HCTW news: Pittsburgh patient rooms go high-tech
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, August 28, 2008
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A Pennsylvania hospital is piloting a new identification system that aims to improve patient safety and enhance communication, according to the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is instituting the new iAware system, which allows hospitals to review electronically-captured clinical information. When a nurse, physician, or other staff member enters the patient's room, his or her ID badge triggers a display on a flat-screen monitor; the customized screen shows the staff person's name, photograph, and job title to the patient. It also displays customized patient information. For example, it could immediately show a physician the patient's weight, allergies, lab results, and vital signs during the past 12 hours.
The information presented can vary for each staff member who enters. A housekeeper, for instance, may see only the patient's name and any cautions, such as the fact that the patient wears eyeglasses so they will not be accidentally thrown out.
Source: Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle
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