Tuesday January 6, 2009
Patient Access Solutions Signs Contract With Sprain Brook Manor Nursing Home for New LTNC Program
HAUPPAUGE, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 6, 2009 -- 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 they have contracted with Sprain Brook Manor Nursing Home in Westchester, New York to manage and improve care documentation.
Using the Patient Access Solutions, D-PAS digital pen solution, which can recognize handwriting, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are bringing daily documentation into the information age. Staff can record standardized information on a resident's vital signs, as well as information on activities and other factors that are useful in determining a resident's well-being. The information is then captured in a Web-accessible database. From there, the facilities can create reports that show resident history, any signs of trouble, and potential risks. The suite of reports in the Long Term Nursing Care Assessment program includes:
Nutrition Report -- Track the weight gain or loss over time with the meal intake of each resident to identify the risk for each resident.
Behavior Report -- Track changes in resident behavior and trends for nursing units, understanding patterns across shifts.
Trigger Summary Report -- Evaluate the key triggers for pressure ulcers for each resident and view the relative risk for each resident.
Priority Report -- Focus the closest observations and trends on the high-risk residents and their changes week to week.
Each of these reports is available immediately through the D-PAS secure on-line portal.
According to Bruce Weitzberg, CEO and President of Patient Access Solutions, "The Long Term Nursing Care Assessment program will improve clinical workflow, enhance resident safety, and turn the wealth of information that staff document into valuable data. It is a simple, easy to use system that offers maximum return."
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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