Healthcare Leaders Turn to Interactive Patient Care Solutions to Engage
Patients and Deliver Efficiencies for Caregivers
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- HIMSS Annual Conference, Booth
#1920 -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., a leading provider of Interactive Patient
Care (IPC) solutions, today announced that the client community continued
to grow at record pace throughout the second half of 2007. The community is
comprised of healthcare providers that are committed to engaging patients
and families actively in the care process so that they are more informed,
involved and empowered to participate in their care.
Increasing consumerism, intensifying compliance requirements and the
growing importance of patient education in improving outcomes remain the
primary drivers for healthcare leaders to implement the GetWellNetwork(R)
PatientLife System(R). In addition, hospitals are finding significant value
in the solution's ability to help alleviate the administrative burdens of
caregivers while improving the consistency of care delivery throughout
their organizations.
"At Florida Hospital Altamonte, the GetWellNetwork solution is an
integral component to our ability to serve the needs of our patients," said
Jason Wells, director of the experience network at Florida Hospital
Altamonte. "Our operations team is thrilled that in just the first 45 days,
more than 470 non- clinical tasks have been routed to environmental
services, nutritional services and engineering, freeing the nurses to do
what they do best -- deliver whole person care to our patients. Nurse
Managers are reporting more than 50 percent fewer requests for nurses from
the call system."
More than a dozen hospitals have recently launched the GetWellNetwork
solution in their facilities or committed to implementations in 2008,
including:
-- Adventist Health System: Florida Hospital Altamonte (Fla.)
-- Ascension Health: Seton Medical Center Williamson (Texas)
-- Beaumont Hospitals: Beaumont Hospital, Troy (Mich.)
-- Catholic Health Initiatives: Saint Joseph's Hospital East (Ky.)
-- Children's National Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
-- Detroit Medical Center: Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Mich.)
-- Kish Health System: Kishwaukee Community Hospital (Ill.)
-- Medical University of South Carolina - Ashley River Tower (S.C.)
-- Saint Luke's Health System: Saint Luke's East-Lee Summit (Mo.)
-- Valley Medical Center (Wash.)
-- Virtua Health: Virtua Berlin Hospital (N.J.)
-- Virtua Health: Virtua Marlton Hospital (N.J.)
"Hospitals today are looking for innovative solutions to a number of
very serious challenges. Beyond patient entertainment options,
GetWellNetwork is proud of the impact our solution is having on the actual
delivery and coordination of patient care," said Michael O'Neil, Jr.,
founder and CEO of GetWellNetwork, Inc. "As our community grows, our focus
continues to be on helping hospitals engage patients in their own care and
working together to respond to important initiatives such as complying with
the timely delivery of pneumonia antibiotics. These are the issues that
have the biggest impact for hospitals and ultimately for patients."
The GetWellNetwork system empowers patients and families by placing
them at the center of their own care experience. The system turns the
television in the patient room into an interactive resource during a
hospital stay. By using a wireless keyboard, touch screen or handheld
device, patients can interact with the system to access valuable education,
communication and entertainment tools directly at the bedside.
GetWellNetwork, Inc. is exhibiting the PatientLife System at the HIMSS
Annual Conference on February 24-28 at booth #1920. The GetWellNetwork
community will also be gathering for GetConnected2008 -- GetWellNetwork
Users Conference on April 6-8, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The event will be
the industry's first conference focused on the impact of Interactive
Patient Care solutions on today's healthcare environment.
About GetWellNetwork, Inc.
GetWellNetwork, Inc. is a leading provider of Interactive Patient Care
(IPC) solutions. In partnership with thought leading hospitals and
healthcare systems, the company delivers innovative technology and services
to drive optimal patient outcomes. Empowering patients as active
participants in the healthcare process, IPC solutions are patient-centric
applications delivered at the point-of-care to ensure the completion of
service and quality requirements, while driving new revenue opportunities
and operational efficiencies for healthcare providers. GetWellNetwork and
its clients have been widely acknowledged by the healthcare community. In
2007, the GetWellNetwork solution received the exclusive endorsement of the
American Hospital Association (AHA). GetWellNetwork, Inc. headquarters are
in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, please call 877.MEET.GWN or
visit http://www.getwellnetwork.com.
Contact:
John Plunkett
703.795.9805
jplunkett@getwellnetwork.com
Pauline Louie
781.684.0770
getwellnetwork@schwartz-pr.com
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