Digital Infotainment Integration: Real-Time Patient Whiteboards
CenTrak collaborates with digital whiteboard providers to integrate real-time location data from staff badges into interactive patient whiteboards, delivering scalable, dynamic displays of care team presence, schedules, and medication reminders that enhance patient, family, and clinician communication, reduce information overload, and improve overall care experience and outcomes.
Delivering a Connected Care Experience
CenTrak partners with leading digital whiteboard providers to integrate advanced location data with interactive technology. This integration provides patients, families, and clinicians with 24/7 access to vital information such as care team visits and current staff presence. The solutions are designed for scalability, allowing for easy expansion and the addition of new use cases as needs grow. Existing CenTrak users for nurse call automation, staff safety, or hand hygiene can enhance their systems by integrating with digital whiteboards.
Addressing Information Overload in Patient Care
Hospital environments can be overwhelming for patients and families due to frequent provider visits and multiple tests or medications. Integrating location information into a digital whiteboard empowers patients with real-time updates, helping them feel more in control and informed throughout their care journey. This transparency fosters clarity, enhances understanding, and improves overall patient outcomes.
Transforming Digital Whiteboards into Dynamic Information Hubs
When a staff member with a CenTrak badge enters a patient’s room, the system instantly communicates with the digital whiteboard to display the staff member’s name, photo, and additional information. Upon leaving, the display updates to remove their presence. Patients and their loved ones can access vital details about their health journey, including:
- Testing and procedure schedules
- Medication reminders
- Care team information
Caregiver Perspective
“As caregivers, we want to make sure that our patients are informed, that they are comfortable, and that they feel safe. And this integration actually accomplishes that in a great way.”
Enhancing the Patient's Digital Journey
Empower patients, staff, and families with real-time insights into the care journey for greater comfort, safety, and clarity.
Key Features
Location Accuracy
CenTrak’s Clinical-Grade Locating displays staff presence in patient rooms quickly and accurately.
Scalable Platform
Supports a variety of staff workflows on a single platform, including duress notifications, nurse call automation, and electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring.
Effortless Integration
Standard integrations and strategic partnerships with leading digital whiteboard providers, including Get Well Network®, Vibe®, and HCI®.
Safe Technology
CenTrak's staff badge and devices are safe, certified, and designed for use in healthcare environments, avoiding interference issues.
Streamlining Communications for Staff Efficiency and Patient Experience
Enhanced data visibility empowers healthcare providers to engage patients more effectively, significantly improving patient satisfaction. CenTrak’s solutions and integrations enable informed decision-making and efficient operations.
Staff Badge Features
- Ultra-thin and lightweight design
- Compliance with international safety standards (FCC, IC, CE)
- Standard hospital-issued badge size and shape
- Long battery life with self-test functionality before each shift
The staff badge is also used in:
- Staff Duress
- Workflow Automation
- Contact Tracing
- Hand Hygiene Compliance
Powerful Integrations
CenTrak’s open RTLS platform integrates with a wide range of systems, including electronic health records (Epic®), CMMS, nurse call systems, patient infotainment platforms, and third-party RTLS software. Both one-directional and bi-directional integrations are supported using protocols such as HL7, HTTP Post, RESTful API, and others.
Strategic partnerships with Get Well Network®, Vibe®, and HCI® enable tailored solutions for healthcare organizations, driving innovation and improving operational efficiency and patient care.
Location Technology
Battery-powered Room Monitors and Virtual Walls are easily installed in patient care environments, providing accurate room and sub-room/bay-level locating. Utilizing second-generation infrared (Gen2IR) technology, these devices transmit a unique location ID detected by any tag in that location. Gen2IR ensures reliable communication without passing through walls or requiring line-of-sight, offering enhanced security and efficiency.
The tag transmits the location ID via radio frequency to the Location Server, enabling real-time access by hospital staff. This integration supports a wide range of software solutions and Health IoT platforms, improving operational workflows and patient care management.
Scalability
CenTrak’s RTLS solution offers scalable, end-to-end solutions tailored to the unique needs of each facility. With flexible architecture, the system enables seamless expansion from small deployments to large, complex environments. Advanced locating capabilities provide real-time visibility of assets, people, and equipment, enhancing operational efficiency and safety. The system integrates easily with existing infrastructure, offering a future-proof solution that grows with organizational needs.
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CenTrak’s Real-Time Location System (RTLS) has helped over 2,000 healthcare facilities increase productivity, streamline workflows, improve patient and staff satisfaction, and reduce costs.
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