READY Made for Home Care

October 23, 2014 - MEDITECH is excited to announce the redesign of its Home Care implementation methodology. New Home Care customers will now receive a READY project plan that more closely aligns with MEDITECH’s 6.x READY plan.

“Having a READY implementation plan for Home Care enables us to provide healthcare organizations with a familiar framework across all MEDITECH departments,” says Linck Schlich, MEDITECH home care coordinator. “The core plan and phases are similar, helping to bridge the gap between the acute and home care settings.”

The new Home Care READY implementation plan consists of three phases, including design and planning, build and train, and a transitional go-LIVE phase, which includes post-LIVE optimization functions. Since both home health and hospice are considered episodic-based care, flexibility is built into the go-LIVE timeline.

“Our customers work in an area of healthcare that has very structured payment systems, and there are specific guidelines and regulations surrounding documentation and charting for each service and care transition,” explains Schlich. “Because the structures differ between home health care and hospice care, this plays into how we map out each customer’s go-LIVE.”

And, much like the 6.x READY plan, the Home Care READY formula consists of a team-oriented approach. “Our implementation method also focuses on standard content and best practices, as well as built-in integration testing during training,” adds Schlich.

Benefits include:

• An organized learning environment, with a pace dedicated to individualized roles within an agency.

• Training that encompasses both the clinical and financial aspects of the software, with dedicated support from assigned trainers who are just a phone call away, including outside of scheduled training visits.

• A structured plan that spells out everyone’s responsibilities, but with enough flexibility to accommodate each agency’s workflow and daily tasks, which can be very fluid and dependant on the size and complexity of differing agencies.

• Standard content that is based on proven clinical standards. Financial standard content that is based on industry claim requirements. We also provide out-of-the-box clinical, administrative, and financial reporting capabilities.