McKnight's December 18, 2023
In an attempt to reduce rehospitalizations, researchers have developed a new app that allows hospitals to speak the same language as the nursing homes receiving their newly discharged patients.
The app aims to improve the exchange of patient information and better inform the care provided to nursing home patients. It bridges the gap between medical records systems that use different data storage technologies and offers patient information in a format influenced by nursing home workers themselves.
The development stems from a study that started with a team of experienced nursing home nurses identifying key data points and helping shape the way the tool works and its visual format. The process was detailed in the Journal of the American Medical Directors...
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