Deaconess Nurse Ministry

Deaconess Nurse Ministry Demonstrates Goals with Flexible and Robust Case Management Tools

Creating Communities of Wellness

Deaconess Nurse Ministry is a nonprofit focused on providing mental and physical health-related services to seniors and low-income adults in their community. They fulfill their mission by offering screenings and education opportunities with registered nurses in places within their community they already visit regularly, such as churches, meaning clients don’t have to go out of their way to receive services.

Originally, Deaconess Nurse Ministry ran on paper records. Tracking accurate data with decentralized record-keeping was made even more challenging by the fact that they operate remotely rather than in one location. Home-grown databases proved no more reliable as each computer had a different version of the information being tracked. Without a suitable technology solution, they faced difficulty reporting and working with nurses in the field.

Goals

1. IMPROVE DATA ACCURACY + AVAILABILITY
2. SIMPLIFY REPORTING
3. HOLISTIC SERVICE DELIVERY

Better Data, Better Service

Deaconess Nurse Ministry required a solution with the ability to (1) improve data accuracy and availability, (2) simplify required reporting and (3) provide holistic service delivery. After approaching end-users about how to improve their practices, Deaconess Nurse Ministry selected Social Solutions’ case management software utilizing cloud technology to make sharing up-to-date data with all nurses, regardless of location, a simple task.

A Holistic Approach to Health and Data

In partnership with Social Solutions, Deaconess Nurse Ministry implemented Apricot Core, an accessible tool that gives remote nurses the ability to input all of their data into the system— anywhere, any time they need to. Deaconess Nurse Ministry opted to use the system to track their client’s health assessments to see improvements resulting from their work over time and track all of their services contributing to overall wellness.

Results

1. BETTER CLIENT OUTCOMES: Improved outcomes via the ability to track client health for future programs
2. FACILITATED COMPLIANCE: Consistent meeting of federal funding requirements via HIPAA-compliant software
3. REMOTE ACCESSIBILITY: Access to records and data in remote locations via cloud-based technology
4. ACCURATE REPORTING: Up-to-date reports for funders via real-time data leads
5. EMPOWERED TEAM: Empowered team members via comprehensive data and accessible systems

Accessible From All Sides

Since Deaconess Nurse Ministry’s migrated to Apricot, their ability to self-report on their clients has vastly improved their service delivery, which before suffered from inconsistency from mobility and decentralization.

The ability to have remote access that’s secure is really important,” says Smith-Pupillo. “With Apricot, we are able to truly say that working with this client on this particular issue has resulted in this improved clinical outcome. Using Apricot with hot spots for the nurses in the field allows them access to records, so they can see what the clients have been doing overtime. This enhances the client’s education as the nurse can say where the client started and where the client is now.”

Thanks to Apricot, Deaconess Nurse Ministry now has a remote, secure system in place that can serve all their nurses in the community. Not only does maintaining all data in one place make it easier for follow-ups with members of the community, it maintains data integrity, which is critical for reporting.

Solution

“I highly recommend [Apricot Core] because it’s made my life of pulling reports and [our nurses’] lives of documenting better!”

Donna Smith-Pupillo, Executive Director, Deaconess Nurse Ministry

Software That Serves Your Mission

Ultimately, Deaconess Nurse Ministry better serves their clients and community with easy-to-use cloud-based case management software that staff can access anytime, anywhere. Easier and more effective data entry for everyone has allowed the organization to improve outcomes, prove their impact and obtain more funding to continue elevating their work. With powerful and comprehensive case management technology, Deaconess Nurse Ministry can better serve their mission today and moving forward into the future.