Peninsula Regional Medical Center adopts digital patient rounding technology

Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., implemented CipherHealth’s Orchid, a real-time digital rounding technology solution.

Advertisement

The solution can be used to perform rounds on patients and assess all parts of the hospital, including pain management, nutrition and food services and environment and housekeeping.

The hospital deployed the technology to improve staff hand hygiene compliance and reduce infection rates. The initial deployment was a success and the hospital decided to implement the solution for patient rounding as well. The hospital is the first hospital in Maryland to implement the technology.

More articles on health IT:
UC San Diego Health, UC Irvine Health begin sharing single Epic EMR
AMA President Dr. David Barbe: ‘We are fighting to prevent IT vendors from blocking information’
CliniComp offers to drop lawsuit if VA conducts ‘bona fide’ assessment of its EHR

Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit is the top tier event that the people leading the future of pharmacy convene. This 3-day event is built specifically for Chief Pharmacy Officers and senior pharmacy leaders. The sessions examine the workforce, financial and clinical priorities shaping pharmacy today. Becker’s is where candid discussions flourish and new ideas thrive. Becker's 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit

Advertisement

Next Up in Health IT

Advertisement

Comments are closed.