Studies show that patients who feel better and are more relaxed, recover faster, and with hospital staff often stretched to their breaking points, comfort can be harder to prioritize over more urgent medical needs.
But health care technology is getting smarter, and is improving patient care and satisfaction in cost effective ways. Applications such as Schneider's Clinical Environment Optimization helps hospitals save energy and improve patient comfort by automatically adjusting room conditions and reducing energy based on room occupancy identified in the hospitals admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) system.
The patient experience is also being transformed through "smart room" technology. Mobile apps are allowing patients to control simple comforting measures like room temperature, drawing blinds, controlling entertainment or dimming lights - leaving nurses and other staff to focus on interpersonal care.
World leaders in visibility solutions for health care, STANLEY Healthcare, teamed up with Schneider to create Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) solutions that talk to the building maintenance systems (BMS) and security systems to provide a new level of actionable intelligence.
STANLEY Healthcare's innovative AeroScout RTLS technology with Schneider's internet of things-enabled digital hospital platform (EcoStruxure for Healthcare) gives the ability to leverage advanced analytics to monitor the status and location of patients, staff and critical medical equipment which enables health care professionals to make better decisions, improve operations, and provide higher-quality patient care.
Sagi Geva, director of acute care solutions for STANLEY Healthcare, explains the far-reaching impact that new data sources are having on health care: "Hospitals everywhere are facing demands to care for more patients while also improving each patient's experience. 'Doing more of the same' won't achieve either goal. What we're doing with Schneider Electric is equipping hospitals with new insights so that they can rethink how care is delivered to improve efficiency and quality at the same time."