Digital Factboard

Leo de Mooij

Introduction

What is Fact?

- Fact is a way to organise the work. - It is outreachend, the care is delivered at home. - Normally the team delivers individual casemanagement-care to patients of the long term psychiatric care. - If necessary, the care can by upgraded to team care. - It is an explicit multidisciplinary way of working together.

The Fact-boardmeeting

- The Fact-boardmeeting fulfils a central role in the Fact way of work. - Goals are (amongst others)

- efficient organisation of the work..- effective exchange of information about the patients.

- The meeting is daily. - Is has a tight schedule.

An affective meeting and a good chairman are essential.

The Factboard

Benefits are- more conveniently arranged.- more uniform shaped.

- accessible on different locations.

- patients, who (for whatever reason) needs more attention or care are listed on a board.- At first we used a whiteboard.- Now in a digital form.

How the digital Factboard works.

- The Factboard is an Excel worksheet. - It tries to show all important data of the patients. - Is has a uniform arrangement, related to the Fact working method - The way the information is completed, is essential . - An advantage of Excel is the overall picture it can give. - A disadvantage is the lack of mark up possibility’s. - Therefore it is important to provide the information short and clear.