iGeriatrics vs Practitioner Engagement

iGeriatrics combines American Geriatrics Society's clinical tools & references into one free, easy to use application. iGeriatrics is an excellent AGS resource for all healthcare providers taking care of older adults. • Geriatrics 5Ms Quick Guide provides a framework for caring for older adults that aligns with the 4Ms of Age Friendly Health Systems. • Quick Guide to Diabetes Management provides a 5-step framework on diabetes management in older adults, and is based on the recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and the American Geriatrics Society. • Geriatrics Cultural Navigator offers quick guidance on issues and concerns regarding the beliefs, traditions, and customs that would apply to clinical encounters with older adults of diverse ethnic backgrounds. • Quick Guide to Common Immunizations includes essential information about must-have vaccines for older adults. • GeriPsych Consult was developed to assist healthcare providers in managing psychotic symptoms and disorders in older adults. • Cognitive Screening Toolkit provides access to ten cognitive screening tests that are recommended by the USPSTF. This toolkit can help in selecting the appropriate cognitive screening tool to use with primary care patients. • Management of Atrial Fibrillation discusses the recommendations of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines and their effectiveness in managing AF to prevent strokes. It lists the risks and benefits of treatment options and describes the co-morbidities and geriatric syndromes common among older adults with AF. Privacy Policy: https://geriatricscareonline.org/static/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://geriatricscareonline.org/static/terms

The PointClickCare Practitioner Engagement application provides physicians and nurse practitioners with anytime, anywhere access to information on long-term care patients in their care. Using your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you can securely and conveniently view your patient's medical history, leveraging access to the PointClickCare EHR platform, to help you make better decisions and improve overall communications with senior care homes. Key benefits include: - Provide e-Signatures for telephone and verbal orders, sign once for multiple patients - Keep up to date on important patient changes with the notification stream - Complete monthly order reviews - Review laboratory, radiology, and vitals results - Sign or create controlled substance orders (requires token device for 2 factor authentication) - Mobile access to patient charts for faster responses - Create notes or add follow-ups