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Hospital Launches New Meal Program
Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL, a Vision Software client, has launched a new meal program to improve the patient experience. “Cuisine on Call” allows patients to enjoy a delicious meal of their choice, and at the precise time they want it, while still following any dietary guidelines ordered by their physician. Read more >
Hats Off to VST Client Bill Notte
Congratulations to Bill Notte, director of food service at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, and past president of
the American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administrators (ASHFSA), who received the prestigious Jacques Bloch Award at the
ASHFSA meeting earlier this month. Read more in
FoodService Director magazine >
Morton Plant Mease Food & Nutrition Director Receives Service Award
Janet Simon, MHA, RD/LDN, the Food & Nutrition Services director of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, was presented with a
visionary award by Vision Software Technologies, Inc. (VST) for her 30 years of commitment to food service technology and software.
In 1979, Morton Plant initiated one of the first automated hospital food production systems in the country. Since that time, the hospital has served
23 million meals processed through the system, with a cumulative food cost savings of over 1 million dollars. The operation has also saved more than
1 FTE, representing $2 million to date through diet office automation. Virtual elimination of late trays has saved another $3 million in expenses.
Read more about the innovations >
Technology Powers a Streamlined Foodservice Operation
VST clients Richard Bengis, CDM, CFPP and Timothy Pierelli, CDM, CFPP published a case study of how they applied technology to streamline hospital foodservice operations in the February 2009 issue of Dietary Manager magazine. Menu re-engineering, a mobile PDA-based meal ordering system staffed by concierges, accurate product counts, integration with the hospital information system, and enthusiastic buy-in among team members are delivering real-time results for St. Mary's Medical Center in Clearwater Beach, FL.
Full text (PDF) >
Michael Babines of VST explains "Revitalizing Your Information System"
What can informatics do for food and nutrition services? How about higher levels of compliance, quality, and satisfaction among your staff and residents -- for starters? Read the article published in Dietary Manager - Full text (PDF) >
Room Service Courtesy
at Heritage Valley Health System Ranks #1 in U.S.
Yahoo Financial News recently featured VST client
Heritage Valley Health System, where Steve Mihalick, a long-time
innovator in room service systems, has taken service to the next
level. According to the article, “Patients at Heritage Valley
Beaver recently rated the courtesy of the person serving the food
number one in the nation as identified by Press Ganey, a national
measurement firm measuring 946 hospitals nationally. Heritage Valley's
Sewickley campus has sustained top ratings over 18 months.”
Read
more >
Kudos to VST Client
VST client Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington
Heights, IL has been selected by Fortune as one of the top 100 best
companies to work for in the US!
See
the list - Fortune magazine >
Putting Patients in Charge
- Internet Based Room Service
VST customer Heritage Valley Health System
uses a new Internet solution from VST to support room service, improving
Press Ganey scores and employee morale while decreasing food costs.
Case
Study - Dietary Manager (March 2005) - PDF >
Press
Releases
Interactive Hospital Menus Reach Prime Time
Maybe it’s because a television close to
the bedside doesn’t feel like a “computer”. Maybe
it’s because there is no keyboard or mouse. But patients at
Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ, are embracing new, sophisticated
technology powering the ordinary “TV set” to place menu
control and more at their fingertips—the first system of its
kind in any hospital today, said Michael Babines, Vice Pres., Vision
Software Technologies.
Full text (MS Word) >
For a demo visit www.vstech.com/TV
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