According to the most recent Medicare cost reports in the American Hospital Directory, there are roughly 156.5 million combined annual patient days at hospitals throughout the United States. Nearly 5% of hospitalized patients experience an adverse drug event during their inpatient stay, as stated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Synchronized clocks from Primex can help build stronger medication administration routines for a higher level of patient safety.
There’s no denying the importance of patient satisfaction for every hospital or healthcare facility. Surely, striving for positive patient health outcomes is the number one goal, but patient satisfaction and experience can play an integral role in ensuring that happens.
Primex OneVue® solutions can improve any new building. From large-yet-segmented hospitals and schools to wide-open warehouses and transit centers, Primex technology can help strengthen timeliness, safety, and communication. But before these solutions can get to work, they often need to be included in new building plans that construction firms put together.
How many beeps, dings, and buzzes do you and your staff hear every day within your healthcare facility? Whether or not these sounds signal necessary actions vital to patient care or daily operations, the amount can be overbearing. The abundance of these sounds can cause alarm fatigue, which desensitizes staff and puts patient health at risk.
Keeping activities on time can be vital within any facility, be it a school, hospital, pharmacy, or warehouse. Healthcare patients sometimes require and always deserve to receive on-time care. Classes and tests that start on time can help to make students feel less rushed. Warehouse product line or transit center efficiency is best when employees work cohesively under synchronized time.
The timely deliverance of care plays an essential role in many aspects of the healthcare industry. Seeing patients on time can maximize a schedule’s allotment, which helps generate more revenue for the hospital or health system. Avoiding long wait times or constant reschedules can also improve patient satisfaction, contributing to increased reimbursement rates if HCAHPS scores are high.
Even though — at the time of writing, at least — inflation appears to be slowly relenting, American individuals and industries have felt the wrath of higher prices for goods and services since 2021. The healthcare industry is no exception.
Keeping the integrity of controlled environments is vital in numerous aspects of healthcare. Whether protecting patients during operations, preventing the spread of infection from isolation areas, or safeguarding vaccines and medications in refrigerators, healthcare staff need to ensure proper conditions for safety and compliance.
While some care tasks are best left to the hands of a professional, there are still others within a healthcare setting that can be automated for an easier day. Explore how Primex OneVue® automated monitoring technology can help.
MRI machines are an integral tool physicians use to assist with diagnosing patients and determining treatment options and efficacy. These machines also play a vital part in contributing to a facility’s net income, whether for a hospital, health system, or stand-alone imaging center. With nearly 40 million scans annually in the U.S., MRI machines are said to account for up to 37% of hospitals’ profits.
