Medical Collaboration with Pictures and Words

Medical Office Today selected iClickCare as one of the 8!  Thank you, Daniel Casciato, for reviewing our app which, after multiple interations since 1996, is finally up to our standards. iClickCare is an easy-to-use tool that enables better patient care…in the right place, at the right time by the right health care provider.  The yellow stickies are from our colorful User Guides and Online Help, but, most users of the app already are up and running as soon as they choose a password.  Check out page 5: www.medicalofficetoday.com/article/8-popular-apps-medical-practices Thanks to all.

BTW, it’s so much fun to use iClickCare with Siri on the iPhone 4S.  TALK your collaborations instead of trying to hit the right keys. It is amazing and finally here for us all to use. Even “Vest Telemedicine Daily”  has spotted us.

Comparing the progression of a wound or a series of xrays or even a changing gait…is extremely valuable and satisfying.

In the case of the maturing iClickCare grandchild who still doesn’t sleep through the night, when Mom saw these pictures, she remarked: “I forgot how cute she was!” Even in this homey comparison, the Compare button saved the day!

Compare the Different Visits of One Patient

This fabulous renovation started in 1870 as the stately residence of Col. Austin Blair, son of prominent Scranton businessman James Blair. The elder Mr. James Blair was an original stockholder in both the D.L.&W Railroad and the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Company. He was also the founder and President of the Scranton Savings Bank. Col. Blair followed his father into the banking business.

Mr. Blair and his wife entertained often. Mrs. Blair was reputed to be a grand hostess, and horses and carriages brought regular guests along Jefferson Avenue. The activity on July 18th, however, propels us into the 21st Century and introduces very innovative activities from the Wound Institute and Research Center of Dunmore, PA.

Dr. Michael Moore, Nanci Dobson, and Angela Speziale are the modern day hosts and hostesses of this eagerly anticipated event. Impromptu registration is still possible.

ClickCare prints training manuals for you that are extremely detailed and unique. They are born of the concept that healthcare providers are not software designers, but instead, very busy folks who want to do things right!

There is a user guide for both the webclient and the iPhone. The one is essentially a life size simulation of a laptop and the other, a smartphone. The directions take the user step by step through the story of a particular consultation. As more features are added, the guide has thickened; now with so many features up and running, the web guide is 58 pages and the iPhone guide is 42 pages.

Explanations are spelled out on yellow stickies in the most straight-forward manner imaginable. Please contact us for purchase and shipping arrangements.

Family members (or other authorized individuals) may request an Invite to view-only. After the secret password has been shared by phone or in person, the family member receives a link by email. This invite opens up a very private and secure view of the medical collaboration for a particular visit. The invitee may add a comment, and view subsequent responses in the collaboration, and even add a picture. In the visit pictured to the right and below, the invitee attached a diagram that greatly contributed to the discussion. Typically, a family member will view the collaboration and possibly add an updated picture or some personal, new information, making this feature way more robust than implied. Think of the wonderful applications for our patients!

Invite View-Only Feature

The potential for ClickCare to be part of the best changes in improved healthcare delivery was obvious from the interest exhibited in care coordination and expedient, quality care for all on both the state and federal level.

Bonnie Frederick, MS, and Kate Tullis, PhD did a spectacular job planning and coordinating this meeting, supported by HRSA/MCHB, that missed not a single need or calorie. Many kudos for their brilliance, kindness and hard work.

Dena Puskin was another ATA winner. The advice and encouragement that she extended to so many of us all made her a great choice for the ATA’s Individual Award. She saw the early form of many projects just as she had faith in what is now iClickCare.

The commitment and vision of our colleagues was combined the general growth and optimism of the ATA. It was the largest ATA meeting ever with nearly 4000 attendees from the US and abroad. Vital collaboration tools are being born, made, and used.

The group’s interest in pictures/words for communication and collaboration was gratifying. The discussion regarding the importance of pictures in avoiding litigation was impressive. Ashley Thomlinson from Cantex Senior Communities was excited to win a new iPod Touch from ClickCare. All in all…good food, good friends, and lots of learning for the patient.

iClickCare will be used throughout the conference as a collaborative teaching tool to enable Dr. Pompeo and Kris Dalseg, MS, PT to work directly and personally with the registrants. Everyone will have their own iClickCare account to use from their desktop, laptop, iPhone & iPod Touch during the show and for post-conference collaboration. And there will be a drawing for a free iPod Touch at the end of the conference!

Participants can receive 12.5 CEU credits, skills certification and hands-on experience with equipment from Celleration, Wound Care Concepts, Misonix, Hill Rom, 3M Skin Health, KCI, Links Medical Products, Preston Wound Care, Arobella, Aria Home Health, Transitional Home Health Care, HealthPoint, WoundVision Consulting, and ClickCare. The full agenda is here.

So we want to look forward to where ClickCare will fit in.

Three diverse concepts relate to each other: EMRs, Twitter with information overload, and the Cloud.

Many of us have made large, very large, investments in licensing, infrastructure and workflow for EMR/EHRs. We have spent a lot of human capital to be sure that we get on the wagon with meaningful use. We have kept a very close eye on stimulus money. Why would we want to challenge ourselves even more? Why, then, are we unsure of ourselves? Perhaps, we feel that the fable of the Emperor’s New Clothes might come true. Perhaps, we can see no end in sight. Please check out our blog to see how we can empower whatever we have at a point in time…