Around the world, according to Mike Brandofino, President and Chief Operating Officer of Caregility, declines in clinical staff are leading to declines in the quality of care and the patient experience. At the recent HIMSS conference, we stopped by their example hospital room where he demonstrates the elements of connected healthcare that Caregility have created to facilitate virtual nursing.
The Hospital Room of the Future shown in the demo consists of two types of technologies: sensors to report important events to a virtual staff, and communications tools to let that staff collaborate with the patient.
Among the sensors are wide-angle and zoom cameras with night vision, microphones that can pick up quiet sounds from anywhere in the room and can flag signals such as stress in the patient’s voice, a virtual stethoscope, a sensor that detects the patient’s breathing rate, motion detectors that note when a patient stands or leaves the room, and even an incontinence sensor. The smart, connected hospital room has more than arrived.
Using a panel, a patient or nurse can turn a TV set into a two-way communication device, then bring in clinicians and family members for a discussion. A dashboard allows scheduling and tasks assignment. Virtual nurses can monitor 64 patients at one time on one device.
Watch the video for details and to learn about the benefits of the connected hospital room.
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