Infectious Disease Profile/COVID-19 Screening


The Infectious Disease Profile in Axxess Hospice tracks infectious diseases and screening tools used to detect them.


This feature streamlines operations by enabling agencies to manage all aspects of infectious disease monitoring in a central location, and facilitates compliance with infection control and emergency preparedness planning requirements.

Access the Infectious Disease Profile


Users can access the Infectious Disease Profile for employees in the Infectious Disease Profile tab of user profiles.


To access an employee’s Infectious Disease Profile:


People tab ➜ People Center ➜ Edit ➜ Infectious Disease Profile tab



Users can access the Infectious Disease Profile for patients in the Patients tab drop-down menu and the Actions menu in patient charts.


To access a patient’s Infectious Disease Profile:


Patients tab ➜ Infectious Disease



Patients tab ➜ Patient Charts ➜ Actions menu ➜ Infectious Disease



Users can also access the Infectious Disease Profile from within clinical documentation, so patient disease screenings screenings can easily be documented as they are completed at the point of care.


In the RN Initial Assessment, RN Initial/Comprehensive Assessment, RN Comprehensive Assessment and RN Recertification Assessment, click Infectious Disease Profile in the Infection Surveillance section.



In the Skilled Nurse Visit and Skilled Nurse PRN Visit, click Infectious Disease Profile in the Infection Control section.


Infectious Disease Profile


Infectious disease screenings that have been completed are listed in the Infectious Disease Profile with the following details:


  • User who completed the screening
 
  • Type of screening completed
 
  • Date and time the screening was completed
 
  • Person screened (patient, household member, non-agency caregiver or agency staff)
 
  • Name of person screened
 
  • COVID-19 risk level
 
  • Screening results
 

Patient Infectious Disease Profile:



User Infectious Disease Profile:



Select View in the Actions column to display the results of a screening that has been completed.


COVID-19 Screenings


To add a new COVID-19 screening for a patient, household member, non-agency caregiver or agency employee, click Add COVID-19 Screening in the top left corner of the Infectious Disease Profile.


Complete the screening questions and assign a risk level based on your agency’s policies.


Check the box next to the screening acknowledgement to confirm that the COVID-19 screening was performed before care delivery and that agency policies and procedures were followed to prevent the spread of the virus.


Click Sign Screening to enter your electronic signature and complete the screening process, or Sign & Add Another to document another screening.



An unlimited number of COVID-19 screenings can be completed from the web and mobile applications. The COVID-19 screening:


  • Enables users to screen patients, household members, non-agency caregivers and agency staff for COVID-19
 
  • Enables users to document the name of the person screened and his/her relationship to the patient
 
  • Reflects the latest signs and symptoms of COVID-19 from the CDC
 
  • Requires users to confirm that COVID-19 screenings were performed before care delivery and agency policies and procedures were followed to prevent the spread of the virus
 
  • Requires clinicians to electronically sign the screening
 
  • Records the date and time that the screening was completed
 
  • Enables users to document a patient’s, household member’s or non-agency caregiver’s refusal to complete a COVID-19 screening and records the date and time of the refusal