RIM Case Study on Odyssey Healthcare
March 30, 2010 — RIM has released a case study on Odyssey Healthcare’s implementation of Media Sourcery’s AppMobilizer. Titled “BlackBerry Solution Helps Hospice Provider Gather Patient Information at Point of Care“, the case study can be found on RIM’s web site, or downloaded via the form at the end of this post.
From the case study:
Challenge
Odyssey HealthCare needed a way to electronically capture patient visit information to meet Federal reporting regulations and also cut down on the amount of paperwork the company was processing every day.
Solution
Media Sourcery used their AppMobilizer solution on the BlackBerry smartphone to capture clinical information at the point of care. Home caregivers used BlackBerry smartphones with an electronic Home Health Aide Visit Form and Symptom Assessment Survey to enter patient care information; that data is then transferred to a back end database for reporting and billing purposes. After an automatic check for data accuracy, the visit records are automatically entered into Odyssey’s McKesson Horizon system for billing.
Odyssey’s Results
• Gather patient information at point of care
• Less Paper, reduced administration, faster billing
• Improved working conditions for staff
• Company is better positioned to meet new requirements
