Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Hot Technology Supplement - April 2018

Outpatient Surgery Magazine, providing current information on Surgical Services, Surgical Facility Administration, Outpatient Surgery News and Trends, OR Excellence and more.

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tool, points out Ms. Mentz. "It lets you look at the patient's health history and make decisions right away about whether or not they'll be cleared for surgery," she says. Platforms that allow you to send customiz- able messages can be used to tell patients to delay their trip to your facility if the day's schedule is running late or use an alternate route on their way in if traffic is snarling the main roads. Your patients will appreciate that real-time messaging, says Ms. Mentz. Making a connection Carmine Simone, MD, FRCSC, FCCP, helped implement an automated patient communication system at Toronto (Canada) East General 1 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • A P R I L 2 0 1 8 viscotcs@viscot.com • www.viscot.com • 800.221.0658 contact us for your free custom proof Improve communication - Reduce Errors 61% of sentinel events are caused by communication failures* *The Joint Commission Viscot Medical Communication Boards • Free customization • Disinfectant safe • No Minimums Your surgery is tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.

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