E-Chart Overview
The Today screen is an interactive list of services that are scheduled to be performed for your residents. Services can be organized by time and assigned to a specific provider. In addition, you may choose to use the paper form of the Today screen called the "Daily Assignment Sheet". Services can also be assigned to a specific shift or General Provider and several caregivers can work from the same "to-do list” or "Today" screen.
Each service has the following elements (some are optional):
- Scheduled Time for service to be provided (if a time is not scheduled, it will show up as “To Schedule”)
- Est minutes (optional)
- Resident name
- Resident’s Unit number
- Name of service to be provided
- Special instructions - Task Details - instructions for the caregivers
- Color coding.
- Blue = med assist
- No color = services
- Pink = more than an hour has past since service was supposed to be provided
- Yellow = more than an hour before task is to be provided
- Gray for finished tasks - visible when in the "Show All" view
- Code Status
- Values for any specified service such as vital signs or number of laundry loads
Functionality of the Today Screen:
- Recapping of scheduled services and medications
- Recapping unscheduled services
- Documenting when an as needed medication was given and why it was given
- Documenting the "outcome" from an as needed med administration
- Documenting vitals (and other data) for residents
- Tracking the length of time it takes to perform services
- Capture the reason for skipped or declined medications or services
Using the Today Screen:
To use the Today screen, a Caregiver logs into ResiDex with his or her own user name and password and selects a provider on the "Today Screen". A user MUST use his or her own log-in information as this will capture the correct initials that will display on the "electronic charting logs".
Benefits of using the Today Screen:
- Saves paper
- Saves time
- More accurate records
- Ability to track service completion
E-Charting with the Today Screen
