improvement reports for their Long Term Nursing Care Assessment program, using Digital Pen technology. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making.
Integrating clinical work by two of the industry leading experts in Nursing Home Clinical Care: Siobhan Sharkey, Managing Director and Principal of Health Management Strategies; and Sandra Hudak, Project Director for several AHRQ-funded projects integrating Health Information Technology (HIT) and quality improvement in nursing homes, Patient Access Solutions has launched this LTNC program aggressively into the market. (News Release- October 28, 2008). DPAS has assembled the experience with these relationships in working with new methods of Health Information Technology used to capture CNA documentation in nursing homes and generate reports for clinical decision making. Using technology like the Patient Access Solutions, D-PAS Digital Pen and Paper solution and redesigned CNA documentation, which incorporates best practice elements for early detection and prevention, nursing homes can reduce the presence of pressure ulcers by 33% and reduce inefficiencies.
The system has been installed in Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation and Rutland Nursing Home, both in New York, via grants from New York State Department of Health. The On-Time Quality Improvement for Long-Term Care model integrates clinical guidelines and clinical information into each nursing home's daily routines and processes for assessment, care planning, care delivery, communication and reassessment using health information technology. It facilitates timely information flow that informs weekly monitoring of resident status and on-going care planning. Patient Access Solutions DPAS Digital Pen system used in the On-Time model are effective and efficient and provide staff with current and accurate information on each at-risk resident on a weekly basis
About Patient Access Solutions, Inc.
Patient Access Solutions, Inc. (PAS) is a Healthcare Solutions Company which has created a formidable array of technology, resources and allies to enable it to become an agent of radical change in what has traditionally been a slowly evolving healthcare information technology environment. The Company's products are designed to allow healthcare providers an easy migration of the EMR environment. Among these products are D-PAS, which is a state-of-the-art digital pen and paper technology based on Anoto technology, used to capture handwritten information into digital forms and EMR systems and PAS Data Center, which is a terminal solution that allows healthcare providers to quickly and easily determine benefit eligibility. More information on Patient Access Solutions, Inc. and its products can be viewed at pashealth.com.
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