Judge likely to block tool used by PointClickCare to keep competitor out of EHR system
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2024
A federal judge is expected to issue a preliminary ruling next week in a case that pits two post-acute technology providers against each other and raises major questions about data safety and interoperability.
Improving outcomes
By
Dave Wessinger
Oct 13, 2014
When patients or residents move from one care setting to another, they may receive documentation and medical records that need to be transported along with them. There are ways that technology can help...
LTC-geared SUMMIT returns with wider appeal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 27, 2022
The PointClickCare SUMMIT kicks off Tuesday in Las Vegas. The annual gathering has grown to reach beyond PCC users and partners, with 2022 sessions designed to focus on issues affecting a broad array of...
How providers can tackle rising acuity
By
Dave Wessinger
Jan 22, 2015
Many care workers are skeptical of new technologies, and often rightly so. Based on my experiences working with organizations implementing EHRs and other healthcare systems, I have observed that the lack...
New CDC effort to bring clarity to COVID-19’s impact in long-term care facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is launching a new effort aimed at using data to better recognize and understand public health threats and their impact on long-term care facilities.
I couldn’t live without … PointClickCare Secure Conversations
Apr 01, 2014
Leaders at Wellington Healthcare noticed that when residents needed a doctor, nurses were text messaging physicians to request a call. Security concerns prevented the long-term care staff from texting...
PointClickCare extends Secure Conversations
Apr 14, 2015
PointClickCare has made its Secure Conversations feature available to the Canadian market, the software vendor announced.
PointClickCare buys Meal Metrics
Nov 20, 2013
PointClickCare has acquired Meal Metrics, a web-based nutritional management solution. It will now be called the PointClickCare Tray Card.
Provider staff time ‘dramatically reduced’ by taking resident vitals with key tech
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 08, 2022
A Colorado-based long-term care operator was able to halve caregivers’ time spent measuring vital signs after implementing new technology into its electronic health records system.
PointClickCare offers integrated direct messaging
Nov 04, 2014
PointClickCare announced a partnership with MediCity to offer direct messaging. This will allow referral partners to achieve Meaningful Use State 2 requirements, the company noted.