Long-Term Care Medical Assessment Forms Now in Connect Care

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  • Long-Term Care Medical Assessment Forms Digitized
The Connect Care Clinical Documentation Committee is coordinating the transfer of common paper/PDF forms to digital formats embedded within the clinical information system. Use of these forms can reduce clinician information burdens by avoiding double data entry/re-entry of information already known to Connect Care.

"Medical Assessment Forms" (MAFs) are part of transition planning for many patients. These are now available to inpatient and outpatient encounters as part of a "Letter Forms" (cForms) workflow, where many similar current and future forms can be activated. Sidebar enhancements for inpatient and outpatient charts make it easier to find all such forms. 

Relevant workflows are explained in the Clinician Manual, where a tip sheet and demonstration uses the LTC MAF to illustrate recommended practices: