CarePort enables safe transitions of care during COVID-19 outbreak
March 26 2020 - 2:46PM
Business Wire
Launches industry resource providing current
learnings, latest trends and best practices from 1,000 hospitals
and 180,000 post-acute providers are now available through
CarePort’s COVID-19 Transitions of Care Hub
CarePort Health, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allscripts
(NASDAQ: MDRX) that connects 1,000 hospitals with 180,000
post-acute providers, is launching the COVID-19 Transitions of Care
(“TOC”) Hub as an educational resource to share current learnings,
latest trends and best practices for safe and effective transitions
for COVID-19 patients across the healthcare system. Hospitals
across the US send 18 million referrals annually through CarePort
to skilled nursing, home health, hospice, long-term acute and acute
rehabilitation, which accounts for nearly 40% of all acute to
post-acute transitions nationally. Given that CarePort customers
are on the front lines of the pandemic, the TOC Hub aims to
disseminate critical lessons learned in real time.
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“The COVID-19 pandemic presents unchartered territory for
hospital and post-acute providers, and CarePort and Allscripts are
supporting our partners’ most pressing needs in the fight against
this disease,” said Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Paul Black.
“Leveraging the largest network of connected acute and post-acute
providers, CarePort technology is already being used on the front
lines to support safe and efficient patient transitions during the
COVID-19 outbreak.”
The following insights are currently highlighted in the COVID-19
Transitions of Care Hub:
More visibility on COVID-19 hospitalizations needed
In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s March 18,
2020 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, while 508
hospitalizations were reported, 1,514 cases were missing
hospitalization status. Leveraging representative data from across
CarePort’s customer base, CarePort analysis shows 777 confirmed
COVID-19 diagnoses and an additional 3,726 suspected cases
hospitalized last week alone. In an effort to provide more
visibility to COVID-19 hospitalizations, CarePort will publish
ongoing reports on COVID-19 trends across its acute and post-acute
providers in 43 states.
Providers seek notifications on COVID-19 patients who may be
diagnosed in outside hospitals
Hospitals may be aware of COVID-19 diagnoses at their own
facilities, but patients often seek care at outside hospitals, and
even across state lines. Given our national network of hospitals
and post-acute providers, CarePort is enabling providers in our
network to receive alerts when a patient with whom they had an
encounter is diagnosed with COVID-19. As a best practice, real-time
alerts are also being sent to the primary care physician so that
they can ensure appropriate follow-up care.
Finding nursing homes for COVID-19 patients is creating
bottlenecks in hospitals
In areas where there is an influx of COVID-19 patients, finding
post-acute providers that are willing and able to accept COVID-19
patients has been a challenge. CarePort is working with hospitals
to reduce bottlenecks on the discharge end by identifying
post-acute providers that are accepting or are currently caring for
COVID-19 patients. Post-acute providers are updating on a daily
basis their capacity to accept COVID-19 patients. CarePort is also
providing clients with a COVID-19 assessment created by a client
partner for patients referred to nursing homes. Nursing homes can
use this information to easily identify whether they are able to
accept the patient.
Hospitals are leveraging ways to help patients choose nursing
homes virtually
Hospitals are restricting visitors, including family members who
often play an important role in helping patients select a nursing
home or other post-acute provider. Nursing homes are also no longer
allowing tours that would normally take place. In response,
CarePort has enabled hospitals to share nursing home options with
families via text message or email. Family members, who otherwise
would be on-site, can see an interactive guide that includes
virtual tours and pictures to help their loved ones select the
right post-acute provider.
Given CarePort’s extensive access to robust acute and post-acute
data across its national network of providers, the COVID-19
Transitions of Care Hub will continue to monitor trends and share
follow-up observations with the hope that this serves as a valuable
resource to ensure safe and effective transitions of care for
COVID-19 patients.
Visit CarePort’s COVID-19 Transitions of Care Hub at
www.CovidTOC.com for critical insights updated in real-time.
About CarePort
CarePort is the leading care coordination network with thousands
of providers connected across the US. Care teams use CarePort to
manage transitions in care, enable ED diversion and readmission
reduction programs, and oversee post-acute cost and outcomes by
tracking populations in real-time across the continuum. The
end-to-end platform bridges acute and post-acute EHRs, providing
visibility and actionable intelligence so that providers and payers
can efficiently and effectively coordinate patient care. Follow us
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About Allscripts
Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) is a leader in healthcare information
technology solutions that advance clinical, financial and
operational results. Our innovative solutions connect people,
places and data across an Open, Connected Community of Health™.
Connectivity empowers caregivers and consumers to make better
decisions, delivering better care for healthier populations. To
learn more, visit www.allscripts.com, Twitter,
YouTube and It Takes A Community: The Allscripts
Blog.
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