SurgeryStreamlined Workflow Makes Caregiving Efficient
Providing care in the Surgical department includes many interrelated steps; causing this area to be particularly vulnerable to inefficiencies. Responder systems can assist in interlining the parts of these steps - to keep the department moving forward. Process buttons created with Responder can help move patients through surgery as effectively as possible, by expediting a communication between the check-in desk, AM admitting, OR, PACU or SSU. During a needs assessment, Rauland will help you identify key areas for workflow improvement.
The system simplifies these activities and more:
- Patient has been escorted back to pre-op
- RN is ready for the anesthesiologist to conduct interview
- Patient is prepped and ready to be taken back to OR
- Patient is almost done in OR and needs a PACU room
- Bay or OR is dirty and needs to be cleaned. (Because of high bed turnover, cleaning efficiencies are a top priority in the surgical department. Responder's process buttons standardize and speed up cleaning.)
Quiet, Yet Complete Communication
Responder process buttons eliminate phone calls between the care team, leading to a quieter Surgical department. This adds calmness to a very stressful position - a calm not lost on the patients healing and overall experience.
By also having large LCD sensor board monitors within the department displaying the patients history and current information, your staff can communicate with each other efficiently and effectively. You can track the patient's pre-op status, patient history, consent, pre-op labs, anesthesiologist, pre-op medication and so many other items clearly within the software application. For a example of Responder applications, read the success story of Provident St. Vincents Hospital in Portland, OR. |
