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Stay With Us to Make Your Bed Connected
Jitka Stranska, Managing Director LINET MEA
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ealthcare has undergone rapid development in recent decades. The development of science, technology, and techniques brings immense benefits. We can take care of patients who would not have a chance to survive in the past because new methods, technologies, and devices are available to doctors and nurses. On the other hand, this entails extraordinary demands - healthcare professionals have to cover and consume a large amount of information and work with technically advanced and complex devices. All of this is coupled with an extreme increase in the administrative agenda. In addition, despite all the progress, hospital-acquired complications have not disappeared. Falls remain one of the most serious risks, they cause health complications for patients, an increase in the work of health professionals, and raise the cost of hospitalization. The overload of health professionals is always a real threat that limits the functioning of health systems, not only during a pandemic. LINET's SafetyMonitor system provides benefits for all parties. The patient is safer because the risk of falls and injuries is reduced. The hospital staff, including nurses and doctors have online information about their patients clearly displayed on a monitor, tablet,
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DIGITIZATION AND INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION IN THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT CAN ELIMINATE THESE PROBLEMS. WE, AT LINET, HAVE JOINED THIS TREND. FOR INTEGRATION WITH THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT, OUR BEDS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SENSORS THAT CAN MONITOR SAFETY PARAMETERS, THE PRESENCE OF THE PATIENT ON THE BED, AND EVEN THE POSITION OF THE BED ITSELF. EVERYTHING IS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE STAFF, INCLUDING ALERTS THAT WARN OF RISKY SITUATIONS. RECORDS ARE THEN EVALUATED AND EXPORTED DIRECTLY TO HOSPITAL SYSTEMS.
or mobile phone. This increases their efficiency because they can schedule and organize their time better without becoming overloaded. Data analysis and evaluations are essential for good management and service which is why SafetyMonitor uses the HL7 v2 standard for transmitting messages. It can be connected to any 3rd party system (nurse call, HIS, etc.) compatible with HL7 v2. From a managerial point of view, financial benefits are also key. According to the meth-
