DTECH Computerists (dTech) have been  leaders in providing HRST-PSR -- health screening tools to public and private agencies serving the needs of persons with Developmental Disabilities (DD). The HRST-PSR role has been expanded to encompass any given population of individuals with or without complex health care challenges. The dTech Group (DTECH Computerists) designed the Health Risk Screening/Assessment Tool (HRST-PSR) software in 1998 to increase the functionality of the "paper" version of the HRST-PSR. The HRST-PSR (originally known as the Physical Status Review, or PSR) was developed in and by the State of Oklahoma and was originally designed to identify and track persons with potential life threatening health risks, who were moving to less restrictive community settings.

The HRST-PSR can reside entirely on your computer/computers/workstations/servers. You can control your HRST-PSR database: the HRST-PSR is local and you determine who will share in the HRST-PSR information and who will not. We also provide the functionality whereby DTECH can also act as your HRST server and/or be a centralized HRST-PSR backup repository. The HRST-PSR software is very mature and any bugs have been worked out years ago. The   HRST-PSR reports are very sophisticated, as well as, being very thorough. We value our clients' input and continually upgrade the functionality of the HRST-PSR software based on outside suggestions. Our HRST-PSR add-on packages, such as Acuity-Based Staffing and Standards and Audits (or Standards and Guidelines), exemplify our openness to new functionality. We have gone from HRST-PSR version 1.0 to the present HRST-PSR version 6.1.

The HRST-PSR is the first in a series of software applications designed to increase the skills and productivity of direct care workers serving persons with disabilities due to age, accident or illness.  The HRST-PSR  will soon have add-on modules dealing with behavioral problems and available now is an HRST acuity-based staffing add-on. The HRST staffing module will allow an administrator to determine the staffing levels, based on the HRST-PSR scoring, with the click of a mouse, as well as, perform budgetary estimations via acuity-based staffing projections. This  HRST-PSR package was been in development for four years and has been fine-tuned to a high degree of accuracy.

The HRST-PSR was developed to screen for health risks associated with disabilities such as those associated with aging, physical injury, developmental insult, or other conditions affecting an individual’s ability to engage in functional activities. Part of the  HRST-PSR instrument examines the health risk associated with psychiatric or behavioral disorders, such as those resulting from the side effects of drugs, self-injurious behavior or restriction of movement.

The most important outcome of the HRST-PSR screening process is to guide the intensity and direction of health care support and surveillance. Many persons with physical disabilities are in relatively good health in spite of their apparent physical limitations. Most persons with developmental disabilities, for instance, enjoy health patterns equivalent to the population at large. Providing more health care than the persons health status indicates is a waste of resources that can be used in a more cost-beneficial way.

The   HRST-PSR instrument has been available for more than eight years in a computerized form that allows clinicians and managers to identify those persons who need careful surveillance to prevent morbidity and mortality. The HRST-PSR can easily produce either individual  HRST-PSR reports, or reports about an entire population, that assists in determining the nature and needs of the individuals served. Part of the HRST-PSR instrument examines the health risk associated with psychiatric or behavioral disorders, such as those resulting from the side effects of drugs, self-injurious behavior, or restriction of movement.

Over the last few years, modifications and additions have been made to satisfy the growing needs of the  HRST-PSR users and to better serve the community. The HRST-PSR has more reports, tracking of individuals between public and private institutions, mortality tracking, HIPAA Compliancy, Acuity Based Staffing projections, and Standards and Audits, to name a few.

The HRST-PSR is designed for field managers in who cannot adequately assess client health due to shortages of qualified workers and cost constraints. For these managers, The HRST-PSR is an information system that provides dynamic, electronic health monitoring of clients. Unlike existing, in-house, static paper systems, the HRST-PSR provides an easily implemented, affordable, standardized way for managers to track, report, and act on health trends through time and across service delivery settings.

HRST-PSR has a full set of reports: first, second, third tier, exceptional, and enhanced reporting.  Enhanced  HRST-PSR reporting capabilities include statistical analyses and comparisons between users' own records and those from other private and public facilities. These  HRST-PSR reports and records will be considered proprietary and anonymity will be maintained between agencies.  HRST-PSR Reports will be provided on a monthly and a quarterly basis, depending on function. Ad hoc   HRST-PSR reports can be instigated by the user at a rate of up to two per month, 12 per year, and can be  HRST-PSR reports that provide information on the misuse of the HRST-PSR function, use of multiple and new filters, etc. Storage and Enhanced reporting of DTECH stored clients' records will be $12.00 per year per client. . For 3000 or more clients, this will include two, two-day, user training classes for up to 30 students for each year this contract clause is in effect (normally $11,000). This fee provides not only the above capabilities, but also a built-in backup and disaster recovery function.

The HRST Acuity-Based Staffing (ABS) add-on allows for managers to predict staffing levels based on the HRST-PSR database: number of clients and their health risk levels.  The  HRST-PSR staffing module will allow an administrator to determine the staffing levels, based on the HRST-PSR scoring, with the click of a mouse. This HRST-PSR package has been in development for four years and has been fine-tuned to a high degree of accuracy. Also the HRST staffing add-on allows a manager to accurately predict staffing and budgetary salary costs for LPNs, RNs, Direct Care personnel, and Case Managers via the HRST-PSR database.

The HRST STANDARDS AND AUDITS (S&A) add-on package will round out the HRST-PSR. Depending on the scoring, the  HRST-PSR report will print out sections that are relative to a consumer that specifies the  HRST-PSR Standards, Guidelines, Procedures, and Audits that need to be, and should have been, followed. Actually the user has a choice of two HRST-PSR reports: a complete   HRST-PSR report that spells out Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures, with the HRST-PSR Audit format for each section, or the short  HRST-PSR version with the only the Indicators and HRST-PSR Audit format.

Click here for contact information to receive an HRST-PSR DEMO version on CD-ROM ($4.95), or download the HRST-PSR from the WEB (free) for qualifying individuals and organizations.

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