{"id":5439,"date":"2018-11-07T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a6f61c8390.nxcli.io\/blog\/internal-and-external-patient-transportation-small-gains-can-improve-access-to-care\/"},"modified":"2018-11-07T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T21:45:00","slug":"internal-and-external-patient-transportation-small-gains-can-improve-access-to-care","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/a6f61c8390.nxcli.io\/en-gb\/blog\/internal-and-external-patient-transportation-small-gains-can-improve-access-to-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal and External Patient Transportation – Small Gains Can Improve Access to Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s an obvious fact that is so palpable that it is frequently over-looked\u2015there\u2019s no way to impact\u00a0patient flow without efficient and effective\u00a0patient transportation.\u202f This holds true\u00a0both\u00a0inside\u00a0and outside the walls of a healthcare facility\u2015resources can be aligned,\u00a0clean\u00a0beds can be\u00a0available,\u00a0and staff can be ready; but without a solid transportation model, patients will\u00a0still\u00a0wait.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For decades, TeleTracking has provided solutions to this problem inside the hospital.\u202f Using intelligent dispatching logic and situational awareness, patients can be moved throughout a facility\u2015from the ED to their bed, from their bed to a procedure area and back again, and eventually to a discharge area.\u202f Repeatable processes and productivity analysis allow internal patient transportation teams to keep patients moving through the facility to receive the care they need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we look at the entirety of the care continuum, the next challenge to tackle is transportation between care settings.\u202f Perhaps a patient needs to move to a skilled nursing facility from an acute care hospital, or maybe they need to move from a rehabilitation facility to an imaging center.\u202f For most, this process is highly manual.\u202f Phone calls are made, notes are hand-written, and bottlenecks inevitably occur.\u202f Adding to the complexity is the high degree of variability when dealing with medical transportation providers who are also often first responders to the community.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How could some of the core competencies from our internal transportation models improve external patient transportation? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Automation<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Helping external transportation dispatchers focus more on logistics and communication and less on the mechanics of order-taking.\u202f Electronic submission of an external transportation request eliminates double entry and reduces the potential for error.\u202f Incorrect verbal communication, such as a wrong destination or level of care need could have negative impacts such as improperly equipped vehicles, delays in transportation and most critically \u2015delays in life-saving care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Situational Awareness<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having an understanding of patient pick up and arrival times helps both senders and receivers be prepared.\u202f Periodic updates on dispatch progress are now done through low-value and time-consuming phone calls. “When will the ambulance arrive?  When can we expect the patient to arrive to the skilled nursing facility?”\u202f These timing questions provide the opportunity to plan and prepare for an efficient transition of care\u2015but they are often unknown unless actively sought out by the patient care teams sending and receiving patients.\u202f For internal transportation, notifications can be sent to the sending areas when transporters have been dispatched or to receiving departments when patients are enroute.\u202f The same communication model could be applied with external transportation activities to ensure similar situational awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TeleTracking is innovating with collaborating organizations in the medical transportation space as well with clients that are continually transforming and improving patient flow<\/a>.\u202f  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are committed to continually finding revolutionizing ways that ensure patients get to the care they need.\u202f Process refinements and improved communication measured in seconds or minutes removed from each trip can contribute to eliminating hours and days of delayed care for other patients.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s an obvious fact that is so palpable that it is frequently over-looked\u2015there\u2019s no way to impact patient flow without efficient and effective patient transportation.\u202f This holds true both inside and outside the walls of a healthcare facility\u2015resources can be aligned, clean beds can be available, and staff can be ready; but without a solid transportation model, patients will still wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[219,220],"tags":[223,227,221],"keyword":[277,292,293],"class_list":["post-5439","blog","type-blog","status-publish","hentry","category-patient-flow-experts-en-gb","category-patient-throughput-en-gb","tag-administration-en-gb","tag-exectutive-en-gb","tag-operations-en-gb","keyword-patient-flow-experts-en-gb","keyword-patient-transport-en-gb","keyword-tom-perry-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInternal and External Patient Transportation - Small Gains Can Improve Access to Care - Teletracking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Internal and External Patient Transportation - Small Gains Can Improve Access to Care - Teletracking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It's an obvious fact that is so palpable that it is frequently over-looked\u2015there\u2019s no way to impact patient flow without efficient and effective patient transportation.\u202f This holds true both inside and outside the walls of a healthcare facility\u2015resources can be aligned, clean beds can be available, and staff can be ready; 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