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Lighting the Way to Efficient Patient Care – How Interoperability and Analytics Change the Nurse Call Paradigm

Healthcare IT Today

Of course, with this growth of technology we’ve also seen the growth of burnout and alert fatigue as devices send off warnings that aren’t useful and the volume of alerts that a nurse is getting is overwhelming. They’re right that nurse call data holds the keys to informing the clinical decision-making process.

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Providence forges a new path with a virtual nursing unit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual nursing is gaining significant momentum as an effective way to redesign and redistribute nursing workload. Virtual models decrease the burden on nurses delivering direct bedside patient care and leverages nurses that want to continue practicing but may not be able to practice at the bedside by extending their nursing careers.

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Smart Hospital Solutions from Artisight

Healthcare IT Today

Hospitals are using Artisight’s capabilities for remote support of nurses, but they are expanding to other disciplines as well. When you leverage nurses at the bedside and others watching over video, each can focus on different aspects of care. The physically present nurse has more time to spend with the patient.

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UMass Memorial Health proves RPM virtual sitting is as effective as in-person care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Like many other health systems, the need to control operating costs while at the same time improving patient safety was a challenge for our leadership team," said David Smith, associate vice president of virtual medicine at UMass Memorial Health. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " MARKETPLACE.

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A Demo of the Real Time Health System with Zebra and Oneview Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

While at the HIMSS conference, we were able to see a demo of the tablet in action at the bedside with Zebra’s partner Oneview Healthcare. They also offer a feature called service requests which is kind of like the nurse call button, but routes requests to the right department who can solve the problem.

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Weekly Roundup – January 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Health IT Leadership’s Role in Patient Data Security and Privacy. Read more… Where Is AI Already Being Used in Healthcare ?

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The Unexpected Virtual Solution Elevating the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

A glaring example of these challenges is the current nursing shortage, projected to leave the U.S. with a deficit of 200,000 nurses by 2030. At the same time, patients and their families increasingly expect more from healthcare providers. This boosts efficiency and lightens the load on an overburdened nursing department.