Solutions for Respiratory
MediLinks Respiratory
The MediLinks Respiratory Software Solution is designed to handle the full scope of challenges that face your respiratory care department. The following is only a small sampling of what MediLinks Respiratory will provide for your organization:
Without objective data, predicting respiratory staffing needs and adjusting staff workloads is a veritable guessing game. MediLinks Respiratory removes the ambiguity of manual calculation by providing accurate, automated work load estimates based on the AARC Uniform Reporting Manual. These estimates give you unparalleled insight into the staffing needs of your respiratory department and the information you need to accurately predict and effectively manage your staff. MediLinks Respiratory also allows you to easily assign work by area or by patient orders and to easily review the work load for future shifts.
Protocols are the mainstay of effective respiratory care, but they are also difficult to create, monitor and enforce. To remedy this, MediLinks Respiratory comes fully equipped with protocols designed with evidence based practice guidelines from the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC), has protocol enforcement built into charting templates, and provides essential reporting tools for managing protocol compliance.
Managing respiratory care requires more than just data. You need the tools to transform your piles of data into useful, meaningful, and actionable information. MediLinks Respiratory includes over 100 standard Crystal reports that cover the full spectrum of management needs including clinical outcomes and financial data. Additional tools are also available that add increased flexibility, customization, and exporting capabilities.
Billing processes for respiratory care are notoriously complex and burdensome for clinicians and the administrative staff, often requiring multiple manual processes that rely on redundant data entry and transcription. MediLinks Respiratory virtually eliminates lost and inaccurate charges by automatically capturing charges as a transparent by-product of charting; easing the burden on your staff and ensuring that your billing is accurate and that your revenue is secure.
Today's Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and Health Information Systems (HIS) are capable of capturing patient data, but their value almost always ends there. MediLinks Respiratory is not only able to capture patient data, but also has the built-in workflow expertise that can control the quality of the data that's captured. Additionally, MediLinks Respiratory is capable of capturing and using patient data for clinical outcomes and financial reporting, automatically captures charges as a byproduct of documentation, and has built-in safety measures to strengthen compliance and enforce protocols in the care delivery and documentation process. MediLinks Respiratory will also seamlessly integrate with virtually any Health Information System including Cerner, Epic, MediTech, McKesson, Eclipsys and Siemens.
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Client Success
University of Utah Health Care
MediLinks™ Respiratory helped University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) achieve optimal staffing levels and reduce overtime costs by $300,000. Complete Story
Sutter Health Sacramento
MediLinks™ Respiratory helped Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra significantly increased revenue and charge capture throughout their five hospitals. Complete Story
Respiratory FAQ
Q: Does MediLinks Respiratory include any tools to manage workload?
A: Yes. MediLinks Respiratory includes tools for workload estimating and tools that enable you to collate and distribute all current work associated with orders. MediLinks Respiratory also includes a powerful Work List Generator that estimates workload based on the AARC Uniform Reporting Manual and allows you to easily assign work by area or by patient orders. Please see the MediLinks Respiratory Features and Benefits PDF for a full list of workload management features.
Q: Does MediLinks Respiratory support automated ventilator checks?
A: Yes. MediLinks Respiratory is fully compatible with Bridge-Tech wireless ventilator data capture. Please contact us for more information on how you can save on costs by increasing efficiency and productivity with MediLinks Respiratory and Bridge-Tech wireless ventilator checks.
Q: Does Medilinks Respiratory notify practitioner of new orders?
A: Yes. Practitioners will see new orders, flagged by color coding, immediately after they are entered into the Hospital’s Information System. New orders are automatically assigned to the appropriate practitioner based on the assignment of work areas and patients using the Work List Generator.
Q: Does Medilinks Respiratory capture productivity time for zero dollar charges?
A: Yes. Medilinks seamlessly captures time and charges for all procedures and interventions completed based on the AARC Uniform Reporting Manual time allocations. Billable and non billable charges are a by- product of documentation and accurate reports on Productivity and Billing are generated.
Q: Does Medilinks Respiratory track work load completion?
A: Yes. Work load completion can be viewed “real time” and monitored historically with standard reports that demonstrate each practitioner’s assignment and missed or cancelled treatments for their shift.