Smartphones Increase Patient and Nurse Satisfaction
Coming soon to a hospital near you: nurses with mobile technology. And for patients at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and Sarasota Memorial Hospital smartphones are already in use. In Minnesota, the phones have created a direct line between patients and nurses. Prior to adopting the technology, patients would ring their call button which someone at the nurse's station would answer. Then the patient request would be relayed to their specific nurse via pager. With this method, patients could be waiting upwards of 10 minutes for a response. With the new system, patient requests are answered almost instantaneously. For more information, click here.
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