In our increasingly technological world, data is everywhere. The procurement, analysis, and usage of data provides smart solutions to people everywhere. But how do we jump from numbers and letters to actual decision-making? [...]
Actionable Data Increases Patient Care with NOVA
- October 12th, 2022
- Patient Safety, Nursing, Patient Monitoring System, HIPAA, Technology Integration, Staffing, Digital Transformation
Today’s healthcare climate is continuously evolving. As hospitals and medical clinics continue to place an emphasis on premiere patient care in the most efficient ways possible, they’re seeing the universal need for tools that will work alongside of their staff and administration to accomplish those goals. [...]
NOVA Solution Launches Market Need for Data Visualization Dashboards
- October 12th, 2022
- Patient Safety, Nursing, Managed Service Provider, Patient Monitoring System, HIPAA, Digital Transformation
Four robust data visualization reports within the NOVA product align organizations to allocate resources and the best quality care. MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (October 13, 2022) -- NOVA, a Wachter Healthcare product, announces its commitment to provide healthcare organizations with the ability to make more data-driven decisions, increase ROI and allow for optimal patient care. NOVA (Nursing Observation and Virtual Assistant) solution uses improved data visualization dashboards and delivers a user-friendly, streamlined reporting process which provides real-time, actionable data for hospital staff. Healthcare initiatives and priorities for the acute level of patient observation may require a centralized opportunity to provide necessary intervention periods, tracking and insights for staff by leveraging feature enhancements to the NOVA product line with visualization dashboards. [...]
NOVA Virtual Patient Monitoring: Creative Use Cases Beyond Falls
- April 20th, 2022
- Patient Safety, Nursing, Patient Monitoring System, Staffing
Hospitals increasingly depend on virtual patient monitoring solutions — like NOVA — to help prevent patient falls and decrease the cost of 1:1 patient sitter programs. But NOVA’s virtual patient observation solutions can impact so many other staffing and patient care goals across the hospital. [...]
Wachter’s NOVA VPO Solution Alleviates Healthcare Staffing Woes
- January 6th, 2022
- Nursing, Coronavirus, News, Patient Monitoring System, Staffing
As struggles with staff shortages, nurse burnout, and increasing numbers of patients become prominent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wachter’s NOVA (Nursing Observation and Virtual Assistant) can alleviate staffing issues, ensuring increased safety and security for patients and healthcare professionals.Among other safety issues, NOVA can reduce dependence on 1:1 patient sitters, protecting at-risk patient populations while optimizing staff allocation. Every year between 700,000 and 1,000,000 patients fall in hospitals, with nearly one-third of these falls being considered preventable. With hospitals facing staffing shortages, a robust monitoring system helps ensure patient safety while allowing one technician to safely monitor up to 12 patients at a time. [...]
Wachter and SDVOSB Partner Colossal Awarded IDIQ To Provide TeleCare Companion Solutions to VA Facilities
- November 23rd, 2021
- News
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (November 11, 2021) -- Wachter Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of virtual patient observation solutions and maker of NOVA (Nursing Observation and Virtual Assistant), today announced that it — in partnership with Colossal Contracting, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) — was named an awardee of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). [...]
How to Combat Nurse Burnout, Improve Employee Retention with Healthcare Technology
- April 9th, 2021
- Patient Safety, Nursing
What is Nurse Burnout? COVID-19 brought healthcare burnout to the forefront of conversation as hospitals everywhere faced staffing shortages and fought to encourage staff retention. Nurses experience daily challenges like patients who fall, aggressive patients or visitors, long hours with back-to-back shifts, difficult surgeries, death, exposure to COVID-19, and more. These are a few of many factors leading to nurse burnout. [...]
Healthcare Partnership Improves Patient Safety in VA Medical Centers
- April 8th, 2021
- Fall Prevention, Patient Safety, News, Behavioral Health
Partnership Leverages Innovative Patient Safety Solution to Improve Patient Care for Veterans Mount Laurel, NJ — Caring for America's veterans includes improving their care and safety as patients in Veterans Affairs (VA) and Indian Health Service (IHS) hospitals and medical centers. [...]
Supporting Patient Care, Staffing Efforts with New NOVA Partnership
- April 7th, 2021
- Patient Safety, Nursing, News, Patient Monitoring System, Staffing
Wachter Healthcare Solutions, Cross Country Healthcare Team Up to Support Patient Care Efforts Using VPO Technology Mount Laurel, NJ — Wachter Healthcare Solutions, a leader in virtual patient observation technology, is partnering with Cross Country Healthcare to place observation technicians and leading-edge remote patient monitoring solution NOVA in hospitals. [...]
CMO Summit 2021 Recap: Remote Patient Monitoring & Impact on Hospitals
- March 2nd, 2021
- Fall Prevention, Patient Safety, Patient Monitoring System
Wachter Healthcare Solutions Discusses Patient Safety, Clinical Issues, & Staff Optimization at CMO Summit 2021 When it comes to the future of patient care in hospitals, remote patient monitoring serves as an important asset. [...]