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The VST System

Patient Menu Management Tool Kit:
PATIENT MENU MANAGEMENT TOOL
The VST Menu Management application manages patient menu selections and prints tray cards for each patient based on selections, modified selections, or computer-generated selections. Production tally information is available at any time.

This application operates in conjunction with the Diet History application (ideally interfacing with the hospital's Admission/Discharge/Transfer system and Order Entry system) to print patient menus (if needed), patient nourishment labels, and reports on patient status in total or as exceptions occur. The system will accommodate both standard menu types and menu combinations. Modifications to these menus can be made at any time.

The Menu Management tool compares the patient's choices with the patient's exchange pattern and makes corrections to the selections based on pre-established criteria developed by the facility. Specific nutrient amounts can also be specified. Nourishment, supplement and tube feeding labels can be printed for all patients for each delivery time or for the entire day.

Nourishment, supplement and tube feeding tally information is also available. Charges for nutritional supplement products can be maintained in the patient record for future billings. Billing reports can be generated at any time.

If used in conjunction with the VST Nutrient Analysis Tool, the patient selections can be shown on the screen after service and the amount of each item consumed can be input. This feature significantly reduces the time needed to accurately perform calorie counts and detailed nutrient intake analysis. The patient nutrient intake will be calculated and several analysis reports can be generated, by day or for a series of days.

In advance of meals an operator has many options for collecting patients' selections in a selective menu system:

Room service system (call center, alone or integrated with other methodologies)

Mobile menus (on PDAs)

Menu ordering via interactive patient television system: Collaborative technologies from VST and other providers has resulted in a first-of-its kind patient menu ordering system using touch screens on the interactive patient television system. Patients can order meals on demand through an intuitive interface, and orders transmit directly to the kitchen. The hospital may choose to integrate additional nutrition-related features, such as diet education. View demo of TV menu ordering >

Traditional, pre-printed menus: The menu is headed with the patient's name, room number, diet order, etc. Menu selections are printed according to menu day and individual dietary restrictions and they consider the specific requirements of the patient, including allergies, dislikes, preferences, food/drug interactions, and more.

Benefits
VST Menu Management Tool benefits include:

• More productive diet office staff through the elimination of repetitive tasks.
• Better patient related record keeping.
• Better statistical analysis and management reporting.
• Assurance that patient diet restrictions are being adhered to, as well as all specific patient-related restrictions and individualities (allergies, dislikes, beverage preferences, etc.).
• Reduced diet office expenses and reduced food costs.
• The ability to use a "paperless" menu concept.
• Timely, automated patient movement and diet order information through the use of real-time interfaces with all appropriate hospital registration and clinical systems resulting in distribution efficiencies and reduced food costs.

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