Hospitals face unprecedented financial pressures these days—investment declines, rising expenses, lower patient volumes, increased competition and more—which challenge their ability to provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients within their communities. At the same time, pending legislation is expected to drive millions of formerly uninsured consumers into the health-care system. And in the next decade, millions of aging Baby Boomers will join the Medicare rolls. So paradoxically, in this era of tightened finances, medical centers must prepare to increase—not reduce—capacity. Hospitals can leverage RTLS/RFID technologies to wring efficiency out of existing resources and create capacity. Automated asset-, patient- and bed-management systems provide solutions to increase efficiency and unlock capacity. In this session, learn how Trident Health System has applied a comprehensive approach combining technology and process enhancements to improve patient flow and asset management.
Speaker:
Sherry Washington, RN, Director of Support Services and Patient Flow, Trident Health System