The Vizabli Patient Smartboard: How It Improves Patient Engagement and Reduces Hospital Costs
In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the use of patient engagement technology within health care. These technologies are designed to empower and engage patients by providing them with real-time data, enabling them to make more informed decisions about their own healthcare.
By leveraging technology, patients can conveniently access their medical records and communicate with their healthcare professionals from anywhere and vice-versa. Additionally, this technology helps to reduce costs for both providers and patients.
According to the World Health Organization, “Patient engagement is increasingly recognized as an integral part of health care and a critical component of safe people-centered services. Resources may be better used if they are aligned with patients’ priorities, which is critical for the sustainability of health systems worldwide.”
The Vizabli Patient Smartboard is one example of how these technologies can elevate patient care and experience.
The Vizabli Patient Smartboard is an interactive touchscreen device mounted to a patient's room wall. This device enables health professionals to provide personalized care based on individual patient needs by allowing them or others involved in their care to review relevant clinical data quickly and accurately without having to search through paper files or digital databases.
Vizabli provides access to a video interpreter on every patient board in a facility. This module allows a clinician to select from 1 of over 250 languages, including sign language from various countries, and have on-demand language interpretation by a certified medical interpreter who can see, and be seen, in the room.
The Smartboard includes a number of features that help increase patient engagement, including:
An interactive whiteboard that allows clinicians to share information with patients and families in a visual way
A secure messaging system that enables providers to communicate directly with patients
A medication module that displays the medication image (if available), name, and next anticipated dosage date and time.
The ability to book appointments and request prescription refills directly from the Smartboard
A TV interface that gives patients access to entertainment and news channels
Adjustable brightness
Light mode/dark mode
Relaxation button that launches a default relaxation video
Drawing area
PACS viewer for displaying patient-related images
Staff visit log
Rounding documentation
Discharge goals
Vizabli Delivers Technology-based Virtual Nursing
Vizabli’s ACES solution provides the hardware and software necessary for virtual nursing. We can set up desktop tablets in a PBX or other central location and allow the virtual nurses to open a bi-directional video call to the patient with the patient smartboard installed.
Because our Nexus server is integrated with the facility EHR, Nurse Call, PACS, RTLS, Vitals Monitoring, and other systems, and because our patient smartboard do many other things, like displaying vitals, nurse call events, PACS images, etc., the virtual nurse or other clinicians can take remote control of the patient smartboard to zoom and annotate x-rays, display educational videos, and all the other features our solution provides.
We also partner to provide high-quality, pan-tilt-zoom cameras in the patient room that the clinician can control to zoom in on the patient's pupils, read telemetry from in-room devices, and provide tele-sitting with AI enhancements to prevent falls.
“Better care and better outcomes start with better visibility of real-time data and more time with patients”
The Vizabli Patient Smartboard allows healthcare professionals to collaborate with patients on decisions regarding treatment options while providing educational materials in a visual format that helps make complex topics easier to understand, furthering users’ levels of patient engagement.
This device can assist in reducing miscommunication between providers and patients as well as help eliminate unnecessary or duplicate tests due to a lack of accurate information sharing between providers or errors caused by manual tracking of data.
It streamlines administrative processes related to medical records management and improves overall efficiency in patient care delivery.
Research indicates that patient engagement technology, such as the Vizabli Patient Smartboard can lead to improved patient health outcomes due to its ability to facilitate better decision-making regarding medication usage and adherence.
Overall, patient engagement technology is becoming increasingly essential within the healthcare system due to its ability to streamline processes while simultaneously increasing patient satisfaction and improving communication between providers and patients.
The Vizabli Patient Smartboard is just one example of how this type of technology can be used within hospitals and other healthcare settings to greatly enhance the quality of patient care experience while reducing costs associated with traditional record keeping and communication methods procedures.
Contact Communication Communication today to learn how we can help your facility implement a plan for improved patient engagement!