New fields in the 485/Plan of Care are available with Main office software version 6120 dated 03/22/2017 and Clinical Point of Care software version 2551 dated 03/22/2017 due to the new Conditions of Participation effective in July of 2017. The Mental status section has been updated and can now be accessed by a new tab button found at the top of the 485/Plan of Care data entry screen labeled Mental Psych. The new section will be labeled mental/Psychosocial and Cognitive status. Agencies utilizing the Point of Care software Comprehensive assessments will see fields with a new red label in the Neuro/Psych system assessment section. These red labeled fields will pull to the 485/Plan of Care when the 485/Plan of Care is created. Additionally the Mental Behavioral status, Cognitive Performance, Social Skills data entry fields and the memo field on the Neurological tab will also pull to the 485/Plan of Care when created from the comprehensive assessment.
The Goals screen has been updated to include also documentation of the Patient Goals and Expectations/ care preferences.