How might it affect a particular population and/or geographic region? IBM and UPMC first launched the smart rooms. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is now integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors' offices and outpatient sites, long-term care facilities and a major health insurance services division, and in collaboration with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of health care and developed internationally renowned programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopedics and sports medicine, among others. UPMC is commercializing its medical and technological expertise by nurturing new companies, developing strategic business
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The patients are more involved in their care. They have access to the MyStation which provides numerous activities and features to navigate through. Educational videos about their scheduled procedures are available to patients. They basically have control of the whole room and take charge of their care.
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Patient’s Vantage Point/Perspective: With the implementation of smart room technology, patients are instantly provided with entry and exit identification, which enables patients to be informed of exactly who enters and exits their rooms. In addition, with smart room technology, patients are also better educated. To further explicate, smart room technology provides patients with enlightening technological devices, which educates patients on the core qualities of improving their overall health (NCH Healthcare, 2015).
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In fact, smart room technology also increases patient safety, while better organizing significant patient data. For example, smart room technology provides better medication distribution, which allows the work of auto program infusion pumps to assist with ensuring that the nursing medication administration rights are accurate and correct. Similarly, vital sign monitors scan patient vitals to the patients’ medical record, immediately after a vital sign reading. In addition, smart rooms also alert the nurse on a personal nurse pager when patient care is immediately needed. Likewise, smart room technology also provides electronic door notifications that alert all healthcare providers about patient safety measures, such as allergies or fall risks (NCH Healthcare, 2015). With the smart room documentation time is also reduced and more time is spent with patients increasing their satisfaction with care. The alerting system of the smart room is also top notch and helps to prevent lots of potential falls and nurses get to patients on time. The smart room also improves workflow and streamline patient information. The smart room eliminates the need to use or carry around so many gadgets and all because everything one needs is in the room and at our
The patients are more involved in their care. They have access to the MyStation which provides numerous activities and features to navigate through. Educational videos about their scheduled procedures are available to patients. They basically have control of the whole room and take charge of their care.
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Patient’s Vantage Point/Perspective: With the implementation of smart room technology, patients are instantly provided with entry and exit identification, which enables patients to be informed of exactly who enters and exits their rooms. In addition, with smart room technology, patients are also better educated. To further explicate, smart room technology provides patients with enlightening technological devices, which educates patients on the core qualities of improving their overall health (NCH Healthcare, 2015).
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In fact, smart room technology also increases patient safety, while better organizing significant patient data. For example, smart room technology provides better medication distribution, which allows the work of auto program infusion pumps to assist with ensuring that the nursing medication administration rights are accurate and correct. Similarly, vital sign monitors scan patient vitals to the patients’ medical record, immediately after a vital sign reading. In addition, smart rooms also alert the nurse on a personal nurse pager when patient care is immediately needed. Likewise, smart room technology also provides electronic door notifications that alert all healthcare providers about patient safety measures, such as allergies or fall risks (NCH Healthcare, 2015). With the smart room documentation time is also reduced and more time is spent with patients increasing their satisfaction with care. The alerting system of the smart room is also top notch and helps to prevent lots of potential falls and nurses get to patients on time. The smart room also improves workflow and streamline patient information. The smart room eliminates the need to use or carry around so many gadgets and all because everything one needs is in the room and at our