How modern technology is now being used in the care sector too - explained simply!

Information flows quickly between colleagues

Well-developed electronic documentation systems can enrich care work precisely when they deliver something of value to the  carers themselves, such as time saved, and so make day-to-day work easier. Carers work in settings ranging from intensive care units to home care, and in that context electronic documentation can dramatically improve the flow of information, because patient data can be passed on electronically, quickly and easily. Doctors, carers and therapists can now hand information about their patients to whoever is responsible next far more quickly. That not only saves time and effort, it also has a positive effect on collaboration and on the quality of the work. Not least, the data collected can help to optimise your own staff and time management. The focus here is on scheduling staff efficiently.

Goodbye paperwork chaos

Paperwork chaos is the source of errors par excellence. Another reason why your organisation should switch to electronic care documentation. Handwritten notes can either be illegible or easily lost. With really important information in particular, that could have serious consequences for you as a carer.

The to-do list, done differently

Extra safeguards can be built in through features such as checklists. Systems like clockin, for example, offer exactly that. Here is how it works: you create a general checklist (for example: basic care) with all the sub-items the carer has to carry out and keep in mind, and can then adapt it to individual patients as needed. That does not only help you; it can also make it easier for new arrivals at your care business to get started in their work and take away some of their uncertainty.

Documenting healing has never been this easy

On top of that, clockin has more features to offer: attaching documents and photos. Here you can document before-and-after photos of patients' wounds, which are particularly useful for the healing process. That means there is no longer any need to bring along a separate digital camera and transfer the photos later, which in turn makes organisation easier.

Dictate instead of typing

The clockin time tracking app also comes with a dictation feature. From now on, carers can simply speak any kind of information about a patient into their smartphone or tablet. And however technical the voice input may be: clockin recognises it and turns it into text straight away.

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