Allegheny Messages

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.

The Intervention Guide is now available with  Clinical Point of Care Software version 2550 dated 03/20/17 and Main Office Software  version 6119 dated 03/20/17.

Intervention Guide training video is now available.  If your agency has not received training video access, please contact Allegheny Software Publishers, Inc.

The Intervention guide can be added at the patient’s Start of Care by the clinician using the point of care software.  The intervention guide can be found at the bottom of the New Activity screen accessed through the green plus button in each patient Activity screen.  Once the certification period is entered, Interventions can be populated by selecting the patient diagnosis or primary problem when the “add” button is selected.

Interventions are visit specific based upon evidence based best practice recommendations utilizing the nursing process with motivational interviewing techniques to promote patient engagement and self management. The software allows documentation of patient specifics/individualization for each intervention as needed as well as the ability to remove intervention not appropriate for the patient.  Interventions are available each visit as alerts in each of the system assessment sections.  Updates to each intervention can be completed each visit in the Alert screen which will automatically update the patient progress toward goals tab in the skilled nursing visit assessment.  Interventions can be used to document the interventions performed during the visit and patient response to previous interventions in the narrative section by using the Import Interventions button.  The plan for the next visit can be developed through the same import interventions button by using the Next check box column.

Goals for the patient episode can be imported into the Intervention Guide from the patient Plan of care.  Goals for the episode are available in the Intervention guide alerts screen in the skilled nursing visit assessments.  Updates can be entered for goals throughout the course of the episode.

All clinicians can add a Communication note to update the Intervention Guide from the alert screen by selecting the ‘Comm Note’ button providing a record of case management and care coordination by all clinicians and disciplines providing care to the patient.

The main Office software/Control Board/Pt Status/Intervention Guide tab  allows all patient Intervention guides to be reviewed and updated for Case conferences and interdisciplinary meetings.

The Intervention guide can assist agencies in meeting updated Condition of Participation clinical documentation requirements.

Future enhancements will be shortly available with automation of patient specific/individualized orders, teaching and goal creation for the Plan of care as well as including Patient identified goals for the episode of care.

Agencies who wish to establish their own agency specific interventions should contact Allegheny Software Publishers, Inc.