Use RTLS to Keep Patients Informed, Comfortable, and Safe
CenTrak's Enterprise Location Services, utilizing RTLS technology, enhances hospital patient experience by improving staff efficiency, workflow, and transparency through applications like asset management, nurse call automation, and patient locating, ultimately creating a safer, more comfortable, and informed environment for patients and their families.
The patient experience that provides comfort and security makes being in the hospital feel a little closer to home.
CenTrak recently hosted an online event to discuss how healthcare organizations are looking for innovative ways to keep patients informed, comfortable, and safe. Enterprise Location Services, leveraging RTLS technology, helps hospitals deliver on their goal for patients to receive the healthcare they need while enhancing their overall experience.
Location services have a wide array of uses and can be applied within numerous healthcare departments. Oftentimes, organizations begin deploying the technology in areas where the greatest impact on staff efficiency and patient care would be felt. Specifically, asset management, nurse call automation, hand hygiene compliance monitoring, patient locating, and integration with existing technologies such as an electronic whiteboard solution.
Watch this session on demand to hear firsthand how one HCA facility noted significant improvement in efficiency, workflow, and staff morale since implementing Enterprise Location Services. Patients and family members now experience a level of transparency with their caregiver that provides comfort, and staff always have the right information available to effectively treat and improve outcomes.
CenTrak provides facilities with data-driven insights, creates a safe and efficient environment for staff, and enhances the healthcare experience for patients, residents, and their families.
Related
Questions Hospital Staff Is Asking That RTLS Tech Answers
The article explains how real-time location systems (RTLS), using technologies like RFID and Bluetooth, enable hospital staff—especially nurses—to efficiently track the precise locations of patients, equipment, and personnel in real time, thereby streamlining clinical workflows, reducing wait times, enhancing patient care, and automating routine tasks across large hospital campuses.
7 Tips to Improve Patient Flow in Hospitals
The article discusses how hospitals can enhance patient flow—the efficient movement of patients from arrival to discharge—by leveraging IoT technologies and strategies such as real-time location systems integrated with electronic health records, which reduce wait times, improve care quality, decrease costs, and increase staff satisfaction, exemplified by Oregon Medical Group's successful implementation of CenTrak's patient flow software to optimize workflow despite challenging facility layouts.
RTLS From A Clinical Perspective
The article discusses how Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) can alleviate the increased workload on clinical staff caused by nursing shortages by automating tasks such as locating medical equipment and logging activities, thereby improving efficiency, reducing non-value-added tasks, enhancing patient care time, and providing significant return on investment for healthcare systems, while emphasizing the importance of clinical staff buy-in for successful implementation.
The Secret to Gaining Staff Buy-In for RTLS
The article explains that gaining staff buy-in for Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) in healthcare hinges on clear communication to dispel myths and demonstrate benefits such as enhanced staff protection through discreet emergency alerts, improved efficiency via accurate location tracking and streamlined workflows, ultimately leading to faster patient response times and better documentation.
How RTLS Technology is Enhancing the Patient Experience - CenTrak
RTLS technology in healthcare automates documentation, enhances staff communication, and improves safety by tracking real-time locations of patients, staff, and equipment, thereby streamlining workflows, reducing delays, and enabling caregivers to spend more quality time with patients, ultimately enhancing the overall patient care experience.
RTLS From a Clinical Perspective
The article discusses how Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) can alleviate the increased workload on clinical staff caused by nursing shortages by automating routine tasks such as locating medical equipment and logging activities, thereby improving caregiver efficiency, enhancing patient interaction, and providing significant return on investment for healthcare systems, while emphasizing the importance of clinical staff buy-in for successful implementation.