In this episode of the MatrixCare Podcast, Kelly Keefe, RN, and VP of Community Solutions Strategy at MatrixCare, sits down with Lisa Taylor, CEO at iN2L to chat about resident engagement in post-acute care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss how iN2L is providing engagement technology to enrich the lives of seniors and working diligently to bridge the communication gap between residents and their loved ones.
Listen in as we uncover best practices to help residents engage with technology, and the importance of ensuring the tools used are catered to the individual resident.
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Introduction In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host, Melissa Polly, director of marketing for home & hospice, sits down with Sarah Kivett, BSN, RN, CHPN, director of palliative care services, Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County. The topic for their conversation is driving operational success in home-based palliative care and how to start a palliative care program within your organization. Join Melissa and Sarah as they discuss the foundation of success for a new palliative care program: ensuring organizational buy-in, understanding payer sources, being patient, and more. This episode will provide a firsthand look at obstacles your organization may face when starting a palliative care program and tips for finding success. Listen to their discussion below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [01:11 – 03:23]: Sarah provides her origin story and explains outpatient palliative care and its importance. [03:35 – 06:05]: She then shares her top tips for creating a successful palliative care program, including organizational buy-in and a strong understanding of palliative care. [6:21 – 9:20]: Next, Sarah and Melissa discuss the reasons organizations may fail when starting a palliative care program, including being impatient and failing to understand their payer sources. [9:46 – 13:01]: Sarah walks us through how Iredell’s hospital-based palliative care program works and how clinicians document using the EHR. [13:22 – 17:48]: They then discuss the types of interoperability that are key in palliative care, including e-referrals and direct messaging. [18:06 - 19:38]: Finally, Sarah describes how CommonWell and Carequality have helped her team drive operational success. [19:54 - 21:54]: Sarah leaves us with advice for organizations considering starting their own palliative care program. Resources Learn more about MatrixCare at: https://www.matrixcare.com/ Find out more about Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County: ...
A conversation between Navin Gupta, Vice President, Home Care Solutions for MatrixCare and his special guest Jay Rittenberg, President of CaringHome Care about the benefits and pitfalls of Electronic Visit Verification. ...
Introduction In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host Navin Gupta, SVP of the home and hospice division at MatrixCare, is joined by Rachel Petersen, Manager of Product Innovation, Medication History and PDMP at Surescripts, and Jill Lytwyn, Key Account Executive at Surescripts. The three discuss driving better patient outcomes via medication reconciliation in home care. Join Rachel, Jill, and Navin as they cover the issue of medication reconciliation, the genesis of Surescripts, and the Surescripts Network Alliance. Learn how their solution can help providers stop relying on manual processes and streamline transitions of care by reducing errors of admission, duplicate medications, and drug interactions. Listen to the episode below. Topics discussed during today’s episode: [00:38 – 02:49]: Navin introduces our guests, Rachel Petersen and Jill Lytwyn. [02:49 – 07:33]: Rachel and Jill provide their origin stories and what brought them to their current positions at Surescripts. [8:43 – 10:20]: Jill explains the genesis of Surescripts and the Surescripts Network Alliance. Through this alliance and Surescripts’ various partnerships, they have connected over two million health care professionals and organizations. [10:51 – 13:12]: Jill describes the issue of medication reconciliation and how obtaining medication history on a patient via technology streamlines transitions of care by reducing errors of admission, duplicate medications, and drug interactions. [10:24 – 16:07]: By using a medication reconciliation solution, Surescripts has seen an average of 45 minutes in time savings. This corresponds directly to cost savings for care providers. [16:56 – 18:25]: Rachel explains how understanding the “why” behind clinical decision-making can greatly improve data quality and drive better patient outcomes. [19:23 – 22:10]: Rachel describes the considerations that providers should be taking when making EHR decisions including selecting a platform that allows ...
