AOD Software is approved by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy for its Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR)

      

The OBP has stringent requirements about positive user identification when implementing an eMAR. As such, through its collaboration with The Kendal Corporation (www.kendal.org) and two of its 13 continuing care retirement communities in six states, Kendal at Granville and Kendal at Oberlin, AOD software has been approved as an eMAR software provider in the State of Ohio. Approval is based on AOD's use of physical security devices as a way to provide 2nd factor authentication of nurses while they distribute medications in their facilities.

AnswersElite's eMAR solution meets the security measures required by the OBP's regulations while also maintaining ease of use. By listening to Kendal frontline nurses and testing options in real clinical situations, Kendal and AOD identified a low-cost and easy to implement physical verification piece called an iButton which verifies each nurse's identity as they perform their medication administration. The nurses simply place the iButton on the reading surface of the computer. The system then verifies their identity and allows them to document the medications given.

"The State of Ohio is at the forefront of two-factor authentication to help verify the distribution of prescriptions for our industry," said Aric Agmon, President & CEO, AOD Software. "We are, as always, vigilant of the changes in regulations and the needs of our clients, and therefore pleased to provide this advancement not only for Ohio facilities, but also in advance to facilities in other states that wish to undertake this initiative."

The Kendal Corporation began implementing AOD's full Electronic Health Record (EHR) in all of its communities in 2008 and will complete the last community in 2010. "While this has been a major undertaking for the Kendal System," said Peggy Sinnott, Director for Health Services of The Kendal Corporation, "through AOD's responsiveness to staff needs and industry changes, the software has been improved and subsequently the workload of nursing staff eased and safety and quality of care for our residents enhanced."

About AOD Software

AOD Software (Answers On Demand) offers AnswersElite, a fully integrated long term care software system which is comprised of EHR, financial and operational software for Long Term Care. AOD Software's solutions are the most comprehensive in the LTC industry with over 45 modules that interconnect to offer a seamless software experience which we refer to as "The Power of One" . AnswersElite has thousands of satisfied users nationwide. AOD has helped them to become more efficient in areas including Electronic Health Record (EHR), MDS Management, Care Plans, Assisted Living, Dashboarding/KPI abilities, Human Resources, Payroll, Billing, and Financial functions including full General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Facilities Management, Marketing and Donor Development and even Point of Sale (POS). For more information, please visit www.AODsoftware.com

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