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Simplify and Streamline Your Healthcare Communications [Infographic]

Today, care teams everywhere are facing a new level of capacity crisis as surging patient volumes are stretching caregivers to the limit:

  • Over the years, there has been a 24% increase in patient ED visits1
  • On average, 35% of hospitals are overcrowded2

Inefficient, disconnected healthcare communications take up limited caregiver time and put patient outcomes at risk. Instead of caring for patients, many nurses spend more than half their shift communicating with colleagues, charting and waiting for critical patient information.3 Additionally, frequent alarms and alerts constantly distract caregivers from their patients, taking them away from the bedside.

 

Are you ready to simplify clinical communications in your facility?

Innovative, connected technologies can provide a wide range of benefits to healthcare organizations. In fact, solutions that streamline clinical communications and collaboration have been shown to help:

  • Reduce care team distractions4-6
  • Protect patient safety7-9
  • Increase patient satisfaction8
  • Accelerate clinical insights

As a result, these solutions can help maximize caregivers’ ability to deliver effective, cost-efficient and satisfying care to all their patients.

Interested in learning how technology can benefit your healthcare organization? Download our infographic to discover the key components of a complete clinical communications solution designed to keep caregivers in touch with each other and their patients at every step.

Simplify and Streamline Your Healthcare Communications Infographic

References

1. Tabriz AA et al. Association between adopting emergency department crowding interventions and emergency departments' core performance measures. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Apr 29; ePub.

2. Weiss SJ et al. Estimating the degree of emergency department overcrowding in academic medical centers: results of the National ED Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS). Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Apr;11(4):408.

3. “Top 10 Clinical Communication Trends,” Voalte, May 2013.

4. “Akron Children’s Hospital: Combating alarm fatigue.” Guest blog on Voalte.com. Pub Nov 2016. Retrieved Mar 2020 from https://www.voalte.com/blog/akron-childrens-hospital-combating-alarm-fatigue.

5. Gallot-Reeves S. “Achieving an 82% ROI with smartphones.” Guest blog on Voalte.com. Pub Feb 2015. Retrieved Mar 2020 from https://www.voalte.com/blog/guest-post-achieving-an-82-roi-with-smartphones.

6. Hillrom customer (Central). Nurse Call interview. 2016. Data on file.

7. Hansen JE et al. Reducing Interdisciplinary Communication Failures Through Secure Text Messaging: A Quality Improvement Project. Pediatr Qual Saf . 2018 Feb 6; 3(1): e053.

8. Hillrom Customer (GC). Nurse Call Presentation. August 2015. On file.

9. Study of the Centrella SmartBed and SafeView System with a fall prevention program, conducted at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Hill-Rom Case Study. West Branch Reg Med Ctr. Oct 2016.