Electronic Medical Records developer Allscripts announced a new mobile medical application at the National Association for Home Care's (NAHC) event this week: Allscripts Mobile Homecare, a smartphone application intended for use by physical therapists, nurse assistants and other home care health clinicians. Allscripts Mobile Homecare is a point-of-care, remote access app for Allscripts EHR for homecare agencies.

"Allscripts Mobile Homecare comes at just the right moment, making it easier for our physical therapists to take care of more patients in their home," said Beau Sorensen, Chief Financial Officer of First Choice Home Health & Hospice, whose 170 clinicians provide home-based and hospice care for patients across Utah. "We expect that Allscripts Mobile Homecare will increase both the speed and quality of our therapist's supporting documentation, increasing our compliance with government regulations, while improving our clinicians' work-life balance."

According to Allscripts, "traditional laptop point-of-care platforms are not well suited to the mobility, flexibility and ease of use requirements demanded in the variety of post-acute care environments," while existing PDA apps focus largely on admin or scheduling. Allscripts believes its app is distinct because it focuses on remote access to clinical information for home care workers.

Allscripts Mobile Homecare aims to extend "the benefits of the EHR into the home."

"Homecare agencies and hospices are, for the first time, being understood as a critical component in the continuum of care," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts. "We need to leverage technology to provide clinicians, nurses and other caregivers in this space with better clinical information so when they receive patients from hospitals and other care environments, they can deliver optimal care and spend less time on administrative tasks. Allscripts Mobile Homecare connects to real-time information and new capabilities that not only make it easier for clinicians to make informed decisions but also save them valuable time."

For more on Allscripts Mobile Homecare, read this press relase