Decedent Tracking & Morgue Management
FOR HOSPITALS & HEALTH SYSTEMS
Comprehensive Post-Mortem Coordination
MorgueBoard® ensures seamless coordination across all care-after-death disciplines.
Pathology
Autopsy, Case Management, Organ/Tissue Donation
Decedent Affairs
Religious Obligations, Funeral Home Coordination, Personal Belongings
Clinical Care
Patient Handoff and Post-Mortem Coordination
Affiliates
Admitting, Security/Transport, Social Workers, Employee Safety, Medical Records
PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS
Pathology, Clinical Care, & Decedent Affairs
While MorgueBoard® recognizes that there are a variety of departments and organizations coordinating postmortem care, most institutions rely on Pathology, Clinical Care Teams and/or Decedent Affairs to manage care after death activities. These major stakeholders frequently bear the responsibility of maintaining patient safety while representing the best interests of other ancillary groups, who also require real-time decedent status updates to properly manage their activities. Once limited to archaic logbooks or untimely shared files, MorgueBoard® provides the live and real-time dashboard needed to efficiently manage and coordinate care after death.
MorgueBoard® partners with several organizations in the Pathology industry:
AFFILIATE STAKEHOLDERS
Multidisciplinary Benefits
Admitting
MorgueBoard® can offer full or view-only access to any ancillary department personnel. Admitting personnel can track the patient from the time of death to final release as well as maintain funeral home contact details.
Security & Transport
MorgueBoard®’s real-time dashboard offers visibility to security and transport personnel, who are often directly responsible for deceased patient transport and release protocols. Positive patient ID can be maintained through scanning or easily mandated patient confirmations, perfectly designed for non-clinical personnel.
Social Workers
As essential bereavement care providers and direct conduits to grieving families, MorgueBoard® access can be delegated to social workers who will benefit from real-time status updates to keep loved ones constantly informed.
Employee Safety
MorgueBoard® can automatically identify infectious and bariatric cases to initiate adherence to facility safety protocols. In addition, MorgueBoard®’s customizable Patient Hold can be used to share other sensitive information between health care providers to prevent occupational safety incidents.
Health Information Management
Using the Document Portal, MorgueBoard® can serve as a secure repository to support any facility death certificate, autopsy permit or funeral home release documents. MorgueBoard®’s automated notification system can be programmed to notify any user as to the updated or changed status of any patient.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Legal and Risk Management
Nationally publicized reports of mismanaged deceased patients are increasing every year. Lost bodies, wrongful cremation, mishandled deceased, neglected autopsy, and lost personal belongings cases are on the rise. Most health care institutions limit capital and software upgrades to direct patient or public facing areas. Employees who manage deceased patients are often forced to rely on paper logs, email or shared files to exchange essential care after death information. Despite their best efforts, these antiquated methods are often not real-time and are frequently prone to human error.
The legal, risk management, public relations and social media impact of a mishandled deceased patient can be catastrophic to any heath care facility. MorgueBoard offers an economical solution proven to reduce or eliminate care after death errors.
With MorgueBoard®,
Patient Care Does Not End At Death™
INDUSTRY-TRUSTED
Client Testimonials
MorgueBoard® has monumentally improved how we care for our deceased pediatric patients. Having initially relied on a paper log tracking system, the automated real-time MorgueBoard® dashboard allows key Pathology, Nursing and Admitting personnel to know and track the whereabouts of every morgue patient, as well as their precious belongings. Medical examiners, autopsies, tissue donation procedures and funeral home interactions are performed much more efficiently with information shared with appropriate personnel. In addition, the “Days in Morgue” counter has proved invaluable to our hospital teams in helping us preemptively address delays in funeral home communications, resulting in a significantly improved patient release turnaround time. Lastly, all of us are grateful to MorgueBoard® for the huge decrease in calls, pages and emails! What a great product! Thank You!
John A. Baci, MBA, C-PM
Boston Children's Hospital
Paula Jaeckel, MHA
Manager, Decedent Affairs OfficeOhioHealth
The MorgueBoard® system has significantly improved our operational efficiency at NCH. It’s intuitive interface and real-time tracking capabilities have enhanced our management of decedent care. The secure document management feature ensures that all necessary paperwork is easily accessible and well-organized. This has streamlined our workflow and improved our ability to provide timely support to families. The MorgueBoard® system has been a valuable asset for our institution, helping us maintain high standards of care and professionalism.
Jennifer M. Smith, MEDM, CEM
Administrative Director Emergency Management & Public SafetyNCH Healthcare System
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Can MorgueBoard® be used by multiple facilities or large health systems?
Yes. MorgueBoard® has been designed to serve organizations of any size, from independent funeral homes to large, multi-facility health systems.
Can MorgueBoard® integrate with other information systems?
Yes. MorgueBoard® directly integrates with many information systems, including EHRs like Epic and Cerner, to safely automate workflow and minimize manual data entry.
How secure is MorgueBoard®?
The MorgueBoard® Company carefully implements HIPAA and SOC 2 frameworks, both operationally and in-product, to comply with industry security standards. The platform enables healthcare organizations to comply with Joint Commission and College of American Pathology guidelines.
Furthermore, our company collaborates transparently with IT and security departments to assess, validate, and approve the MorgueBoard® solution.
A SOC 2 Type II report is available upon request.
How much does MorgueBoard® cost?
MorgueBoard® is typically billed as a monthly or annual subscription determined by implementation size and complexity. A one-time setup fee is required to customize the product to accommodate any institution’s workflow.
How long does it take to implement MorgueBoard® ?
It is our commitment to work within the client’s preferred timeframes for implementation. MorgueBoard® implementations typically span from 1 to 3 months. Key factors include contracting/procurement, customization requirements, integration needs, and available client resources.
What are the MorgueBoard® downtime procedures?
Can MorgueBoard® be customized to my workflows?
Yes. MorgueBoard® can easily be customized to accommodate any care-after-death workflow and can include all necessary medical examiner/coroner, tissue donation, autopsy, and funeral home considerations.
How do I access MorgueBoard®?
MorgueBoard® is a cloud-based platform and can be securely accessed from anywhere by any device with an internet connection. Clients typically prefer to use Single Sign-On (SSO) to secure access to MorgueBoard®.