STELLA is a healthcare food service software that provides you with a solution for managing your recipes, menus & production. The database includes 1000’s of recipes, up to a 21-day patient menu plan and up to a 5-week retail menu plan. Menu plans are customizable to your facility. Recipes and menus include Nutrition Facts. You are able to manage patient information i.e., diet orders, food allergies, likes and dislikes without this information leaving your secure network. With a cloud hosted solution, you do not need to have staff resources to maintain the recipes and menus.

Benefits

  • Web based
  • Easy for staff to use
  • No need for staff resources to maintain the database
  • HL7 interfaces for ADT, Orders and Allergies
  • Customizable for your facility

  • Database is managed by DM&A‘s Chef’s and RDNs with extensive Healthcare experience

  • Lower up-front capital costs
  • Can be used by Acute Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Community Hospitals, LTACs, Rehab facilities, Long-term care.

Features

  • Meets requirements for HIPAA

  • Diets based on the Nutrition Care Manual
  • Includes common food allergies
  • Easily able to view item/recipe nutrients in Menu Plan and Patient Ordering
  • For special diets can set Nutrient limits to assist in managing their order
  • Changes to items and recipes are immediate in all sites, no need to wait for an end-of-day process to run
  • HL7 interfaces
  • Upgrades included
  • Supports Room Service as well as Traditional Tray line

Product Comparison

  • Web-based vs. Data-client platform
  • Fully enterprise capable to support standardization across healthcare systems
  • Only need one server
  • Monthly fees vs. large up-front capital out-lay
  • No need to hire staff for database management
  • Includes production tools, nutrient analysis of recipes as well as management of patient information