If there is one thing to be said of healthcare foodservice technology, it’s that it is constantly evolving – and yet, many healthcare leaders today still do not even effectively utilize the full potential of the sundry of foodservice technologies that could be optimizing their efficiency and quality of care right now. A Foodservice Director survey conducted in 2013 even revealed that nearly 90% of “hospital-based respondents” agree that technology not only can, but does, have a profoundly “positive impact” on foodservice department operations. Our ever-advancing foodservice technologies at Vision Software, for instance, can arm your patient care facility with the applications it needs for:
Effortless Patient Administration
Screening and assessment software, nutrition analysis software, and other dedicated data acquisition and distribution systems enable ideal connectivity between foodservice departments and the patients they serve by seamlessly integrating with your existing health systems. As a result, your staff is able to effectually protect patients against negative food-drug combinations, allergic reactions, consumption difficulties, malnourishment, and other common mealtime threats.
Insightful Food Purchasing
Foodservice management software brings convenience back into your kitchens by equipping your diet office with assorted food production, inventory, and cost analysis software applications designed to minimize food waste and maximize overall profitability while your nutrition leaders focus on delivering exceptional care. You can also use these technologies to enhance your retail, catering, and nutrition education operations.
Safe, On-Demand Menu/Meal Ordering
One of the biggest changes to healthcare foodservice trends as of late has been the shift from cafeteria-style dining and stringent meal schedules to restaurant-style on-demand dining – and for this, technology is crucial. Thankfully, our diet office, room service, tray tracking, and menu/meal ordering and checking software applications are each able to automate a different, critical component of the process – empowering your patients to easily order and enjoy meals they love when they’re hungry without limiting the authority of your nutrition leaders.
Optimized Nutrition
From nutrient labeling software that turns every meal into a learning opportunity, to nutrient analysis and screening applications that continuously assess patient baselines and monitor progress, our comprehensive nutrition technologies automate the very safety of your patients. Having the ability to offer better nutrition education also means your patients are more likely practice healthful eating at home, reducing their chances of readmission by as much as 25%, saving you even more.
Simpler Sustainability
Vision Software’s groundbreaking software applications collectively support greater sustainability by not only reducing food waste and associated costs, but also in helping patients learn how to be more involved in their own health. With every patient and staff member able to work together toward the same goal – greater patient health and satisfaction – success is all but assured!
Is your healthcare facility fortified with the advanced software and applications needed to address all the rapidly changing trends in foodservice? If not, superior HCAHPS scores and more await you thanks to the HIPPA compliant, HL7 compatible foodservice technologies at Vision Software. Call 629.777.8989, or fill in the free consultation form in the sidebar, to learn more about how Vision Software can positively impact the lives of the patients and visitors you service every day.