Wachter’s NOVA VPO Solution Alleviates Healthcare Staffing Woes

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. [...]

NOVA Ranks as a Top 10 Patient Safety Solution

NOVA Enables Patient Safety, Staff Optimization, & Curbing COVID-19 Mount Laurel, NJ — NOVA enables patient safety with its rich patient monitoring features developed by Wachter Healthcare Solutions. Because NOVA (Nursing Observation and Virtual Assistant) provides for constant monitoring of patients in hospitals, Wachter Healthcare Solutions is recognized as a top 10 patient safety solution provider by Healthcare Tech Outlook. [...]

Nursing Management Congress Recap: How NOVA is Used to Fight COVID-19

Nursing Management Congress 2020 took place virtually last week and many attendees had one thing on their mind: how can I best help my patients recover from the COVID-19 pandemic? [...]

Financial Relief is Possible with VPO Technology NOVA

No one could have imagined the type of destruction COVID-19 would bring to the country. [...]

Preparing for the Future with NOVA

We all know turning back the hands of time is an impossible feat. But is it possible to use the past to prepare for the future? It most certainly is. The current COVID-19 crisis has revealed the importance of ensuring that the healthcare industry is properly suited for future pandemics. As a nation, it is our responsibility to be well-prepared to handle an attack of this degree. [...]

How we Defeat this Pandemic with Healthcare Technology

Like a thief in the night, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has stolen the lives of so many so quickly. In our lifetimes, a pandemic of this proportion has never before swept the nation with such extreme destruction. [...]

How NOVA Can Curb the Need for PPE During the Coronavirus Pandemic

As Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc across the country, a severe shortage in supplies is becoming a major concern among healthcare workers. Without the necessary supplies such as sanitizers, gloves, and masks, it becomes exceedingly difficult to reduce the spread of infection to other patients and staff. Doctors and nurses nationwide are resorting to creating makeshift masks or reusing equipment in an effort to maintain infection control practices amid this crisis. [...]

NOVA and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Pandemic. Mere sight of the word ignites fear, panic, and concern. It is during these times that healthcare professionals worldwide share a common responsibility to head toward the fire while everyone else runs away. With the rapid rise of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the epicenter of media today, the need for reliable options to help prevent Coronavirus from spreading and maintain the health and safety of patients and staff is evident. [...]