Innovation Programs
Heart SMART, an Ocean Healthcare Network innovation program, represents a breakthrough in post-acute cardiac care.
The first of its kind in a post-acute setting, HeartSMART provides outstanding treatment for a range of cardiac conditions, including congestive heart failure, post-myocardial infarction, post-coronary artery bypass and valve replacement, and post-cardiac catheter intervention.
Developed in conjunction with top cardiac physicians and nurses, HeartSMART offers unparalleled clinical focus and capabilities, cutting edge equipment, and specially trained staff. Significantly, the program also features extensive patient education, as well as a strong emphasis on preventing hospital readmissions.
Some important features of the Heart SMART Program include:
- IV Medication
- Specially trained staff
- Intense patient education
- Clinical Capabilities
The Encore Integrated Memory Care program is a powerful resource for hospital partners facing the challenge of patients with dementia who exhibit challenging symptoms or disturbances. The Encore program provides compassionate and effective care for these patients, focusing on maximizing and preserving cognitive function while managing symptoms and behaviors.
The Encore Difference: CDP Training & Certification
All staff members on the Encore Unit – including caregivers, therapists and even recreation staff – receive extensive education, training, and orientation, earning certification as Certified Dementia Practitioners. Staff members are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need including:
- Communication strategies to deal with cognitively impaired patients.
- Responsive techniques to manage unexpected behaviors.
- Effective reactions to patients’ unmet and unspoken needs.
- Strategies to support advanced stage patients prone to physical/verbal disturbance.
- Devising patient-specific activities program and care plans
- Monitor and detect signs of disease progression.
Medication Compliance Made Simple
Ensuring discharged patients take the right dosage of the right medicine at the right time is challenging but crucial. Incorrect medication administration is one of the leading causes of post-discharge health complications, often leading to readmission.
MedAhead was developed to ensure a smooth and safe transition to the post-discharge environment. The central component is a Personalized Daily Medication System, prepared under the guidance of patient’s caregivers in collaboration with our pharmacy partner. The system features an easy-to-use tear-off blister-pack ‘Bingo-card’ design with clearly identified dosages and instructions, avoiding confusion and promoting medication compliance. The innovative system makes accurate medication a simple and stress-free experience.
Other program features include:
- Pre-discharge patient orientation – A thorough review of all prescription and over-the-counter medications prior to discharge, to avoid duplicates as well as negative drug interaction.
- Free home delivery – Upon discharge, pharmacy will deliver medications organized in easy-to-use bingo-card blister pack to patient’s home in a convenient box, ideal for carry-along to physician appointments.
- Refill delivery – At refill time, the new supply of bingo-card medications in a box will be delivered to patient’s home.
- Free medication review – Upon discharge and at each refill interval as needed, a pharmacist will visit patient’s home for medication reconciliation, reviewing all medications and discarding any that are duplicate or expired.