Press Release
St. Clair Hospital Replaces Scheduling System with Versus RTLS
(Traverse City, Michigan, December 7, 2010) – St. Clair Hospital
Outpatient Surgery Center in Pittsburgh, PA has selected the Versus Advantages Real-time Locating System (RTLS) from
Versus Technology, Inc. (Versus, PINKSHEETS: VSTI) to improve nurse-to-patient assignment and continue automated nurse call
cancellation functionality throughout the 34,000 sq. ft. same-day surgical
center. The center anticipates an increase in patient volume and looked to RTLS
automation to enhance workflow processes.
Versus has provided location information, call cancellation and patient flow to St.
Clair for many years. This was primarily to automate a separate system (part
nurse call, part scheduling) provided by a nurse call vendor that no longer
fully supports the product. The
Working with Intelligent Electronic Systems, Inc. (IES), the
local Pittsburgh GE Telligence dealer, Versus
designed a new solution for St.
Clair which utilizes much of their existing RTLS network, retains
well-liked features from their old system and automates several additional
features to improve patient care and efficiency. The most notable of these
features is Versus’ new Schedule View, which offers caregivers a consolidated
view of scheduled appointments and other applicable data. It can be sorted by
provider or date, allowing users to filter information relevant to their own
responsibilities. This view is an extension of Versus’ Enterprise View, which
provides real-time, Glance-and-Go™ clinical information on
Floorplans, List Views, Wait Views, etc.
Versus automates nurse-to-patient assignments based on a nurse’s
physical presence in the patient room. However, St. Clair’s process required
assignment of nurses to patients the night
before based on the patient’s acuity and the nurse’s expertise or skill
level. The current day’s appointments
and assignments are then displayed in a single view. St. Clair’s current system
was not equipped to address their pre-staffing requirement, so Versus developed
and delivered this capability. Versus receives an inbound HL7 message from St. Clair’s Account Manager Patient Financial Management system which
allows current scheduling procedures to be maintained while extending
necessary features for nurse pre-assignment and automated nurse notification
upon patient arrival.
Additionally, St. Clair’s staff will transition from relying on
nurse call lights to determine patient readiness to the web-based Versus
Advantages solution. This allows all staff, including those in other
departments like radiology or surgery, to determine patient readiness and room
availability. Staff will continue to benefit from real-time locating of
patients, staff and equipment, as well as wait time alerts and the traditional
automated nurse registry and call cancellation that results from Versus’
integration to any nurse call system.
Versus is working closely with St. Clair’s HIS staff (contracted Allscripts employees) and IES to finalize the
workflow process that will drive their
About St. Clair Hospital
St. Clair Hospital is an independent, acute care facility that
provides advanced, high quality health care to more than 400,000 residents of
southwestern Pennsylvania. With 525 physicians and more than 2,000 employees,
St. Clair is the largest employer in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. Providing
virtually every health care service that residents might need throughout their
lives, the Hospital combines advanced technologies with exceptional medical
expertise to ensure that the community’s health needs are met. For more
information, please visit www.stclair.org.
About IES
IES is a life safety sales and service company. They provide
Fire Alarm Systems, Nurse Call Systems, CCTV/Security Systems, Access Control
Systems, and Fire Alarm Testing/Service Agreements. IES has been chosen by GE
Healthcare above all others as their preferred healthcare communication systems
company in
About
Versus Technology, Inc.
Established in 1988, Versus
Technology, Inc. specializes in real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare. Used for
enterprise patient
tracking, bed
management, asset tracking, and nurse call automation, Versus Advantages™ improves patient
flow and
documentation of caregiver and patient interactions, while enhancing
communication and efficiency. Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital
Association, the Versus Advantages infrared (IR) and Active RFID solution is responsible for
clinical-grade location and automation at a number of hospitals, clinics and
long-term care facilities worldwide. To learn more about Versus Technology,
Inc. (Pink Sheets: VSTI.PK), our technology and client successes, visit www.versustech.com and take the Advantages
Tour.
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release may include forward-looking statements which “bespeak caution,” and
which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The statements are
made only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation
to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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