PODCAST: DSS, Inc. Enhancing COVID-19 Screening and Testing for EHR Customers

In the following podcast interview, Deanne Clark, Senior Health Informatics Consultant at DSS, Inc., discusses how the company is taking steps to help its EHR customers best manage COVID-19 screening and testing.

With the COVID-19 pandemic being a massive and critical priority for health systems today, DSS, Inc. is taking steps to help its EHR customers with a new software configuration change – based on its existing software – to help meet today’s needs.

In particular, DSS Clinical Coordinator Informatics staff created a new Reminder Dialog Template to distribute to any DSS EHR client for COVID-19 Screening/Testing based on published CDC Guidance and with the input of our in-house clinical advisors.

The new template creates a Progress Note in the patient chart, and the data that is entered is stored as individual Health Factors that can be readily retrieved for reporting purposes.

Here are highlights from the interview:

• A high-level overview of this new COVID-19 software configuration. (:35).

• How DSS, Inc. is able to quickly make these changes to meet timely care needs. (1:39)

• How this new configuration helps with overall tracking and reporting, and how it will be updated as the COVID-19 situation changes. (2:33)

• How DSS, Inc. is ready to support its customers in these challenging times. (4:20)

This new screening testing template can be installed with the assistance of DSS Client Services Team members who will be in contact to set up a time to load the template.  

In the meantime, please contact the DSS, Inc. team here if you have questions, or need assistance with customizing the COVID-19 template for your care facility.