The medical specialty of home health is a fast paced, busy world where time is sensitive, communication is vital and compliance is key. If you’re a home health care provider, you know what I mean: a patient visits run slightly over schedule, traffic is usually heavy, we are running 10-15 minutes behind, and we’re trying to reach physicians, the home health office, and/or caregivers to communicate new information from the car between visits. In this hectic environment, it is easy to forget to document something, or to miss communicating with someone about a really important visit that needs to be scheduled. Distracted driving is also a very real safety threat to us.
This real-world work environment is where the Axxess Mobile App makes a huge difference, both for the clinician and the supervising staff. The Axxess Mobile App is the first of its kind, putting patient care in the palm of your hand, literally. The app is available for both for iOS and Android operating systems. It’s secure, HIPAA-compliant and can be used to schedule visits, view scheduled tasks, send messages to other staff, and even verify visits with a patient signature screen right on your phone or tablet. It allows you to look at a Plan of Care, record patient vital signs and document reminder notes which can later be used to enter a complete note once the busy visit day is complete and you are in a quiet environment.
Think about it: your Smartphone is always with you, so now Axxess can be, too. The Axxess Mobile App is another solution to documenting patient notes, recording vital signs and more, right on a smart phone or notebook device. It helps us get our never ending list of work done, the care we have delivered documented, ensure excellent patient care, all while allowing us to get on with our family and personal lives at the end of the day. And while this is the first of its kind in the home health care industry, it certainly will not be the last, as Axxess continues to innovate and create lasting solutions to help health care providers focus on what they know and love best: excellence in patient care.
You can download the Axxess Mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play center. For more information, go to www.axxess.com.
