The committee will work to identify new best practices using communication tools as well as develop protocols for notifications, alerts and beta testing.
The committee includes executives from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System, George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and TigerText. Jonathan Slotkin, MD, medical director of Geisinger In Motion, will serve as the committee chair. The committee will meet every quarter.
“Geisinger leverages TigerText as the communication platform for our care teams, and secure messaging is key to our mobile strategy,” said Dr. Slotkin. “We plan to use this opportunity to document patient safety protocols for key events. Most importantly, as we embrace a new set of tools and processes, we want to ensure we optimize this moment to further enhance patient safety.”
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