b'PARTNERSHIPS IN ACTIONIntegrated carethrough digitizationNew software breaks down data barriersbetween hospitals and long-term careBy Jonathan SachsW hen Sarah, a nurse at St.process of manual re-entry of keycoordination tool that helps bridge Josephs Villa in Dundas,information, such as medications,the gap between acute and long-term Ontario, prepared for herallergies and diagnoses, all of whichcare through a few key components. newest admission to the home fromwas likely already sitting in the hospital Hamilton General Hospital, she diddatabase. Furthermore, this systemThe first, Harmony-Connect, creates what she had done so many timesexponentially increases the risk ofa direct, two-way integration between before: she went to the fax machine.missing or mistaken entries, delayedPointClickCares core platform and treatment, and takes time away froma hospital-based electronic medical Like most long-term care facilitiescare delivery. record system, such as Epic or in Ontario and across Canada,Meditech. This approach ensures resident information at St. JoesPointClickCare, a leader in cloud- each provider has a complete picture is still shared by paper or by fax.based health care software for theof the patients health and needs, Oftentimes, residents charts andlong-term and post-acute careand that different parties can work medication lists arrive in a foldermarket, identified this problem earlytogether to ensure better outcomes tucked into a wheelchair or gurney,on and started on a path to solvingand care delivery. With the right data, making admissions a time-consumingit. Enter Harmony, an integrated careproviders can derive the best insights 18 LONG TERM CARE TODAY Fall/Winter 2021'