The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is testing its newest installation of "smart rooms" in its facility, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
UPMC has a 32-inch flat screen monitor built into each of the 24 patients' rooms. From viewing the screen, patients are able to use a remote control to check e-mail, order blankets or get details about medical tests. An additional feature is that hospital employees' names and titles appear on the screen because of an ultrasound tag they wear, allowing patients to know the names and titles of who they are speaking with.
The smart rooms also have a second screen for nurses and physicians to use that pulls up real-time information about the patients and which allows them to chart and track medical notes electronically.
A third flat screen monitor is showcased at nurses' stations to replace the traditional dry boards. The monitor is controlled by a unit secretary and allows staff members to identify patient needs or patient-nurse assignments in an organized and private way.
Read the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report on smart rooms at UPMC.
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UPMC has a 32-inch flat screen monitor built into each of the 24 patients' rooms. From viewing the screen, patients are able to use a remote control to check e-mail, order blankets or get details about medical tests. An additional feature is that hospital employees' names and titles appear on the screen because of an ultrasound tag they wear, allowing patients to know the names and titles of who they are speaking with.
The smart rooms also have a second screen for nurses and physicians to use that pulls up real-time information about the patients and which allows them to chart and track medical notes electronically.
A third flat screen monitor is showcased at nurses' stations to replace the traditional dry boards. The monitor is controlled by a unit secretary and allows staff members to identify patient needs or patient-nurse assignments in an organized and private way.
Read the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report on smart rooms at UPMC.
Read other coverage about healthcare technology:
- Study: 94 Percent of Physicians Use Smartphones, 44 Percent Prefer iPhone
- "More Wired" Hospitals List Toughens Standards for 2010