Point-of-Care

Live 485

Anyone who has worked in home care knows that everything revolves around the 485. Times have changed in terms of our payment model, but the 485 still offers the most concentrated view of patient information. In one place, on one familiar form, you can quickly get a snapshot of what will transpire with your patient. In Patron’s point-of-care module we developed a system concept named Live 485. At any time, you can pull up an exact replica of the 485 form that is constantly updated to reflect the impact of any verbal orders that may have transpired. It is just a good way to keep on top of developments, in a format that is already familiar. But it goes a long way toward making Patron a seamless addition to your clinician’s natural workflow.

Built for clinicians

Let’s go back to our core design premise. Build the system around the professionals rather than force the professionals to fit the system. Users tell us they like the way Patron's Point-of-Care Module looks and feels, “It’s friendly, comfortable and a pleasure to use,” “It’s not machine-like, I enjoy turning it on in the morning, it’s like a friendly face.” Comments like those are music to our ears because our success depends on user satisfaction. Colors, layout and location of controls have all been tested and fine-tuned for speed and accuracy.

Our research helps us understand how your professionals think in terms of process. Once we identify a “process” we turn it into a wizard. Wizards make life easy. Your clinicians don’t have to memorize each step necessary to complete a process; the wizards guide them through to completion. Wizards take the sting out of learning a new system and ensure that everyone completes procedures the right way.

Built around your agency

Patron does a great job of meshing with each individual clinician’s patient workflow. But how does the agency know that its policies and procedures are being reflected in the field? The clinical module is designed to allow you to fully integrate your policies and procedures into the patient process. Virtually every screen is capable of displaying your own instructional text that will guide your professionals through acceptable agency procedures. Your clinicians can simply do their jobs, knowing that they will be reminded of policies when appropriate. And you achieve the consistency of care and compliance that is so important in this highly regulated industry. Again, Patron does what it does best–storing and offering up the appropriate information, while empowering you to effectively customize workflow to your procedures.