Effective communication in nursing is central to providing top-quality patient care. Nurses communicate with patients to understand their health issues, and they provide them with the care and compassion needed for recovery. Accomplishing effective communication with patients directly impacts patient health outcomes, and it has far-fetched implications when carried out ineffectively. As such, effective communication … Continued
Handoff communication occurs when a patient is transitioned from one care setting to another. Communication is central to handoffs, and clinical staff are expected to share comprehensive details about the patient’s health to the next care provider in charge. During handoff, sensitive information is passed in real time to another care provider during changes in … Continued
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) scrutinizes hospital readmission rates across the U.S. each year, and it levies financial penalties on organizations that overshoot acceptable hospital readmission rates. As healthcare systems across the country embark on a journey to introduce patient-centric models to their organizations, they must align their resources with ever-changing regulations … Continued
As the outbreak of Coronavirus spreads rapidly, with new cases being confirmed in different parts of the globe, one can’t undermine the importance of rapid dissemination of information related to patient care. Rapid dissemination is especially crucial in unprecedented situations like this, where deadly viruses, such as Coronavirus (COVID-19), present themselves with symptoms similar to … Continued
At many points in a hospital’s functioning, workflow touches the outcome. The problem facing much of healthcare though is that the established workflow for alerting and messaging physicians is broken. What are ways for improving scheduling doctors? What are the potential impacts from improvement? Improving hospital workflow is hindered due to poor on call scheduling Scheduling … Continued
We at OnPage received an interesting request for Sarah Carter a 5th year Ph.D. in the clinical psychology program at George Mason. Her focus of study is on PTSD, stress, suicide, military couples and social support. Given the importance of Sarah’s subject matter and the critical need for better mental health services in the Army, OnPage gave … Continued
OnPage recently announced the release of an enhanced version of the OnPage pager application for iPhone and Android devices. The added new features headlined by message forwarding will provide users with strengthened security and reliability for their mobile communication needs. The new release will also provide greater flexibility and customization capabilities to meet the specific … Continued
To Read The Entire Press Release Click Here Onset Technology, creator of the OnPage Pager Replacement and Priority Messaging Application, releases new version with security and efficiency enhancing features such as Remote Wipe, Contact Sync, Message Forwarding and New Ringtones OnPage announced today the release of an enhanced version of the OnPage pager application for … Continued
OnPage: For Dependable HIPAA Compliant Communication OnPage announced today that SJH Cardiology Associates selected OnPage for dependable HIPAA compliant communication and encrypted messaging among their MDs and Staff, across a variety of smartphones. OnPage provides SJH with reliable and secure communication that protects patient information, and automatically notifies the sender when the message was delivered … Continued
Total Connections Uses OnPage to Ensure Medical Communications are HIPAA Compliant Business Situation Bill Campbell, President and founder of Total Connections, LLC, was fielding increasing requests from his healthcare, EMT, and law enforcement clients to help reduce the cost of their secure pager systems. Solution OnPage provided Total Connections with the reliability, … Continued
