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AcuityPlus™ Productivity, BenchmArking And outcomes system
Optimizing your nursing resources
www.quadramed.com 703.709.2300
QuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle™ Solutions
Care Management
Patient Access
Health Information
Patient Revenue
QuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions
• Effectivelyallocatenursingstafftosafelymeetpatientcarerequirements
• UnderstandthecomplexityofpatientstoappropriatelyutilizeRNs
• Generateinformationforbudgetingandstrategicplanning
• Enableunit-to-unitandfacility-to-facilitybenchmarking
• Quantifytheimpactofnursingcareonpatientoutcomes
TheQuadraMedAcuityPlus:Productivity,BenchmarkingandOutcomesSystemprovidestheinformationnecessarytomeasureproductivity,trackpatientpopulationtrends,andestablishbenchmarkswithotherhealthcarefacilities.
Throughtheautomationofanyofoursixproprietarymethodologies,AcuityPlusgivesyouadetailedpictureofyourorganization’spatientcareandstaffingrequirementsondemand.
EasytouseonaWindowsplatform,AcuityPlusoffersthetoolsnecessarytomeetthechallengesofprovidingqualitypatientcareusinglimitednursingresources.
TheBenefitsYouNeed
Easy,efficientandaccuratepatientclassificationAcuityPlus,wheninstalledina“realtime”environment,allowsyournursingstafftoquicklyandeasilyselectandclassifypatientsbasedontheirassessedcareneeds.Immediatelyfollowingpatientclassification,thepatienttype,unitacuityandstaffingrequirementsareavailablefacilitatingeffectiveandefficientmanagementofpatientcareresources.Theclassificationprocesstakeslessthan30secondsperpatientandonlinehelpfacilitatesappropriateandconsistentuseoftheclassificationindicators.
TransparentclassificationWhenAcuityPlusisusedinconjunctionwithyouronlinedocumentationsystem,patientclassificationcanoccurasaresultofthedocumentationprocess,providingvalue-addedinformation,whileminimizingworkloadforyournursingstaff.
ImprovedpatientoutcomesTheabilitytoaddcustomindicatorsand/ordefine“treatmentareas”withinaunitallowsyoutotrackspecificpatientpopulations/eventsandevaluatetheimpactofstaffingonpatientoutcomes.
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AcuityPlus Productivity, BenchmArking And outcomes systemQuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions Optimizing your nursing resources
AccurateandeffectiveforecastingAcuityPlusStaffingForecasterisdesignedtoprojectstaffingrequirementsbasedonchangestocensus,acuity,patientmix,and/orstaffingparameters.Thisfeaturecanalsobeusedtocreate“whatif”scenariostoevaluatetheeffectthatchangingtargetedbudgetamountsorstaffnumbersmighthaveonthe“bigpicture”beforesuchchangesareimplemented.Thistoolallowsthepatientcareadministratortoeasilymanipulatemultiplevariablestocreateinstantaneousscenariosforbudgetpreparation.
EnhancedanalysisofpatientcarerequirementsTheAcuityPlusComplexityofCaremeasurementprovidesanenhancedmethodtoanalyzepatientpopulationsandcarerequirements.Theadditionofacomplexitymeasurementenablestheevolutionfromthetraditionalmethodofrecommendingstaffingskillmixbaseduponacuity(severity)torecommendingstaffskillmixbaseduponcomplexity(therelativeneedforprofessionalcare).Thecomplexitymeasureprovidesanothercomparablemetricofpatientpopulationforhospitalstotrendanduseforbenchmarking.
AcuityPlusProductsandServices
WorkloadMeasurementMethodologiesAllofourmethodologiesprovideresearch-basedandclinicallytestedworkloadmeasurementsolutionssuitedformanyspecificdepartmentsettings,including:
• Inpatient:ApplicabletoallMedical/Surgicalandsubspecialtypopulations,includingCriticalCare,Pediatrics,Rehabilitation,StepDown,andotherclinicalspecialties,regardlessoflengthofstay
• MentalHealth:Applicabletoallpsychiatricinpatientandpartialhospitalizationpopulations,includingChemicalDependency,Child/Adolescent,Geriatric,Medicalandmore
• Perinatal:Basedonthematernalandinfantphysiologicstages,thismethodologycapturesworkloadstatisticsregardlessofserviceconfigurations.Detailedworkloadandstaffinginformationisprovidedforeachstagefromantepartumthroughpostpartum,andforthenewborninfant
• Emerge:SpecifictotheEmergencyDepartmentpatientpopulation,thedataoutputsincludepatientacuityandsuggestedstaffinglevels,aswellasLOSandutilizationinformation
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AcuityPlus Productivity, BenchmArking And outcomes systemQuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions Optimizing your nursing resources
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AcuityPlus Productivity, BenchmArking And outcomes systemQuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions Optimizing your nursing resources
Care Management
Patient Access
Health Information
Patient Revenue
QuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions
• Ambulatory:Capturesandtrackspatientvolumeandworkloadintheclinicsetting,providinginformationtomeasureandevaluateresourceallocation.Alsoincludeswaitandservicetimemeasurestoassistwiththeevaluationandresolutionoftreatmentdelays
• Dialysis:Specifictothemeasurementofpatientworkloadandresourceutilizationinadialysisclinicoroutpatientsetting
ManagementReportsTheextensivemanagementreportsprovideinformationthatcanbeusedforbothshort-termandlong-termanalysisandmonitoring.Thisincludes:
• Productivityanalysisbyhourofday,dayofweek
• Financialmonitoringofallcareprovidersattheunitlevel
• Classificationaccuracybynurse
• Staffinganalysis
• Patientpopulationtrending
• Forecasting
SuperiorBenchmarkingDatabase • Anannualcompilationofdatafromover1500patientcareunitsencompassing
morethan44distinctclinicalspecialties
• Theonlytrueacuity-adjustedbenchmarkingdatabase,givingapples-to-applescomparisonsnotfoundinotherbenchmarkingtools
• Customizedbenchmarkingreportsthatallowyoutobenchmarkyourorganizationagainstatargetpeergrouparealsoavailable
AcuityPlus Productivity, BenchmArking And outcomes system
Optimizing your nursing resources
www.quadramed.com 703.709.2300
QuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions
Care Management
Patient Access
Health Information
Patient Revenue
QuadraMed Care-Based Revenue Cycle Solutions
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ConsultingServicesForover35years,ourexperiencedconsultantshaveprovidedservicestohealthcareinstitutions,assistingthemtoachievemoreeffectiveutilizationoftheirnursingstaffs.Thishasresultedinimprovementstosafetyandqualityofcare,patientsatisfactionandfinancialoutcomes.
• Customizedapproachtosystemimplementationtomeetyourorganization’sgoalsandobjectives
• BenchmarkingStudies—Identifytrendsandopportunitiesforimprovedproductivity
• WorkSampling—Identifyandanalyzeproblemsformoreefficientstaffutilization
• OperationalAudits/ProductivityAnalyses—Assesskeyfactorsforpatientcaredeliveryandstaffproductivity
• TransparentClassification—Mapdocumentationelementstopatientclassificationindicatorstoachievethebenefitsofworkloadmeasurementasaby-productofexistingdocumentation