Integration between Netsmart Referral Management and Netsmart Homecare

By interfacing with Netsmart Referral Management, Netsmart Homecare can make the job of handling referrals easier, faster, and less error-prone.

The interaction between Netsmart Referral Management and Netsmart Homecare application proceeds according to the following process flow:

A facility's discharge planner uses Netsmart Referral Management to send a patient referral to Netsmart Homecare via an HL7 message.
After an intake specialist approves the HL7 message, Netsmart Homecare creates a new prospective patient based on the patient referral.
Clinicians viewing the patient's record in Netsmart Homecare can follow a link to access Netsmart Referral Management and view the patient's referral information.
Once the agency admits a patient, Netsmart Homecare automatically sends the Start of Care date to Netsmart Care Management.

The integration between Netsmart Referral Management and Netsmart Homecare application provides an agency with the following advantages:

Receive referrals faster – Intake specialists can view patient information directly in Netsmart Homecare as soon as the discharge planner sends out the referral. This eliminates the need to wait for a fax or go out to a list on a web site.
Eliminate needless data entry – The Referral Management Interface creates patients automatically in Netsmart Homecare. This eliminates the need to key-in patient information, a process that is time consuming and error-prone.
Launch directly to patient referrals – Clinicians can go from the patient's record in Netsmart Homecare to the full patient referral in Netsmart Referral Management with a single click. This eliminates the need to log into Netsmart Referral Management and search for the correct patient.
Keep other facilities informed automatically – Netsmart Homecare automatically notifies Netsmart Care Management when an agency admits a patient. This eliminates the need for the agency to remember to contact the referring facility.