Locating with purpose.
Across healthcare settings there is a common goal to improve the experience for staff, clinicians and patients while keeping everyone safe. At the same time, facilities are working to lower costs while delivering better care.
Real-time locating should have a purpose. More than tracking people and things, the most valuable real-time location systems (RTLS) deliver a person-centered experience through utility that supports productivity and safety. Sonitor’s real-time location systems (RTLS) revolutionize and automate clinical operations that help hospitals address a variety of everyday use cases to increase productivity, improve staff and patient experiences, and reduce costs. As a result, the application of real-time locating fuels effective care delivery, supports a culture of safety, and enhances patient and staff experience. And, by addressing a range of use cases with accurate, adaptive and responsive technology, clinical teams are empowered to focus on what matters most – delivering quality healthcare.
Nurses are in constant motion which demands technology that can keep up with their routines. Sonitor develops flexible locating solutions that move at the speed of a nurse to support many use cases that automate manual tasks, simplify workflow, and keep staff safe leading to effective care delivery.
Read more below about the use cases enabled by Sonitor real-time locating solutions and let us know how we can help.
Locating that Moves at the Speed of a Nurse™
It is widely known that healthcare workers continue to experience high levels of burnout and one contributing factor is the violence they face in the workplace. The right real-time locating solution supports effective duress calling coverage that helps you build a culture of safety. During a moment of duress, the Sonitor Staff Safety and Duress application allows hospital staff to call discreetly, locate accurately, and respond faster. And, because they feel safe, everyone can work confidently.
Staff Duress and Safety
Nurse Call Integration
Nurse call systems offer critical communication and workflow support for care teams. They can have a broader effect with automation provided by an integration to Sonitor RTLS. Remove manual tasks such as call cancellation, call escalation and rounding documentation. Enhance care team collaboration with visualization of staff location, by role, across the unit. Enrich reporting with high-quality locating data that adds valuable context for ongoing continuous improvement.
Asset Management
The movement of hospital equipment frequently results in misplacement which presents operational challenges and increasing costs. Sonitor Asset Management helps hospitals track, manage and optimize the utilization of moveable equipment. High-precision zonal locating assists staff with the reduction of excess equipment rentals, completion of inventory management, acceleration of equipment maintenance, and compliance with Joint Commission requirements.
Patient Flow
Patient throughput affects hospitals in many ways including resource utilization, timeliness of care delivery, and capacity management, all of which have the potential to increase costs and lower patient satisfaction. Sonitor RTLS optimizes patient flow in critical areas such as the emergency department and the surgical suite with automation that alleviates some of the burden for staff. The support from real-time locating simplifies patient and room status management, minimizes wait times and elopement, and ultimately improves resource utilization, patient experience, and financial returns..
Smart Rooms
The wave of IoT devices and systems entering hospitals continues to grow due to the positive effect on outcomes, operations, and care delivery. Adding RTLS from Sonitor to patient rooms advances the staff and patient experience with automation and connectivity. Integrations with patient engagement applications and nurse call systems keep patients and clinical leadership informed about encounters with caregivers through in-room displays and reporting. The combination of reliable location data with smart bed and ADT data automates patient discharge and the identification of empty or dirty rooms resulting in more efficient EVS teams and faster room turnover.
Infection Control
Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) present a severe threat to patient outcomes, plus they are costly to healthcare systems. Hand Hygiene compliance monitoring and Contact Tracing powered by Sonitor real-time locating solutions help to track infection control measures and potential infection exposure, down to the individual. Reduce the spread of HAIs and ease reporting requirements with accurate and easy-to-use RTLS that provides comprehensive surveillance, dashboarding and reporting..
Environmental Monitoring
Automated temperature monitoring and reporting with programmable alerts for accurate temperature ranges. Continuous environmental and temperature monitoring eliminates the manual process of checking temperatures and recording them for compliance, therefore improving staff efficiency.
