Technology helps enhance surveillance monitoring and patient experience
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
SAN JOSE, Calif.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical
communication and workflow solutions, today announced that Wake Forest
Baptist Health deployed Vocera technology at a second hospital, Wake
Forest Baptist Health Davie Medical Center, to improve clinical
workflows, enhance patient surveillance, and elevate patient and staff
experience.
In response to The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert on the safe use
of opioids in hospitals, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center initiated
surveillance monitoring as the standard for most patients.
Integration between the hospital’s patient monitors and the Vocera
system was critical to the surveillance program. This interoperability
enabled direct and contextual notifications to be sent to the patient’s
nurse when vital signs cross alarm thresholds for specified duration,
which triggers timely patient assessment and treatment if indicated.
Alarm thresholds and durations are set to help reduce alarm fatigue.
Alarm notifications sent directly to a care team member, rather than
incessantly sounding in a patient’s room, help create a quieter, more
healing environment.
Interoperability is a key component of the communication strategy at
Wake Forest Baptist Health. Davie Medical Center is integrating the
Vocera solution with the hospital’s nurse call systems and patient
monitors. Using staff assignments and intelligent workflow design, the
Vocera software prioritizes alerts from these systems and sends
contextual notifications to clinicians via their preferred mobile
devices. The Vocera software can integrate with more than 140 clinical
and operational systems, helping improve patient care, safety and
experience.
“It’s exciting to see how Wake Forest is expanding Vocera technology to
transform care and improve both patient and staff experiences,” said
Brent Lang, president and CEO of Vocera. “It is a great example of how
intelligent integrations can help build real-time health systems.”
About Vocera
The mission of Vocera Communications, Inc. is to simplify and improve
the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while enabling
hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency. In
2000, when the company was founded, we began to forever change the way
care teams communicate. Today, Vocera continues to offer the leading
platform for clinical communication and workflow. More than 1,700
facilities worldwide, including nearly 1,500 hospitals and healthcare
facilities, have selected our solutions for team members to text
securely using smartphones or make calls with our hands-free, wearable
Vocera Badge. Interoperability between Vocera and more than 140 clinical
and operational systems helps reduce alarm fatigue, speed up staff
response times, and improve patient care, safety and experience. In
addition to healthcare, Vocera is at home in luxury hotels, aged care
facilities, nuclear facilities, libraries, retail stores and more.
Vocera makes a difference in any industry where workers are on the move
and need to connect instantly with team members and access resources or
information quickly. In 2017, Vocera made the list of Forbes 100 Most
Trustworthy Companies in America. Learn more at www.vocera.com,
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Shanna Hearon
Vocera Communications, Inc.
669.999.3368
shearon@vocera.com
