The Hospital of the Future

Some healthcare institutions are re-tooling the hospital work environment by integrating automated solutions and investing in remote monitoring and patient-wearable technology, leveraging advances in these areas to improve care, provide real-time data, and reduce inefficiencies in the existing care...

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Published inOncology issues Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 15 - 18
Main Author Patton, Amanda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York City SLACK INCORPORATED 01.03.2023
Subjects
Automation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COVID-19
Health care
Health care access
Health care policy
Home health care
Hospitals
Innovations
Labor shortages
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Pandemics
Patients
Telemedicine
Wearable computers
Work environment
Workforce
Workforce planning
Working conditions
United States > US
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Summary:Some healthcare institutions are re-tooling the hospital work environment by integrating automated solutions and investing in remote monitoring and patient-wearable technology, leveraging advances in these areas to improve care, provide real-time data, and reduce inefficiencies in the existing care environment. In a discussion on “Leveraging Automation and Patient-Worn Technology to Enhance Patient Care,” Angelo Venditti, DNP, RN, executive vice president for Patient Care, and chief nursing executive, Temple University Health System, and Michael Becker, RN, PhD, vice president and chief nursing executive, Masimo, talked about the role of patient-wearables and remote monitoring in the inpatient hospital setting and the potential for patient-worn technology to advance health. “Wearable technology, patches to gain information, is really where we need to go. Because it creates a diverse care environment where we can do so much more without shifting the patient from unit to unit or nurse to nurse. What will the hospital of the future look like? “[We], as a healthcare community, [will] no longer [be] spending $1 billion on a building but rather putting $250 million or $500 million into technology,” Venditti said. “Because while the workflow, and the flow, and the storage, and the office space of the building might be inadequate, I think we're not too far off from hospitals looking much smaller than they do today because of technology.
ISSN:1046-3356
2573-1777
DOI:10.3928/25731777-20230309-08