Caribou Community Living Care Suite

The Caribou Community Living Care Suite, developed by Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS), is a comprehensive administrative and clinical solution designed to improve care quality and delivery for Veterans in long-term care settings. This suite of tools is suitable for healthcare organizations and facilities of various sizes, including those within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system. According to the vendor, healthcare professionals in long-term care facilities, administrators and staff in VA healthcare facilities, care coordinators and case managers, as well as IT professionals in healthcare organizations, can all benefit from the features and functionalities offered by the Caribou Community Living Care Suite.

Key Features

Long Term Care: According to the vendor, the Caribou Community Living Care Suite provides comprehensive care planning and management for long-term care facilities. It aims to streamline discharge planning and integrate with electronic health records (EHR) for seamless data exchange. The suite also offers tools for managing resident information and documentation.

Medication Management: The vendor states that the Caribou Community Living Care Suite simplifies medication administration processes. It integrates with pharmacy systems for accurate medication ordering and tracking, provides alerts and reminders for medication schedules and refills, and offers medication reconciliation functionality to ensure accuracy and safety.

Clinical Documentation: The Caribou Community Living Care Suite, according to the vendor, offers a fast and comprehensive software solution for mapping and recording health patient care encounter (PCE) items and clinical reminder data to VistA. It includes templates and forms for efficient documentation of patient encounters, integrates with other clinical systems for seamless data exchange, and supports compliance with documentation standards and regulations.

Dental Record Management: The vendor describes the suite as providing an intuitive and user-friendly interface for managing dental care workflow in the treatment of eligible Veteran patients. It offers tools for managing dental appointments, treatment plans, and records, integrates with other dental health systems for seamless data exchange, and supports dental health documentation and reporting requirements.

Mental Health Suite: According to the vendor, the Caribou Community Living Care Suite is a comprehensive solution for managing and documenting the care and treatment of mental health patients. It includes tools for tracking mental health assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes, integrates with other mental health systems for seamless data exchange, and supports mental health documentation and reporting requirements.

Infection Control and Surveillance: The vendor claims that the Caribou Community Living Care Suite provides real-time insights to help reduce costs caused by inappropriate antibiotic usage, preventable Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs), avoidable adverse drug events, and unnecessary hospital days of stay and readmissions. It enables monitoring and tracking of infection control measures and outcomes, integrates with laboratory and clinical systems for data exchange, and offers reporting and analytics capabilities for infection control management.

Primary Care and Discharge Management: The Caribou Community Living Care Suite, according to the vendor, facilitates enhanced communication and coordination for pre- and post-discharge management. It provides tools for care planning, care coordination, and discharge planning, integrates with EHR and other systems for seamless data exchange, and supports compliance with care quality and discharge planning standards.

Perioperative Care and Scheduling: According to the vendor, the Caribou Community Living Care Suite optimizes surgical workflows for improved efficiency and patient care. It includes a scheduling system to manage surgical procedures, staff, and resources, integrates with other perioperative systems for seamless data exchange, and provides real-time data and analytics for performance monitoring and improvement.

Telecare Triage Nursing: The vendor states that this suite offers web-based telecare triage support with an intuitive and user-friendly interface. It includes tools for triage assessment, decision-making, and documentation, integrates with other telecare systems for seamless data exchange, and supports telecare triage documentation and reporting requirements.

UDI Tracking: According to the vendor, the Caribou Community Living Care Suite streamlines and automates the complex processes associated with tracking tissues and implants for surgical cases. It enables tracking and monitoring of Unique Device Identification (UDI) for surgical procedures, integrates with other surgical systems for seamless data exchange, and provides reporting and analytics capabilities for UDI tracking management.