Over the years, several skilled health facilities have increasingly adopted technology to increase safety, care and productivity.

It is only expected that, at crucial times like this, skilled nursing facilities facing several operational challenges would turn to the latest and most efficient technological trends to ease nurses’ burden and provide better and safer results.

This article will discuss four ways technology has dramatically impacted the nursing facility.

4 benefits of technology in skilled nursing facilities

1. Increased care coordination:

With the aid of monitoring technologies, access to information among multiple care providers has significantly increased; this helps eliminate grave errors and risks in the facilities, such as conflicting prescriptions and treatment.

2. Reduced human errors:

It is natural for nurses who work long hours to have a high chance of making repeated mistakes such as wrong rate, wrong dose, and pump setting errors.

Technological equipment like the automated IV pump offers ways to correct such errors. The machine is designed to deliver only a prescribed amount of fluid at specified rates, reducing the chance of nurses making errors in the quantity, duration, and speed of administering fluid.

EHRS also significantly reduces bedside errors as it ensures readily available data and prevents duplication of tests or delays in treatment.

3. Using AIs to prevent severe injuries from falling:

 Artificial intelligence has dramatically revolutionized many fields, including health systems; with AI, healthcare facilities have reduced the alarming rate of falls among older people globally.

AIs can be set to identify factors and conditions that contribute to a fall, like tracking a patient’s walking speed, gait, and balance, which are vital indicators of the likelihood of a fall. Staff can intervene if anything from the AIs observation seems not in place.

4. Using real-time location systems RTLS to improve care efficiency:

The Real Time Location System or RTLS is used to locate or track a person’s location like a GPS.

Nursing facilities that have adopted RTLS to track their patients’ movement have significantly improved the quality and quantity of care.

RTLS allows staff to keep track of all patients throughout the facility, turning their attention to those at risk of falling or needing immediate attention.The RTLS can have a wireless emergency call button on the patient, like a watch, bandage, or bracelet, and can quickly alert the staff when needed.

Wrap up

In conclusion, as the healthcare industry continues to grow under the influence of technology, it spells out a better future for long-term skilled nursing facilities.

And implementing the efficiency of these technological systems in our health facilities is not a luxury but an apt necessity for the benefit of the patients and staff members. For educational blogs for your business reach out to DianaRangaves.com