HCS Clinical Enhancements

HCS is pleased to announce just a few of the recent enhancements in our clinical documentation module.

The interdisciplinary, weekly treatment, and skin notes applications can now associate charge(s) with a note. The organization can control, by line of business and service, which notes can generate a charge. Once the user enters the note, they can decide if the note should have charge(s) associated to it. The user can attach multiple charges, capture time in/out, establish direct versus indirect time, and up to four modifiers.

Another exciting feature is the ability for user(s) to enter notes in an unconfirmed status, and later have an authorized user view, change, and confirm the note. This functionality was developed with students and interns in mind. With authority, a user can copy a previously written note, make changes, and enter a new note with a new date and time.

An addendum option allows additional entries on a note without having to enter a new note. An extra note tag provides the ability to search for notes by event, on top of the current search, by date range and/or discipline.

Within the assessment application, another exciting enhancement provides the ability for a response from one assessment to trigger an additional assessment. This allows the organization to define, by line of business and service, an assessment pathway specific to each resident that is based upon individual needs.

Within the plan of care application, problem statements can be triggered from physician orders. Previously, the triggers were from the RAPS and user defined assessment responses. Since the problem statements can now come from the three locations, the user can view specifically where and why it was triggered.

Added to the on-line medication administration record (MAR) is specific drug education, along with drug-to-food, drug-to-lab and drug-to-drug interactions. This functionality is currently available when placing the order, but can now print when dispensing to aid in education.

There is additional new functionality in scheduling, guest trays, and infection control, to name but a few. Please call an HCS Sales Representative to view firsthand our latest and greatest available INTERACTANT enhancements.

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Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) ig

The ruling requires the implementation of a per diem PPS for inpatient services, which will replace the former cost-based payment reimbursement scenario.

During the three-year transition, payments will be based upon facility specific and federal per diem payments. The first period will cover 18 months with payment based upon 75% of the facility specific payment and 25% on the federal. The second period covers 12 months, with 50% facility specific, and 50% federal per diem. The last period covers 12 months and will be based upon 25% facility specific, and 75% federal. Once the transition period is complete, payment will be based upon 100% federal per diem payment.

HCS has integrated this ruling into the INTERACTANT^TM Managed Care System to meet the needs of inpatient psychiatric facilities. For additional information in addressing IPF PPS issues, contact your Account Manager today.