AvaSure Virtual Symposium Recap – Day 2, September 24
On September 24, AvaSure held the second day of its virtual National Symposium. Health care experts from across the United States gathered again to network and learn from each other […]
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AvaSure Virtual Symposium Recap – Day 1, September 23
On September 23, AvaSure kicked off its third National Symposium in a virtual format as a result of COVID-19. These events bring together senior leaders, frontline staff and health policy […]
Remote Safety Monitoring: Calling a Halt to Violence Against Health Workers
By Patricia A. Quigley, PhD, MPH, MS, APRN Earlier this summer I attended a webinar presented by the National Quality Partners Action Team to Prevent Healthcare Workplace Violence. The group includes representatives […]
A special AvaTalk blog: Our salute to two RNs and those they have chosen to assist
Today is National Nurses Day, which typically kicks off a weeklong celebration, culminating with the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. This year, the American Nurses Association extended the event into […]
AvaSure gets double duty as support for staff, patients, and families during pandemic
As COVID-19 increases in scale, morbidity and mortality, many health systems and hospitals have been redeploying their TeleSitters to monitor and interact with patients being treated for the incredibly contagious […]
Reducing stress on caregivers, patients and families in a crisis
UPDATE 8/19/2020 Many hospitals have taken advantage of AvaSure’s offer of an additional, free monitor station software licenses, which allows healthcare facilities to establish additional localized command centers, empowering clinical […]
Tracking Violence Against Hospital Staff
By: Lisbeth Votruba, MSN, RN, is Vice President of Clinical Quality and Innovation at AvaSure Workplace violence is a well-understood fact of the daily lives of nurses, who are subject […]
Suicide Risk Patients: Video Monitoring Advantages Become Clear
By Lisbeth Votruba, Vice President of Clinical Quality & Innovation, AvaSure It began as a quiet revolution. A few years ago a few hospitals dipped their toes into the murky […]
New Research Emphasizes the Need For Continuous Video Monitoring of At-Risk Patients
Written by Patricia A. Quigley Patient-engaged video surveillance is gaining significant traction in healthcare, reducing falls, injury, sitter use and bed alarms. Its success is being noticed in the clinical and health policy worlds. […]
Alarm Fatigue Solved by the AvaSure TeleSitter Solution’s Stat Alarm
Written by Todd Sloane My wife and I used to live near a commuter rail line in suburban Chicago. When we first bought our home, the relative tranquility of our […]