Real Time, CRISP, and the LifeSpan Network, along with other senior care organizations in Maryland, have launched the Nursing Facility Connectivity Program which aims to build a statewide information technology solution specifically designed to connect and integrate nursing facilities through CRISP, the State-designated Health Information Exchange (HIE).
Understanding the challenges that nursing facilities face, CRISP selected Real Time to assist in data integration and provide its Clinical Analytics Module and Clinical Technical Assistance Program to every nursing facility within the state. Designed by nursing facilities for nursing facilities, the HITRUST Certified Clinical Analytics Module accesses live data within an electronic health record to enable care teams to prioritize patient care, monitor high-risk patients, identify emerging infections, automate disease surveillance and antibiotic stewardship programs, and reduce preventable hospital admissions/readmissions.
Real Time can also aid in the identification of residents who may be moving toward end of life and who may benefit from palliative care or changes to advance directives.
The following resources are available on this topic:
The 
Guide to Advance Care Planning (PDF)
The Criteria for Palliative and Hospice Care (PDF)
Powerpoint presentation (with audio narrative): The Benefits of Early Referral to Palliative Care for the Chronically and Terminally Ill