COVID-19 care and culture

In this episode of MatrixCare’s podcast, we introduce Lee Kilmer - VP of Product Management. He explains why too much customization isn't good for both the customer and the vendor. ...

In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, Kevin Whitehurst, SVP of Skilled Nursing Solutions at MatrixCare sits down with Amy Ostrem, VP of SNF Solution Strategy, to chat about infection tracking. Listen in as they discuss the impact of technology and how organizations can leverage certain solutions to dive deeper into root cause analysis, contact tracing, trends, and more. With over two decades of experience in healthcare technology, Amy has seen firsthand how smart innovation can improve efficiencies for skilled nursing facilities while driving down costs. Hear how she describes new ways these solutions can help identify risks for infections, including COVID19, and how they can enable providers to enhance their quality of care.   What we covered in today’s episode Can you tell us a little bit about your journey and what led you to become the Vice President of Skilled Nursing Solutions Strategy at MatrixCare? So with COVID-19 continue to be a forefront for the world population health, and most importantly, its impact and risk regarding the senior population, can you speak to the topic of infection tracking in skilled nursing facilities? What are you seeing as far as infection tracking with and without technology? One thing with COVID-19 is that seems to be challenging for folks in skilled nursing facilities to be even more proactive in managing the resident risk. Do you have any suggestions for things to look for or research to better track COVID severity risks? Do you have any hints for our listeners on once they do get their COVID severity risk scores and are tracking down the pack, what are some of the best practices on where and how to use this information? With the key infection topics and ...

In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host, Tim Regan, Editor, Senior Housing News is joined by Amber Pintar, Corporate Dietitian, Healthcare Services Group, Amy Wootton, RDN, Director of Nutrition, MatrixCare, and Lee Kilmer, Senior Vice President, Product Management & Commercialization, MatrixCare. The four discuss the benefits of integrating your residents’ nutrition information into your EHR framework. In celebration of National Nutrition Month, this panel discussion provides valuable insights into how to launch a successful nutrition management program—along with a few compelling reasons to do so. Nutrition safety is critical for the successful management of your business, and with accurate nutrition data, your residents can experience better outcomes. When approached from the right perspective, seamless sharing of critical information can be a key ingredient to your food cost control, effective meal planning, optimizing purchasing, and production benefits. Listen to their discussion below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [02:27 – 05:16]: Hear the steps to implement an automated nutrition management tool and how data can be used to track meals and report out nutrition outcomes. [05:21 – 09:00]: Discover why format matters when integrating data and the key analytics that can be derived from this data. [09:37 – 13:56]: Supply chain issues have impacted purchasing patterns for organizations of all sizes. Find out how technology can help. [14:14 – 17:52]: Uncover how technology can aid in avoiding food waste and streamline production for culinary programs. [18:24 – 21:52]: Learn how technology improves nutrition safety, meal planning, and food cost control. [21:59 - 26:50]: See how a nutrition management tool can be used to enhance resident dining and hear from personal experience how it has helped to combat food cost challenges. [27:03 - 29:09]: Lastly, we ...