If you’ve reviewed your state regulations and identified waivers or exemptions that you can apply for, you may be at a standstill wondering why you should even worry about EPCS before the regulation comes into effect. Implementing EPCS is intended to reduce controlled substance abuse, but there are other benefits for senior care providers and
As healthcare leaders prepare and strategize for the post-pandemic world, one thing has become abundantly clear: digital transformation is critical. According to a recent Accenture report, 81% of healthcare executives say the pace of digital transformation for their organization is accelerating and 93% report that their organization is innovating with a sense of urgency and
We’re excited to share our first Life @ PointClickCare nomination blog! What does this mean? We recently asked our employees to nominate a colleague they thought had great career stories and we had an incredible response. Check out how our own Lacy Hoff made her way to PointClickCare. Introducing, Lacy Hoff! As a Product Leader
Skilled nursing in senior care is complex and regulated. Despite the rapid adoption of computerization, paper is still often used for documentation and as part of critical workflows in the skilled nursing industry. Shadowing a nurse During my site visit to a high-end senior care facility, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to shadow
Meet our Manager of Engineering Program Management, Yana Mamotenko! Yana and her team manage the completion of engineering plans or commitments and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes driven by industry best practices. Read on to hear why she loves working at PointClickCare and the advice she has for other women in engineering. Getting started in Software Engineering Yana told us that her story started as she was working in a call center at a major payment processing
Meet Samyem Tuladhar, one of our talented Software Architects. As a member of the Software Engineering team, Samyem works to ensure that our products are continually advancing and adapting to new and ever-changing market opportunities. What is a Software Architect? Our software architects work with engineering and product teams to make world-class software by adhering
Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have long understood and benefited from the value of data collection to make informed decisions. The challenge many face is not having the data they need, causing medication errors and readmissions among other things. The keys to success? Collecting the right data and making it actionable. The addition of COVID-19 to
The pandemic has put the long-term care segment under great financial pressure. According to a recent article in McKnight’s, the impacts on Senior Living communities across the US is considered “dire”. In most communities, occupancy is low, revenue is down, and many communities are operating at a loss. And while there is some special funding relief,
At the beginning of 2020, the senior living market was still offering hospitality as its main selling point. Then, COVID-19 fundamentally changed that and forced communities to shift their focus from hospitality to value-based care. The pandemic made it more apparent than ever that protecting the overall well-being of the senior population must be the
A recent survey of healthcare workers from around the globe found that over half believe having access to better technology could help save lives. Why? Better technology leads to better, more in-depth data and, subsequently, better insights. With superior technology, data and insights, nurses gain time, empowering them to spend less of their day on