Workplace violence (WPV) across all industries, including health care, continues to increase in the United States. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health refers to WPV as violent acts, […]
Covenant Health Plainview is committed to promoting and protecting the health and wellbeing of all patients. Because of this, the hospital has announced the utilization of new technology that is […]
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 […]
Covenant has a new way to keep an eye on patients in rooms—even when nurses aren’t there. It’s called “telesitter.” It’s a camera that allows staff to monitor patients through […]
For many years, healthcare facilities hired “patient sitters” to watch patients at risk for falls or in harm situations. But hiring a patient sitter for each and every patient at […]
When a patient in the hospital requires 24/7 monitoring — due to a risk of falling, for example — someone must continually stay in the patient’s room to ensure the […]
Beebe has launched advanced technology in the form of “telesitters,” which are video monitoring devices that transmit patient images to specially trained staff (video monitor technicians) who can see the […]
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 […]
Sometimes the shortest distance between a patient and an improved outcome is technology. As innovations make their way from novelty solutions to mainstream usage backed by clinical evidence, devices, apps, […]
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 […]
