Jeron Releases Provider 790 Briefs on Nurse Call Solutions to Healthcare Issues

    CHICAGO, IL, August 16, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Today Myles Cochran, Director of Marketing at Jeron Electronic Systems, Inc., announced the release of the first five in a series of application briefs that explain how nurse call technology can address key issues facing acute care facilities. The briefs, written for a clinician audience, are organized by the specific and broad-reaching challenges of today's healthcare. Detailed in each brief are the solution-providing options and integrations available through the company's industry-leading Provider 790 nurse call platform.

"What makes these briefs different," according to Cochran "is that rather than listing all the features of our system that appeal to more technical audiences, such as a hospital's Bio-Med and IT groups, we're explaining to clinicians how Provider 790 nurse call addresses their needs. Within each key topic, the briefs explain the different options available from a caregiver perspective. There's often more than one option to address an issue and the briefs present the benefits of each option so that a facility can create a custom solution tailored to its specific needs."

When choosing the brief topics, Jeron examined the challenges staff face on a daily basis. How does the shortage of qualified nurses impact their work lives and the well being of their patients? What problems can the product solve for them?

Most healthcare executives are aware that beginning in 2014, the lowest quartile scores in hospital-acquired conditions will result in penalties of 1% on Medicare payments. "This allows us to demonstrate", said Cochran, "how Provider 790's tools can improve patient satisfaction HCAHPS scores." Richard Bankowitz, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Premier, Inc., in HealthLeaders Media Top Ten Quality Issues for 2013, adds a consumer perspective: "...hospitals want to get a sense of their overall safety within the entire organization and the public wants to understand that too."

The initial series addresses these specific areas of concern, along with the Provider 790 tools for achieving them:

Patient Safety: Fall Prevention Monitoring and Alerting
- Patient and Bed Monitoring
- Bathroom Features for Fall Prevention
- Automated Patient Rounding
- Wireless Notification

Code Blue Response: Streamlined Notification to Speed Response
- Centralized Notification
- Automated Overhead Pages
- Wireless Crash Team Alerts

HCAHPS Scores: Tools for Improving Patient Satisfaction Score
- Quiet and Timely Wireless Notification
- Improved Staff-to-Patient and Staff-to-Staff Communications
- Automated Rounding and Team Backup
- Bathroom Assist Notification
- Cross-Departmental Automated Workflow

Streamlined Operations: One-Touch Communication
- Facility-Wide Communications
- Automated Reminders for Outstanding Workflows
- Team Notification of Missed Workflows
- Hands-Free Communications
- Touchscreen Staff-to-Staff Communication

Team Nursing: Supporting a Caregiver's Passion for Patient Care
- Wireless Event Notification
- Integrated Patient Rounding
- Rerouting Events and Alerts to Available Caregivers
- Everywhere Access
- Automated P.A. Announcement for Emergency Events

The series is currently available through Jeron's network of certified Distributors or for download on the Jeron website.

ABOUT JERON ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: A leader in communications systems for the healthcare industry, Jeron Electronic Systems is the engineering and manufacturing force behind Provider nurse call systems. The Provider 680 and 790 nurse call systems, designed for a continuum of healthcare environments, facilitate communications, speed response times and integrate with a wide spectrum of alerting and notification technologies, all focused on delivering the highest levels of patient care. From its founding in 1965, Jeron has earned a solid reputation for innovation, quality and service. Jeron products are engineered and manufactured in the USA and are backed by Jeron's industry-leading five-year warranty

For more information regarding the Provider 680 and 790 communication solutions, visit www.jeron.com/products/nurse-call or call 800.621.1903.

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