Free Software License for COVID-19; Hospitals take time to share how the TeleSitter is vital during pandemic
The need for reliable and secure video communication into isolation rooms continues to be an obvious necessity for frontline caregivers...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
New systematic review published in Annals of Internal Medicine finds video monitoring as a more effective patient safety strategy than 1:1 sitters
Bedside "Sitters", often used for patients at high risk for falls, have been deemed expensive, and their effectiveness unclear. Annals...
How Sentara Healthcare reduced patient falls and generated nearly $900K in savings
To address the challenge of patient falls and the cost associated with it, most hospitals assign staff to sit in...