Visibility to Data: Informing Stakeholders for Efficient Patient Flow Processes

2012 PFCA Supplemental Report

 

29% of 2012 PFCA respondents identify Visibility to Data as the most challenging root cause of poor patient flow, second only to Communications, and asset, equipment and staff tracking are among their top concerns.

This supplement to the 2012 PFCA provides additional perspective about a lack of visibility to real-time data to inform patient flow processes found in the main Report The supplemental report also details the level of concern for each specific challenge identified, as well as cites investments and process changes hospitals are making to improve visibility to data throughout the care continuum

 

Visibility to Data Solutions

By consistently applying a formal due diligence process, we identify products and services that help hospitals achieve operational excellence. When you select a solution that has earned the AHA Endorsement, you can be confident it has met the highest standards of the AHA.

The below links reveal collapsible content listing all solutions that specifically help hospitals overcome the barriers that inhibit effective progression through each of the eight stages of Patient Flow. You can also print a Pocket Reference of this information to share with your colleagues.

Stage 1 Pre-admission and Stage 2 Admission

Emergency Preparedness & Emergency Management from LiveProcess is a centralized, web-based platform of services that helps hospitals prepare for and respond to disasters and large-scale health care emergencies with ease and control.

Interactive Patient Care System from GetWellNetwork transforms televisions in the patient room into interactive resources, providing on-demand access to a variety of resources that involve patients in their health education, safety, service, discharge preparation and more.

Kiosks and Portal Solutions from Vecna Medical provide patients access to information, increasing satisfaction levels while enabling hospitals to improve the accuracy of their data, reduce costs and free up staff to focus on delivering care.

Wi-Fi RTLS Patient, Staff & Asset Tracking; Wander Prevention from Stanley Healthcare enable hospitals to monitor and determine the location of patients and equipment in real time, anywhere within their Wi-Fi network using battery-powered RFID attached to people, beds and other assets.

Stage 3 Diagnostic, Stage 4 Procedure and Stage 5 Recovery

Care Transitions from Vocera help hospitals and ambulatory care providers standardize, manage and monitor the transition of medical information across care units to improve hand-off performance, minimizing treatment delays, medical errors and unsafe practices.

Interactive Patient Care System from GetWellNetwork transforms televisions in the patient room into interactive resources, providing on-demand access to a variety of resources that involve patients in their health education, safety, service, discharge preparation and more.

Kiosks & Portal Solutions from Vecna Medical provide patients access to information, increasing satisfaction levels while enabling hospitals to improve the accuracy of their data, reduce costs and free up staff to focus on delivering care.

Stage 6 Discharge, Stage 7 Post Discharge Stage 8 Home

Care Transitions from Vocera help hospitals and ambulatory care providers standardize, manage and monitor the transition of medical information across care units to improve hand-off performance, minimizing treatment delays, medical errors and unsafe practices.

Incident Reporting & Management from RL Solutions collects, manages and provides the data to analyze events and near misses to understand and take the appropriate steps toward enterprise-wide patient safety improvements.

Interactive Patient Care System from GetWellNetwork transforms televisions in the patient room into interactive resources, providing on-demand access to a variety of resources that involve patients in their health education, safety, service, discharge preparation and more.

Kiosks & Portal Solutions from Vecna Medical provide patients access to information, increasing satisfaction levels while enabling hospitals to improve the accuracy of their data, reduce costs and free up staff to focus on delivering care.

Web Content Management from Ektron unifies and streamlines online marketing messaging for increased patient and community engagement, while improving internal operational efficiencies.