track, says Ms. Lund. Staff in the admitting area and the PACU also
have access to the in-room camera, so they can track the day's action
and plan care in their areas accordingly. That enhanced communica-
tion helps managers in several departments track the progress of cases
and make scheduling adjustments.
Tracy Helmer, RN, BSN, manager at Henderson (Nev.) Hospital
Outpatient Center, says pulling the video feed from another room gives
his docs a bird's-eye-view of another room. "If a doctor is working in
Room 1 and his next patient is being wheeled into in Room 2, we can
pull the video feed from Room 2 into Room 1 so that he can see when
that patient is in the room getting prepped," says Mr. Helmer.
On full display
Don't think of it as monitor shopping. These days a monitor should
not be purchased in isolation as a standalone component, says Seth
Sherman, MD, co-division director of sports medicine and associate
professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. "The monitor
is the final end piece of the puzzle — the display selected to let you
gain the greatest benefit from a carefully integrated video system,"
says Dr. Sherman.
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