PointClickCare Launches Integrated Direct Messaging Enrollment at LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software platform for the senior care market, announced today that enrollment is now available for its secure Integrated Direct Messaging tool. Designed to provide more efficient and effective communication between senior care providers and their acute care partners, the new capability will offer senior care and acute care providers the power to connect to each other and exchange resident information electronically and in a secure and convenient way from within PointClickCare’s core EHR system. This will support care providers in their effort to achieve Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements. PointClickCare Integrated Direct Messaging will also be available as a standalone offering that can be used with any other messaging system, enhancing interoperability with all care transition partners.

“PointClickCare is dedicated to removing barriers for our customers in order to better support quality of care and collaboration among health care partners,” said Dave Wessinger, Chief Technology Officer, PointClickCare. “This enrollment period will help expedite the security authentication required, helping our customers onboard early so that they are ready to go.”PointClickCare is working with Medicity, a preferred Health Information Systems Program (HISP) provider that offers direct message exchange infrastructure and administration services, to make its Integrated Direct Messaging offering available. Once enrolled and activated, providers can send and receive secure direct messages to other senior care partners, including hospitals, practitioners, and insurance payers. Additionally, any attached documents can be saved as part of a resident’s health record.

With tools like Integrated Direct Messaging, PointClickCare demonstrates its investment and commitment to the key issues faced by its customers – optimizing health IT capabilities in a way that leads to better clinical outcomes.

Providers interested in participating can click here to start the enrollment process now. To learn more about Integrated Direct Messaging, visit PointClickCare at the LeadingAge exhibit hall, booth 1504.

About PointClickCare

PointClickCare helps healthcare providers meet the challenges of senior care by enabling them to achieve the business results that matter – enriching the lives of their residents, improving financial and operational health, and mitigating risk. Recently recognized as the 2014 #1 long-term care software vendor by KLAS Research, PointClickCare’s cloud-based software platform takes a person-centered approach to managing senior care, connecting healthcare providers across the senior care continuum with easy to use, regulatory compliant solutions for improved resident outcomes, enhanced financial performance, and staff optimization. Over 10,000 senior care facilities use PointClickCare today, making it the North American healthcare IT market leader for the senior care industry. For more information on PointClickCare’s ONC certified software solutions, please visitwww.pointclickcare.com, or follow us on Twitter @PointClickCare.

 

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