'Point Click Care' will strengthen charting and care plans: RN
Friday, September 2, 2005 -- Craig Anderson
Paperwork will be reduced significantly with the introduction of Point Click Care, a browser based application soon to be introduced OMNI-wide.

“It’s a very exciting leap for all of the homes,” says Linda Pierce, Village Green’s administrator. Linda, accompanied by Jackie Maxwell, DOC, and Janice Branson, an RN, recently attended a two day seminar and demonstration of the web-based program.

“It will make the charting process easier, and eliminate a lot of the paperwork,” says Janice, who points out that Village Green is currently largely reliant on a paper filing system. Currently, time spent on paperwork often exceeds two hours a shift.. Janice says that Point Click Care will make quarterly reviews and classifications a much smoother process.

The program will be phased in gradually, Linda says, introduced first to the RNs and RPNs and then to the management team. All of the various disciplines in the home – from NASM to LEC to NCM – will be working on the program.

“It’s going to provide us with a stronger communication tool for our care plans. The ability [it gives] in pulling off different type of reports is just awesome.”

Candice Chartier and Shawn Riel, OMNI’s operations officers, have worked on the program behind-the-scenes, Linda says, providing Village Green with comprehensive lists and information to be stored in the program.

“It’s also very user-friendly, and we have found that, in our opinion, we are going to be very comfortable sharing and using this program.”